Yeh, but you can beat new car showroom depreciation.
I would buy a 2nd hand one and some cash.
If you get one a year old, you still have 2 yrs warranty to sort any niggles out that arise.
sounds like a good deal does that
Having said that, My dad bought his Brand new R26 from a renault agent in leeds for 16k and some 1 i met bought theirs for 14K, brand new from the same place, just think how cheap you could get a 197?