So I just looked at the specs for the sport on edmunds and it seems there are no audio or cruise control buttons on the steering wheel? I guess audio is limited to the center console and where's the cruise control then???
Are the newer mazda's not up to par with honda's reliability? I know the older ones had rust issues but I thought reliability was pretty similar long term.
Has anyone recently driven and cross shopped these two vehicles? I can't help but think the mazda3 gives you more for your money with regards to the trims lower than the grand touring. I'm looking specifically at civic sport and ex vs the touring and touring 2.5 on the mazda3 hatch. Example, the...
I realize the two lowest trims have the 5inch screen with only 4 speakers. For those of you with one of those trims, what do you think of the base audio system?
This is really good to know. I posted in another forum that I just recently became really interested in the civic hatch and am torn between the sport and ex model (touring sport will be out of my price range). I would definitely like to try the manual out but if the rpms on the highway are high...
Good to know. I love driving stick and will definitely have to give it a try. The only thing that might push me over the edge is that my wife doesn't know how and would probably prefer the auto trans. I could teach her but regardless I don't think she's going to want to deal with the manual when...
So I'll be in the market for a new car in the spring most likely and I stopped into a honda dealership yesterday and while waiting on my wife's 2003 beater civic to get it's airbags replaced I took a look at an EX hatch model on the showroom floor. I was actually really impressed by it (didn't...