# Back-in Parkers - You Bastards!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-parkers-you-bastards/1027858>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 20, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-parkers-you-bastards/1027858 "2026-02-20T19:31:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-parkers-you-bastards/1027858/221 "2026-04-10T21:01:03Z")

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> [@Kelevra](#):
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> Here’s the AI response when you google “Subaru CVT reverse delay”.

Huh. Never drivin a CVT. But even in an auto, you wait a second for things to get engaged. Is that similar?

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**Author:** ![Kelevra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-parkers-you-bastards/1027858/222 "2026-04-13T15:46:47Z")

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Similar but takes a lot longer.  
I had a Prius that also had a CVT. For that one the vehicle was required to be at a **complete** stop prior to shifting into drive. If you didn’t come to a complete stop it would disengage the transmission and give a giant warning. To clear it the vehicle had to be put in “park” and would take a couple seconds to re-engage the transmission, then you could put it into drive.

I have more complaints about CVTs but it would probably need its own thread.

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-parkers-you-bastards/1027858/223 "2026-04-15T13:08:57Z")

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I have not noticed that issue with my Subaru Forester. Maybe it doesn’t have CVT.

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-parkers-you-bastards/1027858/224 "2026-04-15T13:28:41Z")

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Back-in Parker was my least favorite Twain character.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-parkers-you-bastards/1027858/225 "2026-04-15T16:49:26Z")

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IIRC there was a porn actor nicknamed “Back-Door Parker”. Almost the same idea.

Or if not there sure ought to be. 🤪

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