Go for it, as long as ot has warranty you will be fine.
They are no where near as crap as people are making out, however, of preferance I would get the Diesel.
My uncle gets a new one every year, and he is very happy with them now, he said the older ones pre-2002 were riddled with faults and common problems but now they are pretty much sorted and a well worthy buy.
Keep us posted Paul.