Personally - I wouldn't pay cash for anything that depreciates. A car is a life cost, not an asset.
PP, would you flesh out this comment, please, don't get the logic ? Currently, with interest rates lower than inflation, cash on deposit is eroding in value, why not use that cash rather than pay the additional leasing costs ?
I'm currently looking at a Hyundai i20, or a Ford Focus, something small and nippy around Swindon, but enough oomph to get down/back from St James Park comfortably. Been considering the myriad of PCP/leasing options rather than cash, just not sold on them as per above, could well be missing something though !