No offense but I found striking resemblence between some Hyundai-Kia models and Honda models. What do you guys think may be its just me huh. Like Honda Civic and Kia Cerato, I think they look similar, especially the front of both cars. what do you guys think??? Also Honda accord and Hyundai sonata, their headlights look alike too. I cant help but wondering, is one of them copying designs from the other!!!

WILL THEY PULL THE PIN AGAIN?

I must admit i couldn’t be happier, i drove the Mazda 6 wagon and it was a pile of puss in comparison to the Skoda.

Honda and Mazda are light years behind what VW are offering for a tiny bit more, laser welded chassis, low capacity but high output, low emissions (lower than diesel in some cases) and low consumption. All this with great build quality, greater standard features and amazing technology like the DSG gearbox you would be mad not to spend the extra over and above the other 2. I researched for months before buying and i know i made the right choice, they may not be there for ever but at the moment they are killing whatever pathetic attempts the japs are having at the moment in ether brand.

Eitherway I still think you are dreaming if you say the interior feel/fit/design etc is better in the i30.
I was honestly very disappointed when I tried the i30 in the flesh as i was expecting something that was on top of the tree, yet found it to be a mere mid pack performer.

You say there is more to a car than being good to drive, sure, thats true, but there is also more to judging them on emotive based phone polls which is all you seem to have.

The Corolla sells heavily to fleets whereas the Mazda doesnt. I think the 3 is the highest selling private vehicle isnt it???
I generally dont get hung up on those stats but what it proves is how irrelevant sales stats in general are to the consumer based minds

If Mazda 3 really is more fun to drive that the i30, then good for the Mazda. But does it mean at all that it is a superior car to the i30?
Sportiness (ie, fun to drive) is not the only factor that determines a car’s quality. It s also about the safety, reliability and design of it too.

Toyota sells tonnes of Corollas (way more than the Mazda 3) Does that mean it is a better car than the Mazda 3? I don t think so. But it s true that its resale value is higher, and generally more reliable(as in it doen t break down). Even then we still can t say the Corolla is better than Mazda3 can we??

By the same token, Mazda 3 selling more(possibly because its brand value and relatively more fun to drive) doesn t necessarily mean the i30 is utterly inferior either.

I am sure many of those who have bought Corollas already knew that the Mazda 3 is better at handling and more responsive that the Corolla. But despite that, they still went for the Corolla because they liked the brand ‘Toyota’ better and the images associated with the brand (such as quality, resale prices etc).