XRAY - Model racing cars

Guys i am xrays strongest supporter here in the uk i own an XT8,XB8 EC,and have owned M18T,T1,T2 i love Xray but our local supplier has recieved this email from mirage today and this really concerns me.

XRAY & Hudy Price Rise
XRAY and Hudy are always quick to react to the racing market with new products and a short trip from manufacture to the customer, so it's great to stay in front of the competition, however there is occasionally a downside. Due to the current economic condition and the declining ? to € ratio, we will be forced to increase our prices soon, so place your XRAY & Hudy orders NOW to secure stock at the existing prices!
Price changes for XRAY and Hudy products

Please tell me this is a joke here in the UK we already pay over the odds anyways if you increase the prices once again all you will do is move your customers to other brands.

Gareth

its funny 2 people mention price rises on2 forums and neither get any replies. Must be some bad publicity or something mentioning PRICE INCREASE?????

i personally just feel that its gutting to see buisinesses using the credit crunch to hike their prices i alwasy though that xray was above this as they have always been reasonable with price increases but all that increasing the price of products will do is put the people who may consider buying a new kit off the idea

I for one was looking at buying an 808 for 2009 season but will just stick with what i have.

shame really

its abought the money they make so mutch they see the amount then they nead more its just never enough it probly cost them 100 bucks to make a kit and charge us 200-300% to drive up there profit margin
they dont care they no the peopple that have the money will jump on the kits for 500.00 but what abought us that dont make that kind of money at are jobs we would have to work 3 jobs just to aford anything at all somthing has to give to me it gives the hobby a bad name to keep driving up pricses give them a a year or two more we will be paying $1000.00
for a flipin kit why they help us lower income peopple out and donate some kits to us that cant aford it but they cant do that they would lose there profits . just my thoughts lets hear your thoughts xray