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Sure. Will try this out! thanks 
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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This is a culture shock for many immigrants to the US (from Europe and Asia). To see that 95% of the country drives automatics 
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At one time, an automatic transmission was considered a 'luxury' add-on that was fairly expensive - 10% or more of the vehicle price. Nowadays manual transmission isn't even an option on most vehicles, except for sports cars like the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, Mazda Miata, etc.
If I have a choice I will always drive a stick. Living in Ohio with the crappy road conditions during the winter, an automatic doesn't give you the control you have with a manual transmission.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I drove manuals in India but since I left, I've been an automatic only guy. The last time I visited India, I did not even drive (not because of the manual issue but because I could not handle the traffic chaos).
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Its a funny thing, in Europe almost all cars are manual. (In fact the car license is different for an automatic, if you pass on an auto, you cant drive a manual legally)
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It depends on the country I think, I never heard of it and in Italy it's definetely not like this (that I know 100% sure).
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Yeah, re the license I was talking about the UK.
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1) Push the clutch pedal completely;
2) Some cars are terrible. My old Fiat Seicento required also to move the car by a few inches in order to engage the rear shift. I found it hasppens mostly on the cars that have the rear gear at the bottom right of the clutch lever, while the ones that have it on the upper left + button/lever are more reliable.
3) Another model form the same manifacturer => possibly the same gearbox manifacturer.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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It's a common problem in manual transmissions. That are worn out. From the '60s.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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The OP's car is a new car with an automatic.
Info:
Newer cars (since the early 80's?) with manual transmissions have a reverse lockout switch that prevents the car from being shifted into reverse unless the driver has his foot on the brake. They also have a clutch relay that doesn't allow the ignition to be turned on unless the clutch pedal is fully depressed.
Some newer cars won't allow the ignition to be turned on unless the brake pedal is being pressed. My F150 won't allow the shifter to be moved unless the brake pedal is being pressed.
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sorry for the confusion. It's a brand new car, but still I opted for the MT variant.
Let me update the title.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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And here I thought that the use of periods in that way would give the read the appropriate comedic timing. I accept this failure.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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No, his is manual. Read again John.
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He corrected his original post AFTER I commented.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Did he call it an automatic? Does he even know the difference!
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Lol yes though I'm aware of the Automatic gears and it's available too here in India, with higher variants. I always felt manual transmission gives me better control. I tried AT once, I felt like something missing in my driving experience. may be I got used to MTs much.
Yes in the original post I did not mention it'd AT or MT, initially. As I assumed everyone would take it as MT by default.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Yeah, though John had assumed you had an auto. They arent that common outside the US, I dont think Americans know that.
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Quote: Does reverse gears in this universe work this way? Or I'm just alone here with my curse of the reverse gears?
Alone in the universe
All alone in the universe
That's how it feels now you are gone
I knew it all along
I'm such a long long way from home
Alone in the universe
All alone in the universe
It gets so sad in the unknown
I'm tired of being alone
I'm such a long long way from home
Alone in the universe
All alone in the universe
No matter where I try to roam
It only goes to show
I'm such a long long way from home
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Is that the Tesla/Starman ballard ?
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You caught me, I plagiarized myself 
The original lyrics are by ELO btw.
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Never seen that with the cars I've driven...
I drive 4 different cars in a normal basis and I've rented a lot of cars...
None of them has the problems you depict.
In the worst case and only some times, the gear is not getting in at first attempt. Just removing the gear, releasing the clutch and pressing it again to put the gear again works...
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Quote: It's different model but from the same manufacturer
A bit obstinate you are, arent' you? 
It works quite well on my current car (worked quite well on my past ones too). Sometimes the handbrake obstacles reverse gear insertion, however releasing it does the trick.
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Lol except this problem , everything else is good with Suzuki. So I better live with the known evil. And as I get to read replies from you all here, it doesn't look like an evil too. I just need to learn the trick better.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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You dont have synchro on reverse gear, so if the gears dont mesh exactly they wont engage. You can give it a hard shove, or lightly lift the clutch to spin the gears a bit.
(Synchro gears have a small clutch on them, some variant of slip ring to bring the speed of the gears up to synch.)
You can also try synthetic gearbox oil. It is much better than mineral, has a flatter viscosity curve, which means it shifts when cold MUCH easier, and also has a much higher film compression failure point, so reduces wear.
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Never had a problem: my Lancia went straight into reverse (which may have been a miracle, it was a Lancia, after all). My current and previous Mercs have never given a problem.
Even my Simca went straight into reverse - admittedly half the time I wanted a forward gear, but hey ho ... it was cheap.
It might be worth checking the clutch - if it's dragging a bit that can make it difficult to engage gears generally.
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