RB's have always been great engines. I've enjoyed running many of them!! Many distributors here in the USA are running into the price issue when dealing with the devaluation of our US dollar, and it's difficult for them to swallow the price increases(no fault of there own).

In the past year, the EURO has increased in value by almost 11%. That means here in the USA when we buy EURO related products they will cost 11% more. Nice of our gov't to devalue our currency.

In other words...........this year with the current value of the EURO....... a product from Europe that cost $400.00 a year ago.........will now cost $444.00. That's just a rough example.

Sorry.......didn't want to derail the RB thread.............but people need to know why prices have been effected.