within a few years if sales go anywhere, Mercedes will start to sale all their campervans in the UK. however if sales fall they will not bother. In short with the anti diesel mob and extra taxes who knows what will go on.
Just had the following reply from Mercedes via twitter messenger....
Hi Andrew, there are no plans at the moment. We've found this presentation you maybe interested in. Check out page 29:
http://mb4.me/A3qsCIQJ. Our sales teams will be abreast of this information as well so you can confirm it with them before you sign on the dotted line. We're very much looking forward to welcoming you to the #mbFamily. Please let us know how you get on. Have a nice evening!
I think I’m just going to go ahead, we coaxed a Yarris over boulder fields and 'f' roads in Iceland recently (don’t tell the hire company

) so I’m sure the MP will be fine. I’m not going to let the diesel issue worry me, it’s still better for the planet, not local air quality but certainly economy and CO2 . There really is no alternative and the Diesel heater is fabulous off grid too.
Just an aside on the transmission, I’ve just done 60k miles with the 7G unit as fitted to the MP, it’s truly sensational, it thinks for you and uses input from accelerometers embedded in the vehicle to change down appropriately on bends and hills. It sometimes gets confused when approaching a mini roundabout where I want a low gear but only briefly. Otherwise it’s perfect. And then there's the 9G ...wow...wow...wow...incredible. that’s the real reason I wanted the 4matic as in the GLC, it has the 9G as standard.
Hope this has been of some interest and help..