who will be more realiable? only the automatic, both 5 speed automatic, i heard bad thing about honda's 5 speed, unlike the mazda's which was known as more reliable, the honda's engine was perceived as more durable... however is the transmission dies its no use having a durable engine, manual is not an option.
honest opinions about the civic's 5 speed auto?
I wouldn’t make a blanket statement like: "A is better than B", … or vice versa. You are talking 10 year old cars here. If, for example, I was the one who is looking for a used car, … I would look at both, … Honda and Mazda. Both were good cars in ‘10. Both, overall and statistically, logging good reliability record.
And so, … just look around, if you find one or the other of interest, check it out, have it inspected professionally. Grab it if it passes inspection, …
F.S.
