Hey Scotty,

I have a 2001 Honda Civic with approximately 180000 miles that I've owned the last 8 years when I got it at 130,000 miles and have had more problems than not than my previous (97 Civic/12 Accord), and my current 15 Honda CR-V and actually the 1971 Chevy Nova with the 250 6 cyl, which actually surprised me!  I drove the free 1997 Civic for 60,000 miles and the $400 1971 Nova over 50,000 miles with minor issues with maintenance and upkeep.   At first I thought the car was from Boston at the start of life, it needed some work, but I've put too much money in it the last year putting a new timing belt in it in January, with new control arms, brake lines, brake cylinders, calibers, coil packs, spark plugs, and Oxygen sensors.  Nothing I did at one time but with the pandemic I went over the issues with the car with nothing else to do.  Always did synthetic oil changes either 5000 miles or every year depending on the use of the car.  I've had the transmission fluid changed 3 times in the last 50,000 miles.  It used to be a commuter car I ran 225 miles from Pennsylvania to New York City.  The last 4 years I've only used it locally with only at most 1000 miles a year with an occasional long trip to NYC.

For the past 3 years when the car is cold the transmission slips between gears. I treat it easy for the first 3 miles and it shifts like it was brand new, can run it all day, no problems.  When the temp is down near zero, it won't shift unless I warm the thing up.  Is this something I should worry about going on the occasional long trip or not?

Thanks,

Brandon