Actaully, I tend to drive my cars pretty hard and the Subaru holds up bettter, needs less servicing and is cheaper to service than a few other I have had (including Golf GTi T, Audi GT Coupe Sport, Rover 820)

I go through tyres every 12000 miles or so though. 4WD does use them up a wee bit faster than 2WD. Admittedly going sideways at every possible opportunity eats them even faster.