Out of the two I’d choose the golf. The Peugeot is a good car but for me the golf is better in all areas bar the 8 speed box.
The funny thing is Phil – whether it’s the 208 or the Golf I end up with, it will all come down to how “offset” the pedals are!
You see, although I only have (like many of us) an automatic licence – I actually drive a car using my left leg & not my right one. I do not have, any never have had, any adaptions whatsoever. Now I know that might sound a tad uncomfortable, or even slightly unconventional – which it is I guess – but it works for me & after spending 40+ years driving nothing but automatic cars, I have never ever had an issue. My left (or “good/normal”) leg manages to operate both pedals because my right leg is very thin/weak with no muscle due to polio as a baby. When foreign car manufacturer’s, Like Peugeot & VW in this case, convert their cars from left-hand drive to right-hand drive for the UK market, I love it when car reviewers moan about the pedals being “offset” – because I know that particular car is going to be ideal for me to drive! It’s nothing short of music to my ears!
So, as with any car I ever buy, hire, borrow or lease – I can tell the moment I sit in it & press both pedals whether or not that car will be suitable for me to keep for 3-years without any issues. I should add that the addition of cruise control in recent years has been an absolute godsend – especially on longer journeys. I shall sit in the new 208 and then the Golf pretty soon now & the first thing I will do is ensure that the pedals are placed enough to the left for me to feel “Yep, that’ll do very nicely!”.