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Originally Posted by pjr
I can give you my thoughts on both your choices, as I have recently swapped from a Mazda3 2.0 Sport to a Type S GT Civic.
Fuel Economy (so far) in the Civic is much better than the Mazda - and should only improve with time.
Xenon headlight in the Mazda are very good, but I had several problems with the auto-levelling in mine. I find the Halogen lights in the Civic perfectly good.
During 3 years of ownership I had all 4 alloy wheels replaced twice under warranty due to corrosion. The most recent set were also starting to show very early signs of corrosion.
The brakes in the Civic are a little softer than those in the Mazda, although once they bed in they will get better.
The seats in the Civic are a little softer and I do miss the lumbar support. However I drove nearly 300 miles yesterday and the seats in the Civic were fine.
Had both cars been on sale 3 years ago I would have bought the Civic without hesitation (I wasn't keen on the previous gen Civic shape)
Don't get me wrong, the Mazda never physically broke down, but all the small niggly faults and ropey dealer service annoyed me a bit.
Hope this helps
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Guys thanks for your input. PJR - u've given me something to think about!! I've read about the lights level not being set right on a few forums.
Wheel corrosion - someone at work has an RX-8, some corrosion on his and his Celica before that. But - your problems are a world apart from VW!! My Golf's not let me down but a lot of expensive niggly faults
I'm gonna test drive on at the weekend...see if I can't be tempted with that V-tec engine!!