Ok i have a 1998 contour in which the transmission for some reason unkown to me has never liked me. The first day i got it i had to go get new front seals in the tranny. after that it drove alrite just kept giving me crap every now and again, so i just kept a close eye on it. well one day it started acting realy bad at first it would take off but barely it wouldnt start moving till it was around 2.5-3rpm and even then it would only go a few feet so i got it pulled home and i checked the transmission fluid in the car i checked it about 6x to be sure that i wasnt tripping the car had to much fluid even after i watched it like a hawk so i decided i would just drain the fluid out and put some new fresh stuff in. (Note: when it comes to cars i am lacking alot of knowledge. a 3 yearold yanking the wheels off of his tonka truck with a pair of pliers makes a better mechanic than me so on the next statement plz try to take it easy on the ridicule and comments b/c trust me iv heard enough of them.) I took out the drain plug and drained it all out and refered to the owners manual to see just how much i needed to put back in it said 9qts i figured this cant be right so i called one of my freinds who's dad was a mechanic.he said that it was right but didnt bother to tell me that it would need 9qts only if i took out the torque converter and i put 9 qts in the tranny. after wards i drove it about a mile to a mile and a half down the road when it started acting up again so i parked it and walked home got it pulled home again and now the engine still runs but it wont go anywhere after looking into it further me and my brother concluded that it was not even shifting into gear i have checked the linkage and its was still working just the car didnt even act like it was shifted into gear. so i left the car parked for a while and drove my nissan 240 which is an even bigger pain in the neck. now the nissan has a blown head gasket and im trying to figure out which one would be cheaper to fix for now. plz help it sux to have to walk to work especially since if you walk through the yard on the way to work and pass directly between 2 vehicles that belong to you. either way plz help me