Also - items have been the same price in pounds or dollars for the last 25 years (that I know of at least) during which time the relative value of both currencies have gone up and down. Prices at the till don't change the same way - currency fluctuations mostly eat into importer margins.
That fact is that prices are set by the market. If we weren't prepared to pay those prices, then there would be no point trying to sell at them. That is way UK manufactured items are cheaper elsewhere in the world - nobody else would buy them for what they cost here.
If we all didn't buy, prices would come in line PDQ. Real car prices improved a lot once European law forced manufacturers to allow you to buy a UK spec model in Stuttgart. It was realised that it was no longer possible to charge a premium in the UK and to some extent it was reduced.
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Yz4 - Yz2
DEX210 - Cobra 4210- DEX410
RC10 Team - Manta Ray - RC10T
Mini Trophy - Blizzard - Wheely King
Tz4 - GT24B
BMRCC
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(but only if nobody better is available)
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