“...I don’t take the Nurburgring to work...”
Then why are you even considering this vehicle? Get something that goes in a straight line if you don’t care about handling. How about a Camry that you can pretend is a sports sedan?

But then you have to hear everyone say “should have got the the V8"...

They aren’t really selling anymore because there is no reason to buy a new one if you already own one. I’ve been asked at the dealership if I would buy a new one, and my answer is always yes if there were a reason. But my 14 BRZ is almost identical to the 17s which are almost identical to the 13s. A hot model would…

I have a 2013 BRZ (has mostly the same engine, but apparently they reworked the top end a bit on the new one so this may not totally apply), but I don’t have any oil burning issues. The FA20 has been a pretty great engine so far.