Ehh, I find this an interesting read myself, and unlike tech parts, can still kind of be talked about.
My previous car (1999 Mercury Cougar) ended up with the notorious CD4E tranny. Going up a hill one day I lost second and 4th (overdrive) at 158K miles. Bought my grandparents 1998 Volvo V70 GLT at 168K miles a few months ago. Makes cake out of my daily commute through highway 49.