Love my Impreza. I got the 7 year warranty, so I abuse the hell out of it. The only time the warranty was used was 1 week after I bought it... The stereo went out.
The 'Dale is a brick! It's light-ish (23 lbs), but stiff as a light pole. I run 25 psi in the 2.2 tires and it still beats the hell out of me.