Originally Posted by
Draconius
Get the 5 door Mazda3 and you will never look back. They are semi sporty (non MS3 version), can lug around a LOT, and get decent gas mileage.
2 door civic and 5 door mazda3 aren't in the same category imo...they serve two totally different purposes. Also, I would look into a used 2010 Mazda3. By the time you get out of BCT and AIT it would probably be around a year, so prices will be lower on used cars.
yeah, i been perusing carmax & have found quite a few mazda3 either hatch or 4-doors that peak my interest.
AIT ends mid-sept, so i think used inventory should be pretty good by then on the '10 models. purchase time-frame will also depend on where i am stationed after AIT, but won't know that till prob mid-aug or so
i do like the way they have incorporated the navi display in the '10 vs the "flip-up" on the previous years.
always been a fan of the civic since seeing alley's when she had it, but not a fan of how it & the radio were all one unit....for adding aftermarket stereo equip :rick: