Ziggy, you have to notice his location, import duties are very high. A pilot friend moved back to Trinidad and wrote back saying his Hobbico Avistar sells for $500.00 there and $50.00 for a gal. of 10%. We're sorta spoiled here. Even shipping orders from like Tower could double the price.
Csisfun, I'd suggest you look thru World Model plane choices and see if they wouldn't be cheaper.
http://www.airborne-models.com/index.html