We bought a new 2015 Outback a year ago--smaller engine, no GPS, leather, sunroof. We love it. We looked at every other option before buying the Outback. My wife has a bad neck. No other vehicle was as comfortable or rode as nice. Also, she wanted light exterior color, not white, and a light tan interior. Very few companies had that color/ interior options. Now, we were limited to looking at SUV-type/crossovers in the $30k+- range. We've put 30,000 miles on it without an issue. We still talk about how much we like it and and are happy we didn't buy a Toyota, Honda, Mazda, GM, Kia, etc., etc., all of which we test drove and researched. Plus Subaru had 0% financing for 4 years so it was an easy buy--our first brand new car ever.
I researched the head gasket issue and that's been resolved. I learned of the oil consumption issue and was initially pissed because I assumed it applied to my 2015. But upon further review it appears it is a limited problem and does not affect the 2015s. I talked to my dealer here in KC and was told that they were aware of the issue but had not seen a single case/claim of excess consumption and they believed it was limited to a load of vehicles delivered on the east coast. We'll see. The problem is bad oil ring quality and was a production issue. The company is standing behind its engines and replacing the rings, which is the right thing to do, but I understand how it would be a concern. Nobody wants a new engine torn down. Ours doesn't use a drop of oil between 7500 mile changes and the reports I read said this is a problem out of the box if its going to occur.
We'd buy another and I'd buy a use Brat (or whatever they are called) if I ran across one.
Still runs like a top. 
