Nice write up. There are very few Subarus in the fleet locally, and they're mostly Imprezas and Foresters. The Impreza is too low and I like the Forester a lot but the base trim is very stripped.

I fell in love with the new Legacy when it first came out. The 2.5i Premium is exactly the one I'd get, or rather, can afford. Subaru's Boxer engines aren't the most refined due to their design, but I think it gives them character. I did NOT like that there was no coolant temp gauge in the Forester I had from Hertz though.

^ for taking the time to spray the car down after getting it all salted over! And I speak as the owner of an ex-Hertz car . The last last time I was in LIH, I took my brand new Escape rental off roading for a bit and stopped off on the way back at a fundraiser car wash to clean it off a bit before returning it.