Hello, I am new to this forum. I bought a 1999 Legacy Outback wagon in September of 2008 as a work car for commuting 75 miles one way to work. I live in Pennsylvania where the winter roadways can often be challenging. I bought the car with this known trans problem. I had Trans fluid changed, and external filter replaced by Subaru dealer. Problem still existed. I spoke with dealer who said trans needs replaced, but a Subaru dealer in Moosic, PA (Minooka Subaru) will remove, rebuild, and re-install trans for approx. $2K. The Subaru dealer states that the "D" seal inside the trans is worn and fluid leaking by it, thus forward engagement is delayed. I need to rev. engine sometimes to 2500 rpm to engage. I was afraid of breaking the input shaft. I am glad I found this forum, and have been watching it for months now. I am usually skeptical about additives for anything to fix a problem, but saw the success of all those in this forum with the K&W Trans-X. With nothing to lose but $6.00 from the local Autozone store, I put it in several days and about 250 miles ago. Problem FIXED!!! I will keep all of you posted as to how this works over time. Thank you to all of you, I just may have saved thousands of dollars, for the time being anyway. Just for the record, I contacted Subaru of America with this problem, and they denied knowing of any transmission issue like this, and basically told me it was my problem, and they could not help with paying for the repair. "Kudos" to the makers of the K&W Trans_X additive.