what bikes are you looking at?
I'm a Felt dealer and can give you a bit of insight. As for an 08 being only 30.00 less. I would press them for a better deal as the 2010's are starting to hit the market. So the 09's will be marked down soon.
Within my bike manufacturers it seems they have a bit more product in certain area's that they are "heavy" on.
that being said, now that I think about it I don't think Felt has too much dead product in their warehouse. So you may not find the smokin' deals with them. But you never know??