Old 01-01-2008, 11:39 AM
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dionvos
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Default RE: POLL: First on the Block, or Wait for a Good Price

I AM A NEW MEMBER AND ENJOY YOUR POSTS ABOUT HOW MUCH TO PAY FOR THE NEW CHALLENGER. I THOUGHT I WOULD SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON WHAT I KNOW. I HAVE EMAILED NEARLY EVERY DODGE DEALER IN THE US CHECKING AVAILABILITY AND PRICING. BASED ON THE ONES THAT REPLIED I ESTIMATE NEARLY HALF OF THE 2008 MODELS ARE SOLD. I KNOW THAT DODGE IS ONLY GOING TO BUILD 45OO 2008 SRT8 IN ORANGE, SILVER, AND BLACK WITH ONLY THREE OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND THEY ARE MYGIG NAVIGATION, SUNROOF, AND PERVORMANCE TIRES. THERE ARE A LOT OF DEALERS OUT THERE THAT ARE MISINFORMED OR THEY ARE PROMISING PEOPLE VEHICLES THAT I BELIEVE WILL NOT GET BUILT OR WILL ROLL INTO A 2009 MODEL AND WILL NOT BE AS VALUABLE BECAUSE THE PRODUCTION WILL BE HIGHER. SO BE CAREFUL. I ALWAYS ASKED IF THE FIRST ONE WAS AVAILABLE BECAUSE I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE 2ND, 3RD, AND SO ON. BECAUSE EACH DEALER IS ONLY GUARANTEED ONE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY DODGE DEALERS THERE ARE IN THE US BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD AROUND 3200, BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED. SO THAT MEANS A FEW DEALERS WILL GET 2. I SAW PRICES FROM MSRP-$100000. A LOADED ONE STICKERS FOR $41985 GIVE OR TAKE. MY ESTIMATION ON MY EMAIL REPLIES IS THAT MOST ARE AVERAGING $10000-$20000 OVER STICKER. SOME OF THIS IS ASKING PRICE AND SOME HAVE STATED THAT WAS WHAT THEY SOLD FOR. THE HIGHEST I GOT WAS SOMEONE HAD AN OFFER OF $40000 OVER STICKER. I HAVE SAVED MOST OF MY EMAILS AND STILL HAVE THEM COMING IN. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION MOST I FOUND ARE ORANGE, THAN BLACK, THAN SILVER. SO EXPECT TO PAY ABOVE STICKER IF YOU WANT A 2008 MODEL.