Sorry to hear about your wasted effort bringing the new car in, it just goes to show you have to do a lot of homework and a lot of running around and phone calls usually to get any real gains.
But as for the US/UK price differential, its really does exist, US dell site for the 400 model is $299 after $50 rebate that equates to approx £192 before local taxes, which average around 10% depending on state, so say £215 to be safe. Here in the UK the same spec will cost £267.quite a difference, work out the percentage saving you made on your car and then the percentage saving on the US sourced Axim....the US Axim is a bargain :)
But of course then all you have to do is get it shipped for free by a friend who just happens to be coming this way! and whatever you do declare it as a gift to customs!
What ever way you look at it, like for like we really do get screwed here.
Having said that I took delivery of my Axim yesterday, never seen a box so smashed up, but the PPC was fine thankfully and is worth every penny, can't wait now until the end of the month to order the TomTom navigator 2 , thats the reason I went for a PPC.
Best regards David