I had to abandon Booger the ’99 Subaru Legacy Outback. The strut towers had more rust than theLusitania and the brake line made quite a fascinating wheeze when you hit the brake pedal. I liked to pretend that they were air brakes, because the lines certainly weren’t filled with any type of fluid.

But Booger’s Legacy (hurf hurf like the model name) lives on in the newest member of the family, KriegerSan the 2008 Subaru WRX.

I purchased it from a dealer in Maine on Wednesday, necessitating the ki...