Quote Originally Posted by TypeG View Post
mazda is no way to compare with any Honda
drove a Mazda sp23 and it is like a pos.. crappy interior, quality and gearbox.

btw... this CTR looks UGLY.... where is the Jap spec CTR =(
Again personal opinion. Im sure many people driving sp23's have driven the civic and say the same thing of honda. Whatever floats your boat as they say. Too many people will buy a Civic and justify it to themselves by bagging mazda3, focus etc and im sure there are buyers who dont like many aspects of the civic also. I see no issue with quality from mazda, they are no merc/bmw/vw but then i dont believe honda are either. The interior isnt too bad in my opinion, comfy and roomy, i never had a single quality issue with my mazda 6 and the gearbox might not be as light and nice to slick between gears as many honda's but its still easy to use, non baulky and doesnt grind or jump out of gear.. not too bad. Plus the 2.3litre motor is great, very torquey and much better suited (again in MY opinion) to a relatively large family car (compared to civics of old) especially if they are automatic...

Again these are just my expressed views and many may disagree but i think to say mazda is crap isn't a very educated view..