Thank you! I will take some photos of my new car and then post it here!

New discovery today! Can anyone explain something about the behavior of my gearbox??


The gear shifter can be rotated freely around the area for 1-2-3-4th gear (the reverse is good and normal, and it takes a little effort to pull the shifter to the right and then down), but as the car is in neutral or any of the four gears, I can rotate it freely around.

It does not feel like there is any kind of blocking between the gears (i.e, if I put it in 3rd gear, I can push the shifter to the far left, WHILE in 3rd gear, and it will be in the area where the 1st gear is. The confirming clicks from the gearbox that it really goes into a gear are there, though. Are these gearboxes made to be this way? Or is it some kind of blocking thingy near the bottom of the gearshaft that is worn out?

On advance, thanks! :)