Received a phone call from Escape today

[Robc inWI]

To my surprise I got a phone call from a salesman today asking me how things are going.
About 16 months ago I got cold feet and asked for my deposit back on the 21C we had been on the waiting list for 14 months for. During that 14 months there were 3 price increases and the price of delivery had nearly doubled. Suddenly our dream trailer had gone from $32k to $45k, gas was on the rise, and the price of tow vehicles was exploding.
I calmly explained to the salesman that the price increases had pushed the cost past what we were comfortable living with and that we ended paying $8k cash for a 2014 Tab CS that we ended up loving despite it's shortcomings. We no longer sleep on the ground and get 18 mpg towing with our Pilot.
He was pleasant enough but I think it's an indication of where Escape is at right now. Prior to covid Escapes were the best values in the industry,
now they are a premier trailer at a premier price.
We've only seen a handful of Escapes in the wild here in Wisconsin and it always makes me think "what if".
Anyway, I still stop by this forum occasionally to see what's happening in Escape world.