The gen 1 “refresh” happened in 2005 (same year the cabrio came online in the US). In 2007, the hardtops changed to the gen 2 design (r56) while the cabrio carried on in gen 1 design for two more years. The car was mechanically unchanged until 09 when the r57 cabrio replaced it.

To my knowledge, there are no real mechanical differences after 06 for the cabrio......there were color and package changes, but I think that was it. An example is the “sidewalk” package near the end of the run that had really nice lounge leather seats, badging, etc. I think the price difference you are seeing between the 06’s and the 07-08’s may just be because they are just a bit “newer”......and the later cars may have just been more option-loaded because of the special trims offered. Seems like most of the 08 cabrio that I’ve seen have been pretty loaded (real leather, etc).

hope that helps!

So pretty much it’s all about price vs condition - no real difference means I will be hunting the 2006/7/8 and just just see

While there are no big differences, there are some smaller ones. For example, my 2006 (sept 2006 build) had an Aux input in the glovebox. I didn’t order the aid input, but supposedly the 2007MY cars started to get these inputs standard.

Also, I agree with the idea of getting a 2008 sidewalk or other special edition. If you can find one and can drive a manual , a last of the supercharged edition would be my ideal car because it has the JCW package and Sidewalk package.