well if your gonna buy used, buy locally off craigslist or pinkbike. Other than that, the 09 has a much better spec than the 08 (for the trail 1). at my lbs there was this and the trail 1 and for the price, the spec on this was so much better. the only part that is the same on both is like the headset, stem, seat, peddals, and grips. EVERYTHING else was better on the trail 2......................hope that helped
its really sweet. i havnt really ridden it hard yet, but im gonna this weekend. really feels endless and it handles really well. also the FSR feels really nice and it jumps well from what ive done so far