I've been a loyal and happy Subaru owner ever since I got my license when I was 17...I fell in love with the Subaru Outback when I was 8 years old when my friends parents bought a 98 Outback Limited....I thought it was the coolest car I've ever seen...Ever since then I've knew that's what I wanted for my first car. When I turned 17, I bought my 98 Outback from the same family with 2 blown head gaskets. I got a great deal on it, and being 17 I knew how to turn a wrench but working on a boxer motor was totally new for me. But after some blood sweat and tears and help from my dad I finally got my Outback running and I was the happiest kid ever. I didn't need a fast car for my first car like a lot of my other friends. I still had my share of problems with my 1st outback but it was a great car until my water pump failed. I was pretty bummed out because I didn't have a car anymore and I had put a lot of work and money into that car....A few weeks later my dad helped me buy the current Outback I own now...I'm 22 now...I turn 23 in less than a month and I've had my 08 Outback for almost 4 years now. I bought it used with 12k on it, and now she sits in my driveway with 83k on it. Needless to say she's one **** of a car, I've had some problems with it over the past 71,000 miles..headgaskets,both front axles, rear control arms, the gas door broke, wheel bearings,I had an accident with it 3 years ago, and I sadly slid into a curb bending the control arm 2 years ago, but right now she loves to eat up the miles on the highway. It left me stranded once about a mile and a half from my house over the summer when I was having issues with the axles...but despite all that...I don't think I could picture myself owning any other car, I love my Outback...I've had a lot of adventures and I know there will be more to come down the road...My friends would always poke fun at me for not buying a WRX, or an Outback XT...but like I said I don't need a fast car... I couldn't be any happier with my car... and I plan on keeping this car for the long haul even after I buy my next subaru a few years down the road....I just wanted to share that with everyone