Here's my two cents since I've owned a couple:
The newer ones have ironed out a lot of the bugs the older ones had. Best dealership around I've found S.of Seattle is Scarf in Auburn. The other ones will jerk you around or even try to f---- you like the ones in Gorst Olympia and Puyallup. The new 3.0 Outback HAULS BALLS. I've beaten rice boys and even a V8s that thought my big grocery getter was a Lezmobile. The PZEV version is gutless but gets great mileage. Towing wise, the receiver is roo low to the ground for anything large. Besides it doesn't have a solid rear axle. It's not that kinda girl. That said, it will out perform any other rig in the snow hands down. My outback with stock tires did better in 2 feet of fresh snow than my F-350 with 33's with chains on all 4..