It's probably worse than you thought. These guys are renting a 500W unit for only $7,500 a week, and were asking $275,000 for a used demo model a few years ago. I'm sure prices have dropped a bit in the past two years, though.... http://adapt-laser.com/ournews.php I could actually see that being a solid investment for a business, especially if it only takes a few hours to strip an entire car without the need for any real cleanup afterward.