I am probably one of the most conservative members on this forum. I have had two Subarus, but it has been awhile. Subaru was one of the first with the small car 4WD. I first a had sedan , FWD, and then the hatchback. Went thru two engines with the hatchback. I was commuting 60 miles RT every day and there were few cars then that got decent mileage. Subaru was one of them.