Subaru's (EJ25s mainly) unreliable?

My dad's getting me a car soon, and I'm trying to talk him into a Legacy GT LTD. He talked to a local guy that buys cars, cleans them up, then sells them for a nice profit, and he say the 2.5L engines in Subaru's aren't very reliable. Other than that I've heard nothing but glowing reviews for all things Subaru. Have any of you guys ever had a bad experience with a Subaru, in particular one with an EJ25?

Phase I EJ25 has a known headgasket issue that Subaru Of America has pretty much ignored.. Phase II has a different Head Gasket issue that SOA has recently issued a new stop leak goo type stuff for