Honestly, I wouldn’t expect sports car handling from an Outback, although I’m certain it will easily outhandle any truck-based SUV. And I already own a sports car, so if I decide to expand my fleet I could possibly forego sports car handling in my other vehicles. :)
Rollover accidents are not something I spend a lot of time worrying about, due to their rarity, but it’s good to know that your friend’s OB protected him that well.
Personally, I never gave accidents any thought whatsoever until a lady ran the light and t-boned my truck, killing it and giving me a free ambulance ride and stay in the hospital. It took a few months to not worry about being in a car after that one.
These days, I can't say I spend too much time worrying about the next accident, but it's nice to know the OB was one of the very few Top Safety Pick+ award winners from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for 2013 models.
It's not perfect. I hear that the factory GPS sucks and mine doesn't have it, but other than that, this is a very cool, fairly well thought out machine for the money. No regrets.