When the Baja first came out
When the Baja first came out in 2003 I bought one. I loved it despite the fact it was a little underpowered. In 2005 I was at the dealer getting mine serviced when I saw a 2005 turbo in the showroom. Since I had an hour to wait, I asked the salesman to allow me to take one out for a test drive. I fell in love and traded mine in on the spot. The service on the 2003 wasn't even completed yet!
That little turbo-charged truck was powerful for its size and had exceptional handling - I even spanked a WRX Sti driver over a hundred miles of mountain roads in Oregon once. The guy was amazed that the truck could handle as well as his designed-to-rally car and he was embarrassed that he got beat by an old dude in a pickup truck.
I drove that car for the next ten years without any issues, doing only normal maintenance and tire and brake changes. Then I got rear-ended on the interstate. Because the model had been discontinued, the insurance company refused to rebuild it. I've waited patiently for years for Subaru to offer another pickup. In the meantime, I bought a used 2003. I like it, but, as I said above, it's underpowered. I'm eager to see a new pickup from Subaru with the performance and handling that the 2005-2006 Baja had. A little more cargo space in the bed would be great, but not a deal breaker for me because I found the bed size of the 2003 - 2006 Baja adequate for just about anything I needed to carry. In the one or two instances where I needed a truck to haul something larger, I just went down to a truck rental and rented their $19 a day special to get the job done. That's a whole lot simpler than buying a larger truck that would have reduced usable space in the garage. If/when Subaru comes out with a new truck, I'll probably be the first one standing in line at the dealership to try it out. If it turns out to be anywhere near what my Turbo Baja had been, I'll be a buyer.