Interesting and a little off-putting Aek.
you obviously haven't spoken with Aaron or Paul about their Gen 4 3.0RB's then. Paul's has been in and out of Subaru since he got it and it's only just starting to come good (i think) after MANY dollars spent, Aaron's did a big end with 60k on the clock. I'd say these are exceptions to the rule but the two people i know who've had a 3.0RB both hate them
Are they post update? (2008 IIRC)
I have a colleague who has a manual (6sp) H6 gen4 wagon and they are very rare. If you can find one PM Jase so he can grab it!