I didn't mean to make it sound confusing. My dealer got tired of the kids coming in to test drive the SRT4 (Neon with 230 HP), then realizing they couldn't afford the insurance. Although the SRT4s may have been a bargain at $20-23K, the intended market had difficulty overcoming the cost of ownership. Hence, it was easier to trade them to another dealer.

The SRT10s are a different deal. Too expensive at a $47k list price for a truck that gets 8 mpg. Everybody wanted to make it burn rubber on a test drive, but nobody wanted to replace the tires themselves.

The Challengers are the first Dodge SRT8s these two dealers will have. My dealer is selling their's to me and they don't expect to get any additional 2008s after that. The other dealership in the next county has ordered their 1 2008 Challenger, but so far nobody has put down the required $5000 deposit to buy it. At this point, the dealer is still asking for a premium over MSRP. When the cars actually hit the showroom, we'll see if the premiums hold up. I'm betting they won't.

 

No doubt about it, I cant see all this hype lasting much longer as well, just think about when the redesigned Mustang and the Camaro are out and we will have more of a buyers market, I see a totally saturated competitive market, higher gas prices, then lets see if the dealers try to ask such an outlandish premium!
if they had there heads screwed on right in the first place they would take advantage of this time right now and get as many out there as soon as they could (price competitive), but at the moment they are really turning a lot of potential buyers away I feel....

 

there will always be muscle car freaks. I'm 49, but its neat to the younger generation jump on the band wagon.A lot of people don't even know there fixing to hit the roads. Once they do you will see a dash to the dealers to see if they can get one. But it is not a practical car for a practical person. The lesser hp versions and better mpg's should sell to the concensus. But we will all have to wait and see. I can't wait for day my dealer calls me to come pick up my 08.

 

Can we expect to get calls from the dealers as early as mid/late April or early May to pick-up ordered SRT8's?

 

My guess is more like mid May for the earliest ones...