Actually, it would be about the same price either way. I negotiated the price of my 09 before official prices were released. The negotiated price included a $1000 model year uplift fee, and I am paying more some of the options (including the automatic gas guzzler tax) than I should. But, I did the math. Even with the uplift fee I am still saving $500 on the 09 due to the fact that the base price I am paying is from 08.