You're preaching to the choir Alan.
I'm growing more and more in love with Subaru each day, and I don't think I could ever leave this brand behind...
I've been looking on-line at some '05 Legacy 2.5GT's (non limited edition) for sale and I'm finding low mileage (<5K) examples going for $22-23K!!! I've also been reading up on the
www.legacygt.com/ forum and they're members making over 300hp at the wheels who've experienced no problems with the 'beefed up' 5MT's breaking.
Looks like I should have a 2.5GT in my driveway within a year (the payments on a slightly used one are already perfect at the prices they're going for today) - wife and I just want to secure a house first.
-Chike