I have the same car... well except that it is a 4 door, and I opted for a slush box tranny instead of stir your own.. I got the auto for my commute home from NYC....
Same color... same wheels (stock)
Its a great car... mine just turned over 25K and I bought it in April '08
The the only maintenance has been oil changes... I plan on changing the ATF and diff fluids this weekend...
Its a really great little car.. and the power is quite linear. No lag at all...Tip in the throttle and you get moving nicely...Mash the throttle and you get pushed back in the seat with authority..Stereo is meh as mentioned before..
On complaint is a little squeak has manifested itself in the dash.. its part time squeak, Its annoying, then it mysteriously goes away?
I was eye spying a Mazda Speed 3 but local Mazda dealers were dicks.. The Subie dealer was very accommodating