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

 

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!

 

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.