QUOTE(iceman08 @ Jul 22 2009, 10:06 AM)
If i were to choose these 3 cars, it will definitely be the Mazda 3. The built and ride quality is definitely the best. I believe most of us buy a car for everyday use and not to race and see who can outrun who....for me, Mazda 3 is the closest to continental ride among the 3.
Civic really has the elegant look and spacious but the ride quality is really not as good as Mazda 3..coupled with the countless complaint about its CKD Melaka quality....I will have no problem even if its a CBU Thailand.
Lancer looks sporty and nice to me but is the most uncomfortable car in its class...and the cabin noise is really really unbearable. I almost thought i was driving a motor boat!! Is not surprising when I knock on the door, it sounds so thin and soft...the insulation is so so bad.
There is always a compromise.....when you want good handling car, you sacrifice on comfort...when you want good acceleration, you compromise on fuel consumption..Car companies can tune up or tune down their car but they will have to weight on the fuel consumption.....Especially Mazda where they have big market concentration in Europe and as we all know Europe have the strictest environmental rules. Cars with lower emission will enjoy higher rebate in taxes....Mazda cars in Malaysia and Europe actually came from the same factory in Japan.
Of course over here you can always tuned up your car yourself if you want but you can't upgrade on your car material quality.
Couldn't agree more with Iceman...
I was in a dilemma choosing the big 2 --> CKD Civic 2.0 or CBU Lancer GT? (2010 Mazda3 was not launched that time - Around March this year)
Then I chose Civic rather than Lancer because the Lancer's interior is a lil' shabby even though it's a CBU from Japan.. (no offense to Lancer owners, but it's really a good buy..)
Due to the Civic 2.0 late delivery, I was quite pissed by Honda Malaysia and canceled the booking and tried to look for other alternatives. The day I decided to cancel the booking from Honda, the next day was the Mazda 3 launch event in Berjaya Time Square. Maybe it's meant to be.. LOL
Then I went to test drive the Mazda 3 2.0 and saw the real car.. Man.. It really looks better than the pictures that I've got from the net... (usually it's the other way round)..
After the test drive session... didn't think twice.. booked straight away.. really happy with the build quality, gadgets, the BI-Xenon headlights, LED tail lights and etc etc... Since the paper stated the BHP is slightly lesser than Civic and Lancer, but I couldn't tell the difference of the engine performance though.. but heck.. like Iceman said.. the car it's not meant for racing.. and I say, it's the comfort and the good feel of being inside of the car is the most important. Who will be in the car more? The owner right? Not the outside people that judge the car...
But still have to wait until next month to confirm the exact delivery date like some of you here that booked the car few days after launched... but it's worth the wait... Who can beat me? Waiting for a car to deliver from March... share your pain with me if you are worst than me... hahaha
This post has been edited by cheeleong: Jul 23 2009, 10:05 AM 
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