Brother, Can You Spare a Fob?

I finally got my new car last week.  With all of the hassle I have been going through, I am slightly amazed that I actually got it.  I had been searching for almost a year, okay a bit longer than that.  All of the pieces weren't falling into place.  At first, I didn't want the same model that I already had.  Sure, I liked my Impala, but it was being phased out.  I didn't like the prospects of having a car that I would have a harder time getting parts for.  So, I waited around, a bit too long.  After the latest round of mechanical problems with my ten-year old car, it was the time to get a new one.  I had been actively searching for the last few weeks.  I thought I had found the exact model that I wanted.  Everything would have been perfect on it.  All the right features.  A great shape.  Sure, it wasn't available in my favorite color, but everything else about the Lacrosse was great, even though it too was being phased out.  Turns out, the 2020 model, the last of the line, was only available in China.  Otherwise, it was the exact one I wanted.  The 2019 model was not as perfect. Close, but still a few things off.  (And yes, I know that the Impala and the Lacrosse were built using the same chassis, but there were still differences between the two.). I looked at other GM models, because that is the kind of guy I am.  GM all the way.  My other three cars had all been under the GM label, and I wasn't going to stop now.  I looked at Cadillacs for a second, but they were higher than I wanted to go.  There are a few new models coming out soon that might have been in my range, but I couldn't wait that long.  I looked at the other Buick model, the Regal, but it wasn't the right fit for me.  I basically went back to the Impala, especially after I found out that the 2019 models had all the features I wanted and was available in blue.  Still, the price wasn't quite right.  I almost gave up, when a new round of deals took effect in November.  That all but settled it.  I wound up going with a new dealer, as that was the only one that seemed to be able to get the exact car I wanted.  Turns out, I had already found the same one online, in my weeks of researching, in Morristown, Tennessee.  I almost didn't use my old car as a trade-in, but at the last second, I turned it over rather than selling it to someone else.  Unlike my other cars, the actual sale took way longer than expected.  About an hour with the dealer to clear the last details, and another hour in finance getting the documents ready.  About fifteen minutes getting used to the new car on the lot, and then we left.  Only to return a few minutes later when a low tire-pressure warning came up.  Turns out, the tires weren't inflated for the colder temperatures.  That took about another thirty minutes of driving back and getting those tires fixed.  After that, it was another hour driving to the store and opening up three hours late.  It is taking me awhile to adjust to all of the new features. For instance, the wiper controls are on the other side of the steering wheel, not that I have had much need for them yet.  Then there is the radio, and the infotainment center that goes with it. (Is it just me, or should I be frightened that the spell check recognizes "infotainment?") I'm only now getting the hang of the touch screen, although certain processes and techniques are still out of reach.  At least I get three free months of satellite radio.  The biggest peeve I have, though, it the keyless entry and ignition.  I don't like them.  I miss the solidity of a key.   A fob just doesn't cut it.  I find myself flicking open the emergency key back-and-forth, as a means of tempering my restless energy.  The push-button start is exactly my favorite either.  It feels too, I don't know, empty.  Like there is something else I should be doing.  The fob itself is so lightweight, I feel like I could lose it easily.  Hey, it could happen.  I have thought I had forgotten my car keys many times, usually while I was driving, and this was decades before keyless ignition.  Anyway, here is the new car.  Many compliments so far on it.  Now to get used to it.