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| Dave, you are comparing the rear seat leg room of a compact car with one of the largest SUV's - of course it's going to be more cramped, especially if the members of your family are tall. If you intend to use your new car for extended trips with all three aboard, you'd probably be happier with a medium or full sized sedan. But for commuting and shorter trips around town, you may find the Civic to be perfectly adequate, especially if you place a greater value on all the money you'll be saving at the pump. | |
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Replying to: claudius753 (Oct 29, 2005 2:54 pm) You should be comparing the mazda 3 S touring + moonroof to the civic EX. Even the touring trim still has more equipment then the civic EX, such as 17" wheels & tires, and 6 cd changer (part of moonroof package). You can add NAV to both. Also you can get the 2006 mazda 3 for invoice (go read mazda3forums.com) which is $17800 (3S touring + moonroof/cd), can you get a civic EX for that ? I know many people here paid 19-20K$. btw, I am also considering getting the mazda 3S GT, exactly for the reason that you can get all this luxury touches in an economy car. Many people that previously owned luxury cars say they are happy with the mazda 3 (again go read mazda3forums.com), and even I in fact own a $30K (msrp) car and think that the 3S GT has comparable luxury and performance for a lot less. You can only dream about leather, bose audio, heated seats, climate control, xenon HID headlights, automatic wipers and lights, 17" wheels and tires in a civic or any other economy car.
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I'm going to get the royal blue, ivory interior, EX Civic 2006 Sedan for MSRP ($19,610 including s/h) in New Mexico. Gonna arrive in a few weeks in November. Everywhere else nearby won't have any more EX or LX until December.
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Replying to: user1235 (Oct 31, 2005 1:01 pm) I am comparing the top of the line 3 to the top of the line Civic. For some reason I see the Civic EX w/nav(i) comparable to the 3 GT. One is fuel efficient with a proven great resale and the Honda name, while the other is a more luxurious vehicle, though with less mpg, and without the so called "Honda Reliability and Resale". If I were to buy a Mazda 3, it would be the GT HB with 5AT. If I go with Civic, it will be the EX with Navigation and 5AT. In my opinion and twisted view, the 3 GT and EX w/nav(i) are comparable. Somedays I lust over the Civic, other days I lust over the 3. Right now the 3 GT is the winner. The other day the Civic was on top. I have yet to test drive a Civic (can't find one I want at the local dealer). When the time comes to finally get a new vehicle, which is taking longer than expected, I will get quotes, test drive both back to back, compare TCO to my 'gut feeling' and then choose. BTW, if the Mazda 3 GT HB got more like 27/35 mpg, then there would be no competition at all. |
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Replying to: micweb (Oct 29, 2005 7:18 pm) I have the crv, a 1999 civic ex and a mazda 5. And although I don't have a mazda 3, your reasons for backing the civic are based on perception of superior service and build quality, which is why I am responding. Ironically, the car that has given me the most headache is the honda civic, and i take that thing to dealer for regular service. I had the misfortune of a "defective" OEM computer that had to be replace out of pocket because the warranty ran out (90,000) miles. in addition, when it was brand new, it would simply not start one cold day, and the technicians could not duplicate the problem. My crv was recalled due to a potential fire hazzard, and I was compensated with a rental and got my crv back. No big deal. My mazda 5 was also recently recalled for potential fire hazzard, but I found the service to be superior. The dealer called me, picked my car, and dropped off an upgraded MPV. In addition, the reset my warranty and gave me $500.00 in cash! I will receive my Mazda 5 back in a few days detailed in and out. Based on my experience, I find hondas to be overrated. I have owned 3 civics, and I do not believe they are as reliable as people say. I also don't believe that the build quality is superior. I experience the same rattle you describe in your civic, and the headliner in my crv is coming off at the edges. sloppy. Don't get me wrong. I believe that overall hondas are good cars, but they are not great cars, and they not superior to my mazdas. I also prevously owned a miata (140,000 mi) and a 323 (250,000 mi.) both were sold as running cars to other people. man those cars are bullet proof. Mazdas 3, 5, miata, MPV, and RX8s are all assembled in Japan BTW. It's a fact that Japanese and Korean manufacturers still have better micro quality standards. Except for the TSX, NSX, and S2000, all hondas are assembled in US and Canada.
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I just purchased a 2006 Civic LX Auto and really like it. I noticed that the LCD display shows the Engine Oil Life (Example: 100%, 90%, etc.). Does anyone know how to reset it if I decide to change the oil much earlier than the system tells me to? My Pontiac Grand Am had an "Oil Change" light which you could easily reset. I didn't notice anything about resetting the Civic Engine Oil Life feature in the manual. Also, can someone please tell me what fuel efficiency they're getting? The Civic is my wife's car and she only drives it 50 miles a week so it will be a while before I see what kind of mileage we're getting.
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Replying to: bmccall (Nov 01, 2005 5:16 pm) I am getting only 25 mpg in city driving only on my first 200 miles on the OD in my 06 Coupe Automatic EX with NAV. I did inflate the tires to 33 lbs after noticing from the dealership that it was at 25 lbs each tire. Here in Clearwater Florida, we have a lot of very long red lights to waste our time, and fuel, so this may reflect the lower than EPA reading of 30 mpg city. Not to mention that the car has not been broken in yet.
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Replying to: earth (Nov 02, 2005 3:22 am) 
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