Yes, Subarus DO leak oil like a mofo once they get old. I've had dealt with 3 Subarus already and 2 of them leaked oil. First was a 1999 Forester. Had 79k miles when brought, over heated for some random reason at 86k(coolant disappeared) and the engine over heated, and leaked oil shortly after. Sold it at 90k miles.
My current beater car, 04 Outback(250k miles), also leaks oil through the HGs.
BUT my 08 WRX is leak free with 62k miles. The only mechanical issue I've had with it was with the intake manifold gaskets not sealing against the head. Got it replaced with a redesigned gasket and it's all good now.
Newer Subaru engines don't tend to leak oil if you go through normal maintenance. Old ones(2009 and older) tend to have HG issues. 04/05 was when Subaru got their sh*t together and fixed the common problem with the 2.5L, but again, HG problems were still around and probably still are today(though not as many).
The only reason people buy Subarus is because they offer AWD standard. If it wasn't for that they'd be like Mitsubishi or Mazda(ie. nobody cares about them). They aren't super reliable either. I've been on the Subaru forums and some people have issues with their head units or CVT transmissions etc. Stuff Toyotas don't typically have.
But they ARE comfortable cars and handle snow well. The engines are a pain to work with. Everything looks like a f-ing mess. And they run the fuel lines over the intake manifold so unless you're gonna deal with that whole mess, the manifold isn't coming off if you want to do some upper engine work. Also the timing belts are a pain too.