Originally Posted by
MrFatbooty
I have a fair bit of experience with both. Good friend has an '09 3s hatch, several have assorted 4-door Civics both regular and Si.
Interior build quality on the Civic is a bit nicer (although the layout's weird) and it gets better mileage.
3 can have more luxo features, more character to drive, hatch is more useful for carrying crap.
Do you really need built-in navi when a portable GPS or a smartphone will do the trick?
the navi isn't a deal-breaker as the portable or cell is always an option (planning on going to verizon after i get outta Basic as well, so have VZ navigator)....but it would be an option that i'd
prefer to have on the vehicle
i do like the fact that on the mazda, pretty much all the convience options i'd want are pretty much standard, so the navi would be the only real "option"