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Originally Posted by Re_Invention
Please talk me out of the BRZ - are the fuel pump crickets and tail light condensation still a 'thing' with these cars? Any new notorious Twin's problems I need to be familiar with? Any rumors regarding the '17 mid-model update I should hold tight for? Do the brakes hold up well to (ab)use? Notorious transmission grinds/failed synchros/etc.?!
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Yes and they don't mean jack shit, cosmetic issues.
Not really
Don't hold your breath
Pads and fluid cover most people, budget a few hundred bucks for that.
This guy recently did a cost breakdown on his BBK, pays for itself in 38 track events with how he was using pads:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94608
Rarities.
My car's at 42k miles, some track, some autocross, camber plates were the second best upgrade I've gotten so far (first being brake pads) and my only problem of note has been failed coil packs, at about $100 per pop and less than an hours worth of wrenching to swap, one replaced so far and two more on their way out, only rears it's head on track so I won't order replacements until I schedule my next track day.
Best of luck, the only alternative all-rounder I'd consider as a 2 door built in the last 10 years would be an RX-8, but that's not a recommendation, only an opinion.
Edit: In your thread two years ago you complained about clutch feel, there's some guys around here who have tweaked it a fair bit to get more feedback, with any luck they'll show up.