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Not meant to be contrary, but you don't know my kids. My daughter is hyper allergic to cats. If she's in a house that has them, it's a miracle if she can even last an hour before her eyes are watering constantly, her lungs start to close up and her face starts to swell and she looks like an alien. And this is after giving her some benedryl to offset the issue before hand. It's just insanely bad. My in laws had gotten rid of a cat because of this but it still took a good 5 years for her to not be affected by their house whenever she's there. And they have hardwood floors. Actually I think that's part of the reason why she started to not react as much is because they put the hardwood floors in. I don't care how much you shampoo or scrub a carpet, sometimes that stuff is just in there for good. I'm sorry if it is hard for you to understand. I don't even understand it myself because I grew up with cats and dogs. But if you had lived with us and seen what happens, you'd be a believer in the fact that these allergies seem like they're just crazy bad now a days. Or can be with some kids. I say it that way because it seems allergies seem to be more widespread in kids presently. And some of the older generaton poo poo it like it is some thing we're being overly anal about. Which maybe some parents are, but I wish I had pics to prove it. A lot of it happened before we had digital camera's. Or we forgot to take a good before and after pic. Anyways... My son isn't quite as bad with her with Cats, but he's allergic to dogs and cats and he's been in the ER before from not being able to breathe being around dogs too much. So...... There is no garauntee, no matter how good you clean a car, and it's just too high of a cost on our sanity if we get a car with hidden dander, even if it is deeply hidden.

We talked about this as an option, and maybe I should look into it. I'm not crazy about having stuff outside in the elements. Because our trips are going to more than likely be in bad weather. Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc etc. Do you guys use like big bins on them to put your gear in?

I hear what you're saying, but we will likely not go used. I hear this argument and it sounds good in theory. But every time I look at a used car with low miles, it's never more than a grand or two lower than it's new counterpart. I can usually swing that difference. For the most part. I suppose it might put a better equipped model into our price range. Like a Forester with adjustable seats. I'm not really sure what one could get a used Outback for. Might also help put us where we can get one. I really don't want to buy used though. It always concerns me. I'm getting excited reading about the Legacy. And I have no doubt it would suit our needs for space. It would be replacing a Chevrolet Impala. Which might have a bit bigger trunk, but I doubt we'd feel that the Legacy's trunk is too small. The Impreza is the one that is giving me pause as far as space goes. I love everything about that car BUT the trunk space in either the 4 door or 5 door. Which is kind of a big issue for us. I would like to think I'm being a bit overcautious about the issues with the Legacy I've heard about. But I also don't get a whole lot of feedback about it whenever I bring it up to dealers and salesmen. So.... either it is a super remote issue, or there is a cover up. I'm hoping it's the former.

Hello there, We started looking for a new car about a month ago and when we drove an Impreza, we fell in love with the idea of a Subaru and I like how that one drives a lot. We live in the North and really like the idea of AWD and the safety of it. However, I feel kind of frustrated with my search for a couple of reasons. First off, we really feel we need to go new because both of our kids are allergic real bad to pets and if a previous owner had one, it could be a bad deal. So... we're trying to keep the price as close to 20K as possible and of course the Impreza was the first logical choice. Well, I really like the ride and feel but we are a family of 4 who takes trips at times and I feel like the 5 door doesn't have a good amount of space, unless you're going to fill up the back window. And the 4 door trunk is smaller than our Ford Focus, even though the Focus is a slightly smaller car. I'm not sure what to do. We drove a more baseline Forester today but I felt that the front seats were kind of uncomfortable. They lack a slope to the rear and in the more base models you can't adjust the seat like in the premium. So I felt like I was slipping forward and my undies crawling up my... well, that's TMI, but that's how I felt in it. I'm not sure we can afford a premium in that model. I do really like the car in all other ways though. So I guess our last option is a more base model Legacy. Which we need to drive. Some local dealers do seem to have stock of Legacies around 22-23K and that's probably a price we can afford. However, I'm a little leary of the first year run of any car. And then in my studying them I found a website that there were several members that had a problem with water getting in their cabins on the drivers side. And possibly too much water in the engine compartment, making a bad smell. Supposedly like an electrical smell. Obviously it can't be every car that is suffering from this, but it has me a bit concerned. Both the sales guys I've talked to have said they haven't heard of any of these problems. So..... I would love to hear if anybody owns a 2015 Legacy and how it has performed. And if there are any other thoughts anybody has to help, I'm open to hearing input. I'm not sure if I should get a Premium Sport Impreza and get a car top carrier or just fill up the rear window with stuff on trips. Which doesn't seem ideal to me. Thank you in advance and I appreciate any input!!!