Okay, I'm not dumb when it comes to my 2001 Dodge Stratus. My mechanic father had me changing the oil on my car before I was allowed to even have my beginners license. Here's the deal. I took my vehicle in for its oil change. The car was running fine: no burning liquid smells, no grinding sounds, nothing to alarm me to any type of problem...including the tranny. While there, they tried to tell me that I had burnt my transmission and that it was in bad shape. OK...if it is in such bad shape, then why doesn't the car have the symptoms of a failing transmission? About a mile and a half away from the shop, I started to smell transmission fluid...and it is getting worse. I searched and searched my user manual for info on replacing or flushing the transmission...but I've found NOTHING. They told me every 30,000 miles. A friend of mine who actually TESTS engines said his is every 50,000. I'm at 52,000 on my 2001 Dodge Stratus SE Coupe (v6). Any suggestions as to why this is all of the sudden a problem AFTER I went in for my oil change, and not before?

I have a 1985 Mazda Rx7. The wheel size is 13". The lug size is 4x110 which is very uncommon these days. I would like to put 15" wheels on this car, but can't find 15" with a 4x110 lug size. Is there any other way that I can achieve this safely????