If you want almera space but think the almera design is ugly, perhaps can consider Honda City?

I was actually in the same situation as you last September.

I didn't even bother with Almera cause I thought it was ugly.

So i was only deciding between Mazda 2 and City.

It all comes down to what's the usage of the car? If you're single, driving alone maybe sometimes fetch your gf/fiance/awek, then Mazda 2 is ok. I feel like Mazda 2 is more of a coupe cause behind really damn cramped. The design is better than city, driving is also better than city (more control, more responsive steering/cornering) but everything else lose to city imo.

In the end i opted for the city.

So far, City is good.

1. Fuel consumption is 450KM for a full tank. This is only city driving. If you always go on NKVE/other big highways, I tried before 600km++ for full tank.

2. It's also spacious, I can fetch 4 adults (175cm and above) all won't complain about legroom (can't say the same about mazda 2)

3. Pick up is slightly above average i feel. Enough for overtaking on LDP/Duke.

4. Price is better than Mazda 2. Im comparing high spec, I bought mine for 86k (w/o insurance), I think at that time Mazda 2 high spec was slightly above 90k. If you want to keep to a 75k budget, the low spec Mazda 2 doesn't even have bluetooth. So i eliminated that option instantly. If you stick to 75k budget, I think city beats all. Maybe you can think about new vios? I've not test drive that so i can't give any comments.

Overall, no complains.

Only thing to note is i think Honda is launching new design for City in a year or two, so maybe if you care about resale value, this is something to consider.

If i never address all your concerns, feel free to leave me questions.

Ps: im not a petrolhead, so all this opinion is from my own driving only. Other users can feel free to chip in.

EDIT: another thing to take into consideration is that Mazda got free service, but Honda doesn't. Imo, it doesn't matter to me la cause if you think of buying Honda/Mazda/Toyota, surely you can afford the service. Usually range between 200-400 for normal service and 500-700 for big service.

EDIT 2: if 75k budget cannot budge, maybe think about Myvi also? I have friends who own the new myvi, all also no complaints. Sometimes complain Service centre, but this is all very subjective.

This post has been edited by Eclipse123: Mar 19 2019, 06:27 PM

I might be wrong, but best to go to a showroom and test it out yourself.

Sometimes same car from different regions will have different specs.

My info came from a showroom assistant, she might be misinformed as well.