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"The previous owner told me this problem was so bad, he made his daughter park the car in neutral & lock the P-brake!"
I was just going to suggest the same thing.
It won't harm the tranny, and if your parking brake is adjusted properly, the car won't go anywhere.
That's what the parking brake is for actually. You really don't want the tranny holding the car in place when it's parked. When you park your car, apply the parking brake FIRST, then put the car in Park. ALWAYS, and I do mean ALWAYS park with the parking brake. I don't know why, but for some foolish reason, people these days never seem to apply the parking brake. It's there for a reason, use it everyone!!!
Anyway, the problem with your car is the shift lock out relay. There's a switch that is suppose to only let you shift out of park when your foot is on the brake in these later 240s with autos. Often times, the switch contacts go bad, or the relay goes bad.
Lots of people just remove the system to have it function like the earlier auto 240s did.
In the mean time, just park in Neutral with the parking brake set. If the parking brake isn't set properly, it's a very very easy fix. Search the Archives for more info, or pick up a Haynes or Bentley manual.
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