Is the Subaru Legacy a good first car

For a first car, how is it? I'm getting a used car, and i think that for the $15k i am able to spend, it is a good choice that should be pretty cheap to insure compared to my other choices (2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe, 2004 Nissan 350Z Convertible, etc) My parents like how it is a "normal" car and not a high performance car. I am looking a 2005-2008ish Subaru Legacy's, and i will most likely get the one i have my eye on, a 2006 2.5 GT w/ and auto tranny. How long do they last in general? I know the previous owner did all service on the car as needed (Oil changes, tires, other basic service) The one i want has 86k miles, leather, navi, fully loaded for $13k. Will it last me 5 years and about 75k more miles? The alternative is a 2005 Legacy 2.5 GT Limited w/ leather, manual tranny, but no navigation. This one is only $6k, but it has 145k miles. Are Legacys known to reach 220k miles? The 05 has the color i want, the manual tranny i want, the rear spoiler i want for $6k, but it has high mileage. Which one is better, or are these cars not reliable?

I have an 05 LGT limited. I love my car, fun to drive, only at around 67K miles myself. I suggest you do some reading on www.legacygt.com for some more information about the car. There will be some potential issues that you'll want to look into. I'll rattle off a few:

1) The tires that come with it suck. Bridgestone Potenza RE92. GET RID OF THEM.
2) Brakes can be too mushy for some people. Personally, it never bothered me. Just make sure you replace the stock brake pads (made by Hitachi). They are horrible, and will leave pad deposits on your rotors under any sort of aggressive driving. As for mushiness, there are ways to reduce the mushiness.
3) You will hear all sorts of annoying/weird rattles inside the car coming from the dash and/or roof/walls/doors. It's hard to fix them. Solution? Track them down one by one and take apart whatever needs fixing and put it back together. OR... turn up the radio. Guess which one I did? ;)