Hi end is a market where it is often the case that the buyers don't really care or in fact enjoy the silly price tags. Otherwise as has been stated the prices in general in this country are OTT. In Germany a Merc used to cost half what it is here although we get all the gadgets built in whereas the Germans put them in themselves. Might not be that way now. A friend of mine used to go to the states and come back with a new wardrobe. He took over a load of crap and dumped it and filled up with polo shirts that cost 3 times here...immoral? Dunno, but he was a cop!