Quote Originally Posted by panda[cRx] View Post
i gotta disagree there...

it's been said from both the media and public over recent years that toyota is BLAND and boring so they would have to hold the #1 boring spot

mazda's recent range has given their sales a shot in the bum. they have cars competing with the jazz, civic and even the euro atm. they even have the 'MPS' vehicles. they are stealing sales from honda as:
1) doesn't have anything sporty and
2) honda can't/won't bring enough civics into australia to meed demand, so many people are going to buy mazda 3's. not many people looking to buy a new car are willing to wait 3-4months when a similar option can be picked up the same day.

honda just has the same lineup as the last few years (minus anything sporty), with the only new vehicles being the civic and the crv. honda again won't be supplying enough crv's to meet demand so that will be more sales lost imho.
gay

having said that i'd still prefer vehicles from the current honda range over anything else jap made (bar the evo or maybe an liberty gt ).
Don't get me wrong toyota is still borign atm... but consider the future and the way they are going with the push for TRD in australia and it sounds sweet.

Nissan in australia is a mostly 4wd affair... aside from 350z, they make nothing worth owning in australia.

But yes, mazda is the best today i reckon... having driven sp23 (lets not even compare mps) mazda 3s and civic sport... mazda 3 seems so much mroe of a sparts car..