so you got the four door ? i was looking at one for a friend and the best engine they offer is their 3.6 (the 3.9 being slightly weaker) which has the power ratings you mentioned ... rather impressive numbers ... but i was very turned off by the OHV nature as i am not a fan of pushrods ... how does it sound, like a old school GM clunker or something modern and precise ?

overall, the GT trim is a very nice car ... the lower end ones the exact opposite ... i ended up taking my friend to a scoobie dealer and got a imprezza for the same price as they wanted to sell a ecotec powered g6 ... the imprezza had much better interior and exterior quality and not to mention the ease of working on a boxer since all the accessories are up top for you to access ...

but back on topic, the GT is very nice ... 4 speed or 6 speed automatic ? assuming not stick since its for the family...