Socalfarmer, how far south in Southern Calif are you? If you can wait till Feb, go to the ag show in Tulare. You should be able to get some kind of a deal there. Take a look at a lot of different makes and models all at the same place. I think that the dealers in the Central Valley, Calif are much better than the ones down in the more populated areas of Southern Calif.
There are dealers on here that could take care of you, that are back east. You can get a partial load rate to get it out here, sill going to cost some $$$$ though. The back east dealers seem to have better prices though. Some guys save thousands even with the freight costs.
Good luck and do lots of research.