In a message dated 10/29/00 4:46:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
spaeth@GORGE.NET writes:

<< 2) Also our 1990 is an automatic with almost 49,000 miles on it. What does
the
 automatic require for a long and illustrious life? Are there any inherent
problems
 with these? I have never owned any automatic before.
  >>

change your final drive oil!  this is the main killer of auto trans, the
final drive running out of oil.  also, change your ATF every 30k mi, and use
synthetic, your trans should last "forever".
chris