Hi Pswoff,
The Touran was my first MB lease and excellent for my requirements. 1.4 dsg SEL – AP@ £2800, plus winter pack was very well equipped, including Pano roof. After three happy and fault free years, went for a Tiguan Allspace SEL as even better spec and similar AP as to equip the Touran to same spec was over £5k . The Allspace is being discontinued, but not in N America – it is built in Mexico, Touran in Wolfsburg. The Touran has a lower loading height if, like me, you have rollator etc and has a larger glass area. See AP for the top level is now £3999 plus £1500 for the pano roof! As Chris rightly says, punitive prices for ICE cars due to arbitrary tariffs impose by our deluded, eco zealot globalists. Not that it matters to MB leasors, but EV second hand values are plummeting, insurance costs soaring as cars written off with any damage to the battery housing
PS anyone see the video of the exploding ambulance? All the hallmarks of a lithium battery fire. No one is saying. Paramedics are only achieving 50% productivity due frequent lengthy charging.