Originally Posted by shadoquad

It's funny to me what a big deal is made out of the oil and brakes issues.

They mostly matter to people tracking their cars, and out of all the performance models listed, most owners of all of those cars do not take them to the track or push the performance of them nearly enough to matter. So, these largely boil down to "whose is bigger" discussions.

For the populace of owners that do track, there is a list of mods that one has to set out for track readiness. In the Z, this includes 400 up front for an oil cooler (don't know about the 2012s yet) and maybe something to address the brake issue. I know people who've tracked, and haven't heard of them experiencing the braking issue. Plus, Motul 600 fluid is what, 20-30 bucks?

If things like "racing heritage" or "racing image" factor into your decision for buying a car, the Z34 is not the top of that list.

But if you want a low-slung, gorgeous 2-seater that is insanely fun to drive on winding back roads and can be converted for track use, the Z isn't a bad choice at all, imo.