As high as those numbers are they are still in line with a handful of the new iron releases from multiple OEMs. Heck, AP2s are 1700 up here...off the rack.
Yep, and for a fully custom setup too. It's really not a bad deal - the same setup would cost me about $500 more from MG once you factor in taxes, duty, and the exchange rate.
Really, it's just my inner cheapskate kicking and screaming, honestly. I have almost a pathological aversion to paying good money for things, and I need to get over it.