My 98 legacy (non outback model) got rear ended this morning. I'm fine. The car is more fine than I thought it would be before I looked at it. The other driver was fine, His car is not fine. Fluids leaking out all over the place, front bumper, frame support, both fenders, both headlights, very crumpled hood. It had been an 05 or so Chrysler Sebring.
The subaru on the other hand suffered much less visible damage. I'm sure the crash structure under the bumper cover is mangled, and the cover itself is pretty crumpled and cut up. The rear hatch is bent a little at the bottom, but it still opens and closes. So I'm thinking it didn't do too much to the unibody. The muffler was bent downward and sitting at a 30=B0 or so angle. I had to bend it back up with a strong heave in order to avoid dragging it, so now the exhaust leaks. But it still drives! I'm impressed by how much abuse it took without damaging the passenger compartment. Watching him skid at me in the rear view mirro, I'd guesstimate he was doing about 30 when he hit me. Maybe slower, but had to be over 20. It was enough to knock my cell phone charger out of the outlet, and pop the ashtray all the way open and leave coins strewn about the front seats.
Go subaru!