To answer the question about availability, my dealer had 2 04 6-speeds on the lot. Mine and a silver one. He told me that they can order one for every one they sell, so I guess that means that at any given time, my dealer should have 2 on their lot. Im not sure about the color availability, but mine is black, and the other one was silver.

My dealer was very desparate to sell a car that day (Saturday before Christmas) and the salesman basically told me that he'd do anything within reason to sell me a car.

I can tell you one thing, based on my experience buying cars (this was my 2nd brand new car, and 5th overall buying from a dealer). The more you want the car, the tougher they'll be to negotiate. Of course there is always the exception like in my case where the dealer had no sales for the day, but do your research. Go to www.carbuyingtips.com and read the WHOLE article. It has invaluable information. If you walk into the dealer prepared and they know youre a no-nonsense buyer, you should be able to get a good deal.

Sticker on the 04 6-speeds is like $26,900...and I got mine for $24,200 after tax/title/registration.

Yeah, I imagined I paid too much for the spoiler, but it was factored into the price of the car and I knew I was getting a great price anyway, so I didn't care.