ExtremeValue wrote:
> I took it to my mechanic and he took it for a test drive, opened hood
> and inspected something while somebody started the engine (put it in
> drive and also at reverse).

Did he experience the flare problem or did it not appear for him?

> After that, he said "if you wanna believe
> me, your transmission and everything is fine". He also asked me not to
> pay too much attention while driving.

If there really is a problem, it will get worse. Perhaps the problem will even
be exhibited when the system is cold.

By the way, you can have someone check the resistance of the solenoids even when
the transmission is cold. Bad ones will still show a very high reading on an
ohmmeter.

--
Chuck