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Originally posted by marcucci
This pertains mostly to the 5th gen, since so many people have them, but I suspect the 4th gen is susceptible to this problem, though I haven't heard of many complaints.
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It certainly is a problem with 4th gens: I had this problem, too. Three weeks after I bought the car, fifth gear started grinding on the way in. Within a single, one-hour journey, reverse gear went from being perfectly fine to non-existent.
Luckily, I managed to convince the judge that it was a pre-existing condition in the gear box (I hadn't driven the car that much, since one of the three weeks was the week of the UK petrol crisis; and I certainly wasn't being harsh on the car), and got back the full amount of a new gear box plus installation, not to mention court fees plus interest.
