anonstarter wrote:

topper wrote:Anything remotely luxurious is expensive here, taxes are through the roof and imports are controlled by an oligopoly (it's a small population, so no room to compete). The Burgman 400 at 44930 shekels list is currently GBP8120. Admittedly the pound is very weak right now (about 5.5 shekels / pound), but even at 7.5, it's GBP5990.

We have a training video here in the UK that explains the apparently high 'retail prices' in Israel:
(snip)
I'm confident you'll get one for a lot less - maybe even half price - if you're not in a rush...