[counting the minutes before 123C chimes in here...]

Back when I was in the European vehicle repair biz, I used to check out WorldPac and Altrom wholesale pricelists for various replacement parts (struts, brake pads, ignition, filters, etc.), and Subaru parts were consistently more expensive than many similar VW, Audi, MB, BMW items. May not still be the case, but I did think it was odd...