^This.
I did lots of reading last year when I was trying to find "my next car".
You can do a check on E-Gear and see the life remaining in percent IIRC.
Even the 6MT's aren't notoriously strong and will need replacing far before most cars would. (I tend to beat the crap out of cars vs just tooling around). Over-all, VERY reliable cars though, and brakes are "cheap" compared to almost any other exotic (Audi Bin Parts).
And, for the money spent (I know this again) they aren't terribly fast compared to other options. One day I'll be over "going fast" and get a nice cruiser, I just don't think that time is now.