Caveat: Not bashing any engines in this e-mail, sorry to disappoint.

The engine in my '96 Outback wagon (open-block EJ22) turned 260k miles
this afternoon, and I thought I'd share since more, and more people
are converting to subaru engines.

All preventive maintenance was, and is performed on schedule.
The engine is run on the highway at 3000 - 4000RPM consistently.
I have done forest-trail rallies (like WRC, but not as fast), and
still not had any problems.
I have also run auto-cross courses in the car.

In short, the engine has been driven VERY hard, and still runs well.

The transmission on the other hand, is blah. I have torn 2
transmissions up driving hard in the snow -- flooring in second gear,
and using the rev-limiter as the traction control device (the engine
is still running fine -- this was two years ago).

That's my glowing praise.
Sudhir