Hopefully my 6mo's pregnant wife should be able to trade-in here Ford Explorer for one.

I'm currently deployed with my battalion, so the day prior to leaving, she and I went to the dealer in Hawaii that had just gotten them in to do a test drive. '04 silver XT, auto, 26 miles on odometer. That car is certainly quick, but she wanted a MT, so we're waiting. Should be #1 on the waiting list, but we didn't put down a deposit because I didn't figure the demand would be anything near that of the STI (although, I seriously have a suspicion that the power of the XT might be muted, and could be quite a bit more:))

Here's some stuff I've found...

A thread I started in the HIIC (http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20587)

man i work at a suby store and those things are rediculous fast. you will love it, and you wont believe that your really in one when you take off!

I just want the motor, 5spd A/T, rear diff and ECU from one for a possible motor swap into a GM6 car.

Me too! The wife is getting the Legacy Wagon and I am trading her Civic for the XT for me next month.

I have a WRX wagon, but even though I love love love my car, I really miss a sunroof and the Forester has the BEST sunroof of any car. My wife is due for something to replace her 99 Legacy wagon - do you think she would notice anything odd if I brought her home a Forester 2.5 XT! :-) Like, gee honey, this new car is kind of fast!

If I did, it would have to be an auto and I'm not sure that would be right, but believe me, teaching your wife to drive a manual is not recommended for fostering marital harmony.

Well, it's been almost 2 months and I guess the dealer in Hawaii just refuses to order a silver MT Forester XT.

Probably just as well. The modification mania that I had for my WRX has almost come to a rest. If I were to buy the XT, I'd probably start anew with trying to get divorced....er, I mean buying a lot of expensive GFB's for the Forester; trying to get it into the 12's, too. :)