Which car should i buy?

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Don't buy the Hyundai. Though it offers quite a lot for the money, it's not a great car to drive and won't hold value as well.

The other three you list are all strong performers. Normally I'd recommend the Civic on the grounds that Hondas hold their value better (though they all retain value well). However that might not be the case now as the Civic is closer to being replaced by a new model. The Civic has good internal space, but I'm not so ken on the looks.

My own preference out of the selection would be the Corolla, but there's not much in it.

[Zopperoni]

I'd go for the Toyota as well. It's good value and built like a tank.

[aaglo]

Originally posted by Richelieu
As it is, it's taking 45 - 50 minutes to get to work and there isn't that much traffic since i'm an early bird. Using public transportation would take me 1.5 to 2 hours at best. Not an option. Same for Bicycle: it's just too far.

But just imagine how many books you'd be able to read during all those bus rides in just one year .

Originally posted by Asher
Poor men do that.

No. Men who are responsible do that.

[Asher]

Responsible men can afford cars.

[Kidlicious]

Civics kick ass!

[aaglo]

Originally posted by Asher
Responsible men can afford cars.

Just about anybody can afford a car.
Responsible men can manage well without cars.

But not all men have the guts and courage to go by bus

[Saras]

No one here has the guts to go on a Vilnius bus

[Asher]

Originally posted by aaglo
Just about anybody can afford a car.
Responsible men can manage well without cars.

But not all men have the guts and courage to go by bus

I went by bus when I was a kid and early college student.

No more!

[Kontiki]

I've had the guts (or the stupidity) to go on a bus in Cancun. There were literally people being thrown across the bus.

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
Don't buy the Hyundai. Though it offers quite a lot for the money, it's not a great car to drive and won't hold value as well.

That's my initial feeling also but the recent reviews make me wonder, which is why i want to give it at least a test drive.
The resale value is the biggest snag with it. It isn't an issue with the other three, but it's at best a question mark with this one.

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by Ming
That's only around 110 mph... too slow

kids....

[Dinner]

Hyundai (and their corporate siblings Kia) continue to be utter crap according to the quality surverys so I'd avoid them. Toyot'a Corolla is one of the most boring cars ever built so that's another dead end. So that just leaves the Civic or the Mazda 3.

Personally I like the Mazda's interior and exterior better then the bland Civics plus the 3 comes iwth an optional 160hp 2.3L engine compared to the Civic's 116hp 1.6L. Both have 5 speed manuals or 4 speed autos but the Mazdaspeed version of the 3 comes with an optional 6 speed manual. The kicker is that the Mazda actually costs slightly less then the Civic.

I'd also recommend you at least test drive a Chevrolet Cobalt which is actually a German designed Opel as well as the Ford Focus and the VW Golf. It will let you look at every car on the market and get a feel for the price differences between various manufacturers.

[Atahualpa]

Originally posted by Kontiki
I've had the guts (or the stupidity) to go on a bus in Cancun. There were literally people being thrown across the bus.

literally as in "literally"?

[duke o' york]

No, he meant literary.
Henry Louis Gates threw Margaret Atwood across the aisle for dissing the deconstructionist subtext in late Mailer.

[Kontiki]

Originally posted by Atahualpa


literally as in "literally"?

Not by other people, but by the forces of a bus darting in and out of traffic, slamming on the brakes and gunning it whenever it had the chance.