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eriplex · 06-27-2008, 05:46 PM

Hmm..I too looked into the mazda3 before I purchased my Civic. The dash is a bit intimidating to look at on the passengers side, but not too bad on the drivers side.

I'm a huge fan of the speedometer on the Civic. I found the Mazda3's dash to be bit distracting and did not like the red lighting with the plain dials. The Mazda3 was comfortable and had a bit more power than the Civic, but it did not ride as smoothly in my opinion. Interesting, but the glove box in the Mazda3 was huge. You could fit a decent sized laptop in there.

You really have to take them both for a test drive to truly know. The Civic gets better gas mileage, which was a major plus for me.

I test drove quite a few cars due to the fact that my dad gets decent discounts on certain brands, such as Mazda and Nissan. Eventhough the Honda was going to be a bit more since there was no company discount, I found it to be completely worth it.

06-27-2008, 05:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
eriplex Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ft. WeGotYa, AZ Posts: 2,404 Erica	Hmm..I too looked into the mazda3 before I purchased my Civic. The dash is a bit intimidating to look at on the passengers side, but not too bad on the drivers side. I'm a huge fan of the speedometer on the Civic. I found the Mazda3's dash to be bit distracting and did not like the red lighting with the plain dials. The Mazda3 was comfortable and had a bit more power than the Civic, but it did not ride as smoothly in my opinion. Interesting, but the glove box in the Mazda3 was huge. You could fit a decent sized laptop in there. You really have to take them both for a test drive to truly know. The Civic gets better gas mileage, which was a major plus for me. I test drove quite a few cars due to the fact that my dad gets decent discounts on certain brands, such as Mazda and Nissan. Eventhough the Honda was going to be a bit more since there was no company discount, I found it to be completely worth it.