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Originally Posted by NutmegCarrera

Here’s my latest experience:
I have a 2018 Subi outback 3.6R. Love the car. Great power and great handling (for a mid size wagon).

Exactly, we have a 2018 3.6 Outback Touring. I'm so glad we went with the 3.6 instead of the 4cyl!

About 2mos back, I had issues with it not starting. Was cranking slow for a few weeks prior to that.
It started to get cool here, and one morning it just wasn’t gonna start.
Hooked up a charger for a while, and no issue - started up.
Actually was able to drive the 996 for a couple days, and then - no go on the Subaru again.
So I took it in to Advance Auto parts to have them check the battery.
“No Problem”. You’re only down about 20 CCA.
So I pressed them a bit more - “Yeah, these cars with all the HMI screens don’t deal well with slight reductions in battery life”.
Bought an optima battery and dropped it in - no issues at all.

Here’s the cool thing:
I expected all of my preferences to disappear. (I physically removed the battery to take it to the car parts store, so the car was disconnected for a couple hours). No preferences were lost. My radio and all other settings were where I left them.
-With one exception: The stupid tire pressure indicator ‘units’ change to kPa whenever the car is disconnected from the battery. And on this model - finding ‘how’ to adjust that required a YouTube search.

All better now. We’ve been in the low teens a few times since, and no issues. I think the Optima was a great choice.

Oh - and I really like the Outback. This is #4 for us. First with the H-6. And yes - it has the CVT. No issues, drives great.

Not sure is the Acsent is much different - but it may be. Those came out just as I purchased this car. Good luck!

Good to know. I like AGM batteries. I'll keep the Optima in mind when/if we start to have issues with ours. We've had the battery go dead two or three times. The rear interior light has had the switch bumped from "on when the door's open" to just "on" and that little light will run the battery dead. Fortunately, it's still working great after being charged back up, but I'm sure that didn't do the battery any favors.

Yes, love the 3.6L H-6. Also think it's cool that we've got 2 cars and they are both H6, 3.4 in the Boxster and 3.6 in the Outback. It's got good power too. So far, I'm also liking the CVT, no issues. I've done a little towing, just a u-haul to get stuff that wouldn't fit in the back or on top. It's a trooper through it all.