find another bike shop. The '08 looks like it's just a new color scheme.
the Kona has a very comfortable geometry compared to the KHS. Something about the Kona makes pretty Sh7tty roads easier to tollerate.
I've been riding my '07 Kona since Jan. I started riding it like this:
now it's like this:
just some ideas.
I freekin' love my Kona.