I took the Subaru out for a spin today no issues what so ever.
RS took a few try's to start it up and once it was running I backed right over a hump of snow that would have got my old car stuck. The roads was not very well plowed and my 2.5RS hardly slides, This was a very nice ride overall and I feel very safe in it in the winter unlike my old car that had a safety rating of a D while the RS has a safety rating of aaa