Which car was 2nd on the list?

[Design]

I wanted to get something fun for me and reliable/practical for the family. It came down to a heavily discounted GTI or the Si. The deciding factor was choosing a car that can tolerate 25K miles/yr for 10+ years.

I will miss the power & HIDs of my outgoing MS3. But the driving engagement in the Si & GTI is on a whole other level. Planning to buy an Si Sedan once dealers realize there's very little hype for this car (thanks mostly to strong competition and the CTR).

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[Unibrow Tail Lights]

I wanted to get something fun for me and reliable/practical for the family. It came down to a heavily discounted GTI or the Si. The deciding factor was choosing a car that can tolerate 25K miles/yr for 10+ years.

I will miss the power & HIDs of my outgoing MS3. But the driving engagement in the Si & GTI is on a whole other level. Planning to buy an Si Sedan once dealers realize there's very little hype for this car (thanks mostly to strong competition and the CTR).

Hey this was the same reasoning for why I went with the SI. I needed a car that would last 10+ years, and I didn't want to take the chance on the GTI with their bad track record. The safe choice was the SI. Both great cars though.

 

[Mikeybc]

Only wanted a 2 door coupe, there wasn't many options where I am, Rear wheel drive is out of the question For my climate, would be getting stuck in snow too much. There was no other logical choice that I could see. A turbocharged Kia Forte was too much money (5000 bucks more at 29,000) compared to a Canadian EX-T coupe.

 

[Jukeboxx13]

Almost bought an 03 WRX wagon, but the wife wanted a new car so civic hatch it was.

Still probably going to get a WRX though but just not anytime soon.

 

[runnin9z]

Ram 1500 haha!

 

[kritz]

Dodge Challenger R/T. Fun to drive but heavy, thirsty and rear drive for Midwestern winters ultimately ruled it out. Also looked at the Toyota FT-86 but found it to narrow focused for a daily.

 

[BarracksSi]

Second choice was a Mercedes SLS. Defining factor was price.

Pretty much the same here. My second choice was a Carrera 4 GTS.

 

[Javex]

2nd choice was a Lamborghini Huracan but... the snow is an issue here.... otherwise would of pulled the trigger. Hahaha!

 

[Porter89]

Mazda 3 had some advantages: heads up display, white leather, volume knob, adaptive headlights.

But it was overall reviews I read that put the Civic up above plus Carplay and better reliability/resale.

 

[cobrati]

Was looking at cars and really considering both Kia Optima and Mazda 6 (both used). With a baby on the way at that point we wanted something large enough to fit her and any of her accessories and thought the Civic might be too small. Finally got to test drive the Civic and really found it to be almost the same size as the Mazda (what I was most interested in honestly) so then it became a matter of buying a used car with 20k miles on it or going new for a few thousand more. As I plan on keeping the car until someone crashes into it or it falls apart/is too expensive to keep putting back together my wife and I figured go new.

 

[LKN]

The second car on my list was a 2017 Honda Accord Touring. It was also very nice, but it didn't have all the advanced features of the Civic (no brake hold, no low speed follow). It drove great, but I was actually expecting it to feel faster than it did considering it has 278 HP (I felt like there's not that much torque low in the RPM range). In the end there was no way I was going to pay 7,000 dollars more for the Accord... it just wasn't worth THAT much more. I also didn't really care for the dual screen layout. It was somewhat quieter and smoother than the Civic, but the Civic was no slouch in those departments and the Civic was IMO a lot more fun to drive... seemed more responsive with better handling

 

[skshrews]

Mazda 3 HB 6MT (less MPG, hp for same or >$/body styling too dull/colors dull/fewer dealers)
VW GTI (almost fell under GTI spell but then remembered it's a Volkswagen and I want my car to be working >80K miles)
Audi A5 Sportback (closest I've ever come to buying a "fancy" car, but I just don't need that many hp's/cost/Audi headaches)
Civic Si Sedan (very close second, just too low seating/roof, and no HB/I will miss those heated seats, mirrors and full infotainment system, very tempting)

 

[runnerchicki]

I just had to decide between the hatch, the coupe, and the sedan. The deciding factor between hatch and no hatch.. cabin noise level. Other than that I went back and forth between the two forever. To be fair, I only drove the hatch in the Sport trim level, not the Sport Touring so I honestly do not know if there would have been a difference in noise level, but I am completely happy with my 2017 Touring sedan in white orchid pearl.

The deciding factor between the coupe and the sedan .. the color. I did not want to dork around trying to find a coupe in the color I wanted. So I went with the sedan. I have no regrets. I absolutely love this car!

 

[xcoreflyup]

Outside of hondas..I would go with FOCUS ST, FRS/BRZ..

 

[brienp]

Same model year (2016) VW GTI Autobahn. Loved everything about the GTI, but this was right around the time of their emissions scandal. Ive owned Honda's and Acuras my whole life and felt like Honda was a more "trustworthy" choice, based on past experience. I do not regret my decision!

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