Originally Posted by Velo Dog

My two Subes have been good--not Honda-like reliability, but nothing serious in more than 120,000 miles each (one would still be going, but my wife got rear-ended). I'm 6'4 and fit fine, but I like small cars--I wouldn't want to drive anything bigger even if it was a gift. The Impreza is smaller inside than an outback, but I can't say how much--I haven't been in an Outback in a couple of years. I can get my 64cm Atlantis inside with the wheels off and the back seat down, and I've carried four bikes and three people from Reno to Portland on the Yakima (mileage takes a huge dump, of course--from @33 to 24mpg).
If I had to choose between an Impreza and an Outback, I'd take the Impreza just because it's smaller. I don't need the extra size more than a few times a year.