Thanks for the info Venthos, sounds like a reasonable price.

 

hopefully that crappy steering wheel (it belongs in a hearse and not a muscle car) gets tossed in the trash bin for a nice 3 spoke...i swear somebody at chrysler needs to rethink interior design....not to be discouraged..i am seriously leaning towrds the chally

 

Maybe I have missed this in one of the many threads, but are the following options on the SRT and if so what do they cost:

HID Lamps
Electronics Convenience Group

Also, does the Manual Transmission cost $995 or $695 on the SRT?

 

The HID Headlights are standard on the SRT.
Im not 100% sure about the Electronics Convenience group, but I think it comes with the My Gig package.
As for the tranny and Trak Pak, it costs $695 on the SRT and $995 on the R/T.

(edit) I was looking over the documentation Ive accumulated from here and at other sites. The Electronics Convenience group is standard on the SRT.

 

There are a few different instrument clusters. All of them are white, but they have separate codes for the different packages. For instance the SE has a 140 MPH speedometer. The R/T has a 160 mph and the SRT has a 180 mph speedo. There are also different computer displays on the different models and packages.

 

Well after all I hear and read Im stepping back for a few months. I will order after Christmas. I feel that between Dodge and the dealers the misinformation machine is running overtime trying to goad as many people as possible to order now or accept dealer preordered cars in the RT line it seems. Im waiting and if it goes to shit Im sure I will be able to find a SRT8 more on my terms and timetable from a dealer who, by then, may be more willing to treat me like customer instead of a nuisance.

 

You really oughta contact Bob Frederick Jr at Frederick Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Boardman Ohio. Hes been outstanding in the customer service area.
The reason I say this is if you wait, by the time you get your Challenger - after Christmas - maybe next spring - whatever you've saved on the price youll have lost on the cost of gasoline. It seems to be a trade off to me.

 

BTW - Dodge just announced a pricing increase for 2009 models.
Blaming the rising cost of steel for the increase.

 

Yeah I read that it like 2% or something. I work in the steel business and a 2% increase is not bad being that steel has almost doubled in the last year, and increase almost 4% next month.