what A/T car are you driving? all A/Ts i have driven engage the gears the moment i shift to D. bakit may lag yang sayo?
This happens to me also in our 97 Accord vtis. There is an approximately one second delay after you have shifted from N to D before you feel the transmission has "engaged" and ready to accelerate.

Our 97 Civic Vti does not have this delay. It engages instantly once shifted to D.