Need DU advice on a new car

[rogerashton]

44. Very happy with our fourth Subaru

though you will gather that I am not a guy who keeps his car for decades. Though my wife is determined not to give up her '06 Outback.

I have a 2015 Legacy sedan. All Subarus are AWD -- but the recent ones have a "continuous" chain transmission that saves gas, roughly offsetting the increased gas consumption from applying traction continuously to 4 wheels. I find this more responsive (mostly) than a standard transmission, though not so much at very slow speeds. I do like AWD in a Philadelphia area climate, warmer I think than Chicago, but it is worth having in rain -- and getting off our cul-de-sac can be a thrill. Up-to-date cars have pushbutton ignitions. I pretty much don't like them, but two lessons: Don't let the battery get low. If it is a little low, and the starter is unresponsive, turn the car off, wait 60 seconds for the onboard computer to clear, and hold the button down until the car starts and is running. Then get the battery checked. I don't think that is Subarus in particular, but my only long-term experience with pushbutton start is with the Subaru sedan.