When I smashed the verada, I sorta ran over a tree... and bent the trans sump a little and was like "meh" and well.... now when I got the car idling in gear, it makes a horrible grinding noise... and then sometimes it will only do it when it's in park or nutral.... now it does have a bit too much trans fluid in it, and I sorta seem to have a few metal flakes in the trans oil so... I think D Day for the spazmatic may soon be here....

It would be worthwhile removing the trans. sump and having a look. Possibly it is all that needs changing.

Rob