Dave Smith Motors called me back today, and I spoke with Christine Ness, who sounds like a very knowledgable sales person. She seems to be a nice person as well; very pleasant; easy to talk to. Anyway, right now Dave Smith Motors will sell a 2009 SE or RT for $200 over invoice. They have a black one, a white one, a silver one, and a dark titanium one in stock. They want MSRP for an SRT Challenger though.
I also went to our local dealership again today and test drove a 2008 SRT with the auto transmission. NICE CAR! Very smooth and quiet. Drives nice. Power did not feel as strong as I was expecting, likely because the car is fairly heavy. After driving the 6.1 Hemi, the 5.7 Hemi is not going to be enough. So this is going to be expensive.
I am about 90% certain that I want a 2009 SRT Challenger in Hemi orange, with a manual transmission. Now it is just a matter of seeing which dealer is going to give me a more fair price.
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