I hope you mean Pininfarina design mate The last nice looking peugeot designed peugeot I have seen is ages ago... 205 GTi The rest is just plain ugly...
And offcourse you should definately not forgot that a diesel is much easier to drive for an inexperienced driver You won't believe how my first drive in a petrol went after doing all my lessons in a diesel Since you also live near Paris (= busy roads) the diesel is also easier. It is much more comfortable and easier in traffic jams because you dont need to rev it, but can just let the clutch come up. It's much cheaper and better for the environment too