Would go with at least 2003, Reduced cowl shake and glass window in rear. or you could pick up a 2004 at good price. My 2004 has not had one issue in my 10 months of ownership and has yet to be back at dealership. Is it a Porsche person telling you that? Like I said in a earlier post the guy trying to sell me a new 911 gave me that same line. Had a lot of fun pissing him off when I went back there a couple of times with my brother who ordered a new 987 S. Salesman would just give me this look as all the customers flocked over to my car and start asking questions and my favorite part was when I scared the brand new 911 next to me by setting off it's alarm with my Tubi. My area is also loaded with Porsches and even a few Ferrari's but did not see one other Maserati Spyder and got a bunch of thumbs up on most rides