[:@]To Kramtrah, I'm with you in the same boat as I've been waiting and saving patiently now for 2 yrs since I first heard of the Challenger but will try and wait thru 2008 into 2009 if needed like you, so good luck to both of us!.
As for ALBEENO I hope your right about the Challenger situation but wrong about the economy but I guess that can't be and still have the SRT8'S sitting around in showrooms to be sold. I have the sneakin suspicion your right and just for the reasons you stated, some may remain for the average "Joe" to buy if he can find one.
Lastly for JEREMIAH 29:11 , it is to me also disgusting when the greedy dealers let the rich, the collectors, the buyers just to hold and sell for a profit, instantly drive up the demand and price of the Challenger. This to me is well substantiated by my recent attempts to set up an appointment to order an SRT8. I whole heartedly believe that LLC Chrysler or DODGE has some guilt in this also as they sent me an E-mail on 12/18/2007 telling me that the New Dodge Challenger has a MSRP of $40,095 and to " Get to your local dealership to place your order". Of the 14 dealerships I've tried,( and I have a list to prove it along with some recorded phone calls), to make an appointment to place an order here's what I got:.....

2 dealers said I could place an order with no deposit but no guaranty as to final price or delivery.

3 dealers said they could not order due to unknown allocation which was due to unprecedented demand and that they would sell to what the price of supply and demand dictates which they were sure it would be MSRP plus a min of $10,000 premium.

3 more dealers told me flat out that they had long waiting lists and that the Challengers that they were able to pre order went already for $70,000 and $80,000 with $10,000 NON-REFUNDABLE deposits and any more orders they would take would have to be based on the same sales order aggreement.

4 dealers said that because the demand is so great they are only taking names and phone numbers for already long lists of as many as 27 thru 115 at one dealership.

1 dealer gave me a long winded sales pitch about supply and demand and that it was only correct to sell each and every one of the 3 Challengers that he"s getting to the first customers on his list of 147 that come up with the best offer over msrp. He said one customer willing to go $90,000 for numbered SRT8 Challenger. Also told me they would not let anybody look or sit in them and would not be on showroom floor.
( By the way, this is the largest dealer known in the eastern USA, Reedman)

The last dealers which is a small local Dodge Dealership not far from me said that he is allowed to order one SRT8 Challenger and he will sit it on the showroom floor and call me the day it arrives and allow me to go sit in it and make a offer over MSRP along with the 8 other customers on his list.

To finish let me say that all these dealers are in the north thru southern regions of New Jersey and I willingly gave all of them my info, ph number, E-mail; address and home address so they knew I wasn't kidding along with a guarantied down payment and prove of financial ability to buy the car.

So there you have it , THE HIGH DEMAND FOR THE CHALLENGER and its effect on us little guys who just want a chance to buy , drive and injoy an american muscle car and to some of us like me it may be our last chance. GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO ARE WISHING AND HOPING TO BE ABLE TO BUY A CHALLENGER