I've never known much about cars. I knew placing a key in the ignition would start them up. But that's about the extent of my automobile knowledge. Obviously there a lot more to know. The start of my transmission education started last summer. It was a warm morning. I was on my usual route to work. As I accelerated past the taco joint, I put it into third gear. I noticed a quick stall and short grumble emanating from the front of my car. That's not a good sound. And the same thing continued. Fantastic, I muttered to myself. When I arrived to work I asked Jim, the company's man's man, what the problem could be. He knew what the problem was right off the bat, as soon as I told him what happened. He informed me all about transmissions, even though I didn't need to hear half of it. He told me the issue was most likely old transmission fluid. Transmission fluid wears out, apparently, and when it does it's almost useless. I might need a transmission flush. To make sure he was correct he sent me to a good repair shop down the road. After work I headed over there. The Car maintenance Milton WA mechanics were great. They even offered a free diagnostic test. Even before the results came back they automatically knew what the issue would be. And my co-worker was correct. After the shop flushed my transmission I was back on the road, my car running smoother than ever.