Didn't like it in photos, liked it in person (07's with the blacked out grill look better than 06's, IMO). You can load it up (Nav, backup camera, XM, heated everything) for $1000's less than just about everything else in that niche... the clincher was the ride. It feels like luxury.
BTW, the one performance flaw that I've seen mentioned repeatedly is a lack of power. I don't get it, it has good torque through a pretty broad range, maybe people are comparing it to a WRX or something. I live at a pretty high elevation, but still have no problems with passing, hills, etc.
Just my .02