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Does it work like a piece of cake in your car?
Reverse gear was a pain in my last car. (Manual transmission)
Just in few days of use, I noticed the reverse gear shift doesn't engage in one attempt.
I'd have to disengage, move the car by few inches and then try again then, it works.
When I raised this issue with the dealer, he said, shifting reverse gears need some "knack"  and this is how it is!
After years of usage, at one point, it became so worse. Then I called to the service department and explained the problem. Well, they came to the point straight. It would need some minor replacement and it might cost $400. What the heck, I've been complaining this right from day one on a brand new car. & I had a different response.
I just totally dislike this pattern
Something looks like a problem for you from day one & the other party never recognizes it & when the problem gets severe, they suggest a solution straight without looking at the history of this complaints & responses. 
Okay, I took it easy, I did not go for the $400 replacement, I tweaked up my "knack" for reverse-gear shifts and ensured I live with it Long enough till I sold it back to the same manufacturer.
Yup they do exchange customers old cars for new ones.
Now, I have a brand new car. Got it after exchanging my old one. It's different model but from the same manufacturer. It's just few weeks old. And now I'm seeing the same problem again.  The reverse gear doesn't engage at first attempt. It takes me to rock the back and forth and try again.  .
Does reverse gears in this universe work this way? Or I'm just alone here with my curse of the reverse gears?
I think I'll have to learn a new "knack" for this car now. WTH!! 
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
modified 16-Feb-18 7:31am.
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No problems in my current car, but it's very familiar. Maybe it depends on whether the reverse gear has a fancy gear-liner-upper or just tries to jam the idler gear in depending on luck?
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You automatically lose a couple of man points if you don't own a car with a manual transmission. I have no sympathy.
".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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hehe. You lose a couple more if you imagined things on your own.
Mine is a pure Manual Transmission , I never said it's an AT.
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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Depress the brake before trying to shift into reverse. I have to do that in my Mustang (it's called a reverse lockout).
".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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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.
".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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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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