They are pretty much the same car in 02' to 04', the 05' / 06' models had a minor redesign of the front and rear lights and some driveablity improvements. I have not heard of any major problems of the car engine or transmission wise. I put 65000 miles on my 02' with no issues. Later model cars usually address any engineering issues that pop up and improve the car overall, so 06' would be the best choice.. Check the link below to find the changes on the 05'/06' model over the previous model year.































en.wikipedia.org