SOONER,
Ran into the same problem here in St Louis. Dealers wouldn't budge. Of course now that I have one they tell me what they might have done.

I ended up buying mine in Ohio. Near Pittsburg PA. It was a long day but had a good time.

Texas, Eastern Ohio and S.Carolina seem to have dealers with new cars, willing to deal..

A good gauge is $ 12K off the sticker price. I think they got $10K from Chrysler and about $2k in holdbacks. They can write the deal up any way they like but those are the numbers/dollars they are all dealing with. The rest of the discount is what the dealer is willing to give up over his "actual" price. That can be up to about $5k. So, realistically, a $40K sticker can go down to $23K. The dealer wants to make some money so much beyond that is unlikely.

It is possible that having one or two Crossfires for "bait" on the lot is attractive to some retailers, and they will hold out for more to keep them for a while by pricing high.

Good luck in your search

roadster with a stick.