judy's retirement vehicle

The V60 and Outback are both excellent suggestions.

The Acura TSX wagon, last offered for 2014, could be more reliable than either. Definitely worth a look if you can find one.

The only reason I didn't mention the TSX Sport Wagon is because of the 2-year age limit. They made mostly sedans for the 2014 model year, so a 2014 wagon is a rare bird.

But I would strongly recommend expanding the age and mileage requirements up to 3-4years and mileage up to at least 40k miles. A 4yr old TSX with 40k miles is a more solid, reliable vehicle than 99% of brand new cars that sell for $10-$15k more!

If you get a Certified Pre-Owned 2012 or 2013, you'll have full Powertrain Coverage up to 7yrs or 100k miles from the car's original in service date. That means a 2012 would be covered until 2019 and a 2013 until 2020. And with 40k miles, you'd still have 60k miles of Powertrain (engine/transmission) coverage. You would also get any remaining balance of the 4yr/50k Limitied (full) warranty followed by another 1yr/12k miles as a CPO. So a 2013 with 40k miles would have at least 2yrs and 22k miles of Bumper-to-Bumper coverage in addition to the Powertrain. They also include Roadside Assistance and several other extras until the warranty expires.

I did a quick national search on Cars.com and found about 125 TSX wagons. The vast majority were 2012 models and every one I checked had been a Personal Lease. Acura regularly offers 36-month lease deals, so that makes sense. And leased cars are very well-kept and usually have 10-12k miles per year or less on them. Prices for CPO 2012 models with 35-40k miles run from about $21k to $23.5k. Models with the 'Technology Package' cost about $1200-$1400 more and, IMO, aren't that big of a deal. The Tech Pkg replaces an already great audio system with an even higher-powered one, adds Navigation (that will be more outdated than a Smartphone or Garmin) and the most useful feature is a Remote Power Liftgate. But how hard is it manually open and close the liftgate on a (small) mid-size wagon?

At the very least, go take a look and test drive one of these! Acura is a premium brand, so you get a very comfy and upscale interior. Under the skin, it's the European version of the Accord and 100% rock-solid Honda mechanicals.

Heck, I want to go buy one after looking at them again......