[Which 2017/2018 (manual, non-WRX) model have/would you lease(d)?]

yeah, the forester premium looks nice

 

but finding one with a manual near me...

[Which 2017/2018 (manual, non-WRX) model have/would you lease(d)?]

Kid wants to learn to drive stick.

 

And move from their long-in-the-tooth 1997 Legacy (200,000 city miles) to something newer.

 

Would like to stick with a crossover or hatchback given the sports equipment they haul around.

 

I'm assuming we're stuck with the base model on a manual lease?

 

Anyone done the above recently?

 

Any other feedback appreciated!

 

 

[The 2.5i engine]

A friend just picked up a automatic 2005 Legacy i to replace his 1997 Legacy GT

($21k out the door)

 

He had a previous (very bad) experience with a turbocharged Subie (XT), so his preference is for normally-aspirated Subies.

 

He was very pleased with the 2005's performance - thought it was much quicker than his 1997 GT.

 

He specifically got the 2005 model instead of the 2006 to avoid the new valve design - doesn't have much confidence in first-year engine re-designs.