Well - I now belong to the "Failed VC Club". When I left work yesterday I put the shifter into "D" and immediately heard AND felt a very loud and distinct 'CLUNK'. I pulled out about 50 feet and I could hear and feel a slight "thump thump thump", so I parked it and looked under the car to see if I was dragging anything or if any fluids were leaking out. Nothing on both counts, so I drove a little further in the parking lot and the "thumps" went away, soon to be replaced by a high pitched "whine" with an accompanying metallic grinding / metal-on-metal meshing sound. I parked it and called a wrecker.
My indie called this morning and gave me the bad news. A rebuilt VC will run just under $3K. OUCH! Sometimes I wish I didn't love this car so much.
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