New to this forum and also an un-active member over at LegacyGT.com just wanted to say, "Hi."
I live in SW Michigan and have a Subaru problem. I own a 2005 Legacy GT and just picked up my 2005 Forester XT last Friday (12/06/13) with 130k on the dash. Some other vehicles of note is a 2002 Yamaha R1 and a 1965 Cadillac DeVille.
I got the Forester because I'm a cyclists and a kayak fisher so I needed the room and roof rack. I'll ski sometimes but never really needed a roof rack system. So far I'm happy about the purchase and it drives quite well in the Michigan snow.
Cheers!