Anyone got a CR-Z?

[JackReacher]

They are starting to look good value second hand, £10-11k for low mileage examples and thinking it might be an interesting choice for a commuting car for the girlfriend, replacing an A1 tdi company car.

So some questions:-
Is 50mpg realistic?
what are they like to drive, road noise an issue?
are there any problems with the hybrid tech, baring in mind it would be out of warranty soon?

[JackReacher]

Thanks, that's positive!

I just need to persuade the gf to go and have a look at one

[JackReacher]

does anyone know what the service intervals are?

[JackReacher]

Thanks, I went to have look at one yesterday. I really love the looks, but as you say the service interval is 12,500 or 12 months, which might be a problem due to doing over 20k miles a year. As expected rear visability was dreadful but liked the quirky interior and even the boot space was better than expected.