We looked at the 308SW 18 months ago when the wife was swapping her car. It appeared to tick all the boxes but the constant complaint in most reviews was rear seat space but since we are capable of making our own mids up we went for a look.

Vast boot, no idea if there was a spare or if one would fit, we did not get that far. I am 5'9" and with the drivers seat set in the correct place for me to drive comfortably when I tried to sit behind me there was insufficient legroom. It is probably OK if you have small(ish) children but the idea of carrying adults in the rear would only work with ting front seat occupants.

We walked away and bought a Nissan Note. The boot is decent for a small car, think Focus/Golf etc size. But rear seat space is magic and in the better spec models you get a sliding rear seat to vary boot space and leg room.

I would suggest you look at a Seat Leon ST rather than the Peugeot. The boot is still big but the rear space is far better. Some would say the Skoda Octavia estate is a better/bigger car but I would not buy one since having tested 3 all of which had very high levels of road noise present.

Look even older to a Mk 1 Toyota Yaris Verso which is custom built to take a mobility scooter with an outward opening door.

Peerless reliability and the highest score on customer satisfaction given to any car.

Available in Manual and auto and no cambelt worries and possibly rust free as I understand they were galvanised .

One of those questions where a car supermarket is the initial answer.

There are plenty of small estates, MPVS out there, but with a very specific requirement to meet you can't do better than visiting one, with no money or credit cards so you can avoid the pressure sales tactics and browse their stock.