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I started with a 1st gen (last year) '97. I upgraded from 14" wheels to 15" wheels and added adjustable coilover sleeves and springs to the Bilsteins. I prefered the better grip of the 15" wheels and stiffer suspension of the stiffer springs. My '97 came with the optional hardtop. I did swap out the softtop for a tan one with a glass window when the plastic window got cloudy.

My wife had a '99 which was a first year of the 2nd gen. It was stock other than aftermarket 15" wheels. It felt like it rolled a bit less in stock form, and hers had LSD which I preferred. It's not on in the above photo, but we repainted the hardtop and put it on the wife's car since she had no desire to drop the top.

I then sold the '97 and got an '04 MSM which is the factory turbo with 17" wheels. I upgraded to 15x8" wheels and got rid of the visually attractive but big and heavy boat anchor wheels. Other than that it was stock (well, I added a boost gauge). It was the best of the bunch as far as how stiff the suspension was from the factory (stiffer springs and sways and Bilsteins stock). It also had LSD stock. They were all great little cars.