# Looking to purchase a G2 is there a certain year that is best? What items should I focus on when evaluating a G2. Thanks **URL:** \ **Category:** Guest Discussion\ **Created:** [September 29, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/looking-to-purchase-a-g2-is-there-a-certain-year-that-is-best-what-items-should-i-focus-on-when-evaluating-a-g2-thanks/221653 "2020-09-29T03:54:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![hanstb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/copa/user_avatar/forum.cirruspilots.org/hanstb/32/163162_2.png) [@hanstb](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/hanstb)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/looking-to-purchase-a-g2-is-there-a-certain-year-that-is-best-what-items-should-i-focus-on-when-evaluating-a-g2-thanks/221653/2 "2020-09-29T04:06:50Z")
> [@drkinzler](#): > > is there a particular year of the G2 that stands out? @drkinzler Welcome to the Association. COPA policy requires that you use your real name instead of a “handle". Please go to your user preferences and enter your real first and last name and save the change. Thanks If you haven’t read Steel Aviation’s excellent flyer [“Cirrus Aircraft - The History”](https://www.steelaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Cirrus-Aircraft-The-History.pdf), I believe you will find it useful. Moreover, please consider upgrading your membership to an active paying member of COPA, the over 1.5 million posts on the member side of house constitute one of the most comprehensive and valuable repositories of Cirrus knowledge anywhere. > [@How to Upgrade/Update your COPA Membership](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/how-to-upgrade-update-your-copa-membership/216458): > > Here are the instructions for updating your COPA Membership. SomeUsers are just “Free” Guest Members with Very Limited access to the Forums. (Guest and Website Issues) Other Members may have let their Membership Lapse due to a Credit Card Expiration, or not having a Credit Card on file on our New 2020 System. You have to update your subscription details here: [https://passport.cirruspilots.org/Identity/Account/Manage/Subscriptions](https://passport.cirruspilots.org/Identity/Account/Manage/Subscriptions) Once you have updated your COPA membership YOU MUST LOG OUT A… Once again, welcome! --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/looking-to-purchase-a-g2-is-there-a-certain-year-that-is-best-what-items-should-i-focus-on-when-evaluating-a-g2-thanks/221653)._