He said he paid $440. We live in Oregon, where there is no sales tax. I'm not sure if he included sales tax in that price quote, or not. Based on what I saw, I would have no problem paying $440 plus tax. For that matter, I'd pay considerably more.
I put down rubber on my way up to Brightwater Ventures, in Vancouver, WA to check out their stock of Caracals, and to test my willpower. As luck would have it, they're closed today.
I'm not sure how I feel about them being closed. On the one hand, I was bummed that I didn't get to check out the F, and handle versions with the quick sights. On the other hand, I spent the drive up trying to think of ways to tweak my budget so I could get one today, and trying to come up with some way to explain to my girlfriend why I need a Caracal C. Neither endeavor felt like it would work out, but I suspect that I'd have broken down and brought one home, if they had been open.