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Not in the US, I'm down in Oceania (NZ). There are several track edition Japanese imports here.

Hi All, thanks for the welcome Ekona. I see that you and several others have suggested pad & disc upgrades. As you most likely know this is no simple feat, and not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. This is worrying as I'm buying this car used and expecting everything to be working right out of the box. I think I will hold off on pulling the trigger on this particular Z. I need to test drive more to figure out what the 'baseline' for this car is.

Hello, I'm looking to purchase a 2005 Track Edition 350Z, test drove one and loved it, but the only thing that has me somewhat uneasy is the brake. The car is outfitted with the brembo brakes front and rear. I felt that I had to press the pedal a bit harder than normal to get any action from the brakes. They still work 'well enough', but I expected more than this from this class (performance car) of vehicle. For reference, my current car is a 2007 Peugeot 207 (turbo) GTI with OEM brakes front & rear. The brake pedal is very firm, but when I get on the brakes it's very responsive, anything more than a gentle tap will stop the car in a great big hurry. Soo.. I guess my question is, is this normal on the brembos? I didn't think much of it because to be honest I was excited to be driving a new car, and I half expected poor performance when the brakes are cold -- being 'performance brakes' do they need to warm up before they operate well? But then again during my daily driving I highly doubt I'd be able to 'get them up to temperature'! I guess I'm using my existing car as a benchmark and it feels like I'm taking a step backwards. I understand what I'm asking is bascially "how long is a piece of string", but I'd appreciate any insight from Z owners about this.