Been driving Subarus for over 20 years. Had them with as much as 200,000 on them. Current 2007 Impreza Wagon has 125k and still getting 30 on the highway. Anyone asks “why Japanese” I tell them when an American car company makes an all wheel drive compact with a manual transmission, I’ll look at it.
“...with a manual transmission, I’ll look at it.”
Wow. I know what you mean — you say “manual transmission” the the salesdroids and they look at you like you’re speaking Martian.