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I'm not sure but I think I found the guy in the truck. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2592328462295079498

So I took my 2005 Outback to going snowboard on Monday in the Sierra Nevada. There are a trail of cars going into the parking lot. So I'm going along and there is this parking attendant who waves some cars to pass him and others to park to his left. He waves me over to the left. I park and notice there are 3 Subies on my left and 2 Subies on my right. Hmmm. I get out and it 3 inches of slush. Dammit, he put us there cause he knew the subies could get out! So if I own a crappy car I would have got to change on drier land. I didn't think it would be that bad to get out but I did some spinning when I reversed out of there. Anyway, I love my subie in the snow, it was great not having to put chains on. I wish I had a camera because on the way back I saw a forrester with chains on!

I've got a 2005 2.5i Outback and I love it. My friend just bought a 2005 Rav4 (S package) last week. I've got to admit it is pretty nice and the one feature that I wish my subie had is the reclining rear sets. That is, I wish my rear sets would lean back a little further to be more comfortable to passengers in the rear. Also the rear sets are removable so you can really load up if you need to. The interior feels and looks nice. (We test drove the CRV and the interior felt too plastic for my taste. She got the Rav because she likes to sit higher but I prefer the stability of a lower car like the Outback. And I think the Outback is a smoother ride. Hers came in the AWD for the skiing. RAV's awd (manual and auto tranny) is a viscous-coupling to distribute power between front and rear wheels. My outback came standard with a limit slip differential and hers didn't. Honestly I don't know how much it helps or not but last winter, I had a blast driving the Sierra Nevada snow. Also the 2006 Rav4 is 14 inches longer than the 2005 because they are adding third row seating. Not to knock the 2004 and previous outbacks, but the 2005/06 interior and exterior design is smoooooth.