the boring list

haha!  i was just reading a column on msn listing out the top ten "boring" (reliable rather than flashy) vehicles on the road.  while i've expressed my deep-seated love for my forester, apparently it makes the list, with the following commentary:

If the rally-romping WRX is Subaru's wild child, the Forester is the nurturing big sister, always thinking of others and their well-being. Man, that's boring. And so is the Forester. While the redesigned model is clearly "better" than the old Forester in terms of performance and appointments, the former model's quirky, Subaru wagon vibe has been washed away, replaced by a generic crossover design. There's nothing bad to put your finger on, but not much of a pulse, either.

i'm pretty sure they're referring to the new 2010 forester as the generic crossover design and my '08 model as having the "quirky wagon vibe".  (for the record, i love the wally's styling, and think that the '10 models are pretty stunning.)  oh, and out of curiousity, just checked kelley blue book - if i were to sell wally right now private party, i should be able to make about $3,000 more than we paid for him!  (i'd probably have to get the non-functioning cd changer fixed, though.)  the article made me laugh because i can see the validity in their point, but i'll take boring and lovingly reliable any day.