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			Alright, so i know NOTHINg at all about cars besides driving them (I just got my L haha). My parents are going to buy me a car, and I've narrowed it to two (budget is around 20thousand - no used cars).    
2010 Honda Civic or 2010 Mazda 3 sedan   
they're both around the same price - which one do you guys think is a better buy? A friend of mine said Mazda is better in every way compared to Honda , but another said she drove a Mazda3 for several years and it has a lot of problems    
again, i know Nothing about cars haha. Please help out. If you guys say that the whatever is better in this car , please explain what the "whatever" does because - i really dont know a thing about cars LOL. Thanks
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			Mazda3 without a doubt.
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			If you care about the looks, then get a Civic.  The 2010 Mazda3 looks hideous with the new redesign, from my perspective.
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			08-29-2010, 02:23 PM
			
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			^+1 
mazda 3 looks hideous.... and isnt it slower
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			Mazda 3 you'll get more for your money, but you'll also have a 90% chance of people trying to hit your driver's door           |       
		
		
		
		
		 
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			+1   
The new Mazda 3 looks ugly.
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			If it was the previous gen mazda 3, i'd pick it, but the new one with the smiley face isn't appealing at all. I'm sure it's still a great car, but that face is just...        |       
		
		
		
		
		 
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			As a honda guy, I would say the mazda 3.   
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			The mazda 3 has a creepy smile.        
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			Mazda3 is a better buy.
		    
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I +1 to the previous gen if you can't get straight new.
		     
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			If you're closed minded enough to only pick from those 2 cars, when there are soo many others available in your price range, i'd go with the mazda 3
		    
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			mazda3 is a way better bang for the buck, and drives way better too   
but it looks god damn hideous, if you like the design mazda3 for sure
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			I just like honda more. I don't have some big explanation, it's just literal taste for me.
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			mazda 3, i dislike honda haha
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			mazda because I hate civics
		    
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					Originally Posted by  1990TSI     If you're closed minded enough to only pick from those 2 cars, when there are soo many others available in your price range, i'd go with the mazda 3   |       Tell me some other cars in that price range hehe 
I've only had a look at 3-4 places at the autoshop in richmond
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I +1 to the previous gen if you can't get straight new.    |       LOL shitt - looks like the car has a joker smile 
Don't know when's the next time I'm going back to the mazda place, does anyone know if you can get the older version of the mazda3 fresh without having to buy a used one ;P thanks.
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			how about golf or jetta
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			hows mazda on reliability tho?
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			Mazda 3.   
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			Mazda 3.  It's just a much better car overall.
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			Well if you are thinking about modding the car, civic ftw.  Tons of aftermarket potential and besides, would you really want to mod that hideous happy face mazda3? haaha, just another thought for you.
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			Personally, i have a 2006 honda civic myself but if i had the choice u have now, i would go for a mazda 3.
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			new mazda 3 is a fucking joke     
most fugly car i ever seen, whoever buys it is fucking blind     
the interior and power to weight ratio is definitely much better than a civic   
if you can stand the fugly look, get a 3   
if not get a civic   
pretty simple
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