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I'm seeing good points on all sides here, but consider this:
I had an extended warranty on my tC, and I am glad I did. History: I had to have parts replaced/fixed due to a screwup made when my S/C was initially installed. That is all working fine now, but since I had the warranty, the repairs over time would have cost me well over $10,000 parts and labor if I had not had more than the original 5 yr/60,000 mile drivetrain warranty. (Edit: Actually, I wouldn't have paid for it, since they screwed it up. But if I were responsible for mess, it would have sucked for me and wouldn't have been covered under warranty anyways. But I digress...)
Also, after the normal warranty period, my 5th gear, and then my third gear synchros went bad. Repairs for both of those, which were done at separate times, would have cost me about $4000 total, parts and labor.
So was the extended warranty good for me? Abso-fuking-lutely. Will you run into these problems? Not likely, but anything is possible with a first year run of the car.
Should you get it? I would (and probably will) and here is why:
1) Along with it being the first year of sale, we have already been hearing of little minor things that are not perfect with this car. Who knows what will happen after the 50k mile point? Some might say I'm paranoid, but it makes sense when you see point #2
2) As it was brought up already, the warranty costs more as your car ages. This is, naturally, because there is more chance of something going wrong. If you pay for the extended warranty up front, you are going to pay less than you ever will later on. And the <$2k (USD) cost of buying an extended warranty is relatively cheap for the peace of mind you get down the road if something were to go wrong with the car.
Do I plan on modifying my FR-S after I get it? Possibly, but nothing that would compromise the ability of me to make a warranty claim.
That said, I may be a little biased due to my personal experience. But, as the saying goes, "better safe than sorry."
To sum up, I plan on getting an extended warranty, and if you can afford it, I would suggest you get one too.
/soapbox
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