Tim S Kemp wrote:

And yet I can't think of a more economical petrol auto with room for 5
people and some bags.

Five people? Only if one is on a roof rack - when the mpg goes futz. And
by "bags" I presume you mean "sponge bags" because you're not going to
get five people's luggage into a Pious.

I got better mpg than a mate with a Pious in a Mondeo ST TDCi which did
Portsmouth to the North West and back to Portsmouth on less than a tank
of fuel, averaging 60mpg, the Pious managed 50mpg, had to fill up twice
and I reckon he was still lying through his teeth because he wouldn't
show me receipts.

Oh and the Mondeo did take five people and all their luggage the Pious
took one person. Even a BMW 520d gets better mpg than a Pious. Raising
the fact the Pious uses petrol is a canard, it's as vile as any
diseasel.