MJM46 here (this is not a cl ad... it's a paean to my car) and I loved my Subaru Outback wagon. It was a challenge to get a 2.5i without the turbo but with the

MJM46 here (this is not a cl ad... it's a paean to my car) and I loved my Subaru Outback wagon. It was a challenge to get a 2.5i without the turbo but with the 5-speed manual, apparently the target demographics want automatic transmissions or high-strung engines. It perfectly fit with my life of young kids, upstate NY winters, and carting around stuff. It was more fuel and space efficient than the Honda Pilot we owned prior. It was almost unstoppable in snow with the right tires and smooth use of the throttle. It carried more than the VW's we had over the years. I wrote letters when they announced the boxer diesel engine, http://www.boxerdiesel.com/ http://www.boxerdiesel.com/, asking them to import it to the USA and once got a polite response that they were looking into it. Buyers like me are still waiting. Sadly my wife didn't like the seats or interior and we couldn't beat the fuel economy of a Toyota Prius when we were driving several hundred miles per week. I wasn't a fan of the engine compartment (changing plugs and coils was okay for three of the four, the fourth was awful) but I didn't have problems with head gaskets, etc. that I've heard about.