Originally Posted by
BearX220
I can respect that the higher price point may not may not suit your values, but.. "offensive"? "bilking"? Is Mercedes-Benz "bilking" customers with a $60k E-class sedan when a $15k Kia is also functional transport? Is Dom Perignon "bilking" people with a $200 bottle when Korbel is only $15 and some can't tell the difference?
Premium products of any kind are not prima facie "offensive" just because you personally don't see the value in them.
I'd have agreed with your analogies if not for the fact that my Mercedes G55 had burned up eight power window motors (distributed evenly amongst all the doors) in the past five years.
Fortunately sold it two weeks ago, so now it's just bad memories instead of a continuing nightmare.