Bought a 98 Forester with an automatic transmission knowing that it won't go into reverse, but for the price, I couldn't pass it up. The car was only a few miles from home and the seller assured me that it drove forward fine. On the way home the transmission slipped badly in forward. Got it home and checked the fluid to find that someone has added transmission fluid to the front differential and the transmission fluid was very low. I drained about 3 quarts out and added about 8 before it read on the dipstick. The old fluid was very dirty but didn't smell burnt. It looks like the rear seal was leaking but I'll address that later. Now when you put the car in reverse and rev the engine, it doesn't move but you can tell it's putting a load on the engine. It also moves forward in drive and neutral. Checked the linkage adjustment and it seems ok. Any ideas? Thanks, Keith