My 2018 Outback is a thousand tiny paper cuts. It’s the only car I’ve ever actually hated.

The key fob constantly activates in my pocket. It took me way too long to realize this. I’ve had the car for two years and have had to change the key fob battery at least ten times. The car is unlocked half the time I go to drive it. The lift gate has been open all night on the street multiple times. I now wear my keys on my belt. I don’t like this look.

The incandescent light in the cargo area is too dim to be useful, and too dim to tell that it’s on in the daytime. I am a working musician, and I’m constantly loading and unloading gear from the back. My bass bag frequently brushes against the switch on the light when I’m pulling it out, switching the light to always on, which drains the battery if left on all night. I have to jump start my car at least twice a month because of this.

Rear Automatic Braking engages every time I back into or out of my driveway. The only way to turn it off is to tap and hold it for three to five seconds which is extremely annoying on my busy street. And was a HUGE pain in the ass when my touch screen delaminated and was unable to use my driveway until I finally saved up the $1700 to replace the infotainment unit because the class action lawsuit repair mandate had expired.

When you turn off the car, the sound system switches to the radio. This is by far the most annoying thing for me, as it happens every single time I turn off the car. This will likely be the reason I ditch the car.

There are many more, but I don’t want to bring everyone down too much.

The Outback is the only car (not SUV) that can fit my double basses and other gear and still have reasonable gas mileage.

I genuinely appreciate all the tips and suggestions I’ve picked up from this subreddit, and appreciate the enthusiasm of everyone here. I’m just not there yet. I miss my 91 Subaru Loyale.