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Yes, I agree and think your prediction is likely to be the case. ????

Yes, I agree and think your prediction is very likely to be the case. ????

My local showroom now has the Yaris to look at and test drive. So will test drive next week. Think my wife prefers Mazda.....but I want to give the Yaris a chance. ????

Yes, I like them too. Actually did a test drive in one for the first time today - nice. Problem is......my wife has taken a shine to the CX3 that she sat in at the showroom. The CX3 is nice....and have a test drive arranged for Monday, so that will probably reinforce her liking for it over the Mazda 2. I like the CX3 too but think the 2 is better for her & her needs. So will see.....????????????

Thanks for your comments, DavisH. And thanks for the youtube reviews. Will watch them shortly, with my wife, to translate if necessary. ???????? Re second-hand crv's or second-hand cars generally, my wife is not keen. It's not a mindset that I think can change. (Which is a shame, cos if I could pick up a real bargain Jazz - now discontinued - it would suit her perfectly imo.) If she knew the whole history of a bargain second-hander & was close to the owner, etc....then maybe, but....???????? ????

Thanks, Vinny. You've just helpfully educated me somewhat as to the likely set-ups between manufacterers & dealerships. ???? I think I have been rather naive about this, assuming that the dealership policy is the manufacturer's (ie Honda) policy cos the dealership IS the manufacturer, in a way. But the relationship is more complex than that and I can, from your comments, understand that in a clearer way. ???? So that said......despite the WR-V having some rather cheapish-looking & naff features that I noticed as soon as I sat in it.......the WR-V had a certain character to it overall, notably the actual compactness of it, while still giving the impression of a larger vehicle. It's on the back-burner for me atm, but I'll be interested to know what coming reviews of it say.

As someone else suggested, I think it's an individual dealership thing. Their own policy. Not universal. Dunno for sure. ???????????? But you know, if they want me to part with the cabbage, I say hand me those ignition keys and let's ride.

????????????....high horsepower is not what floats my wife's boat.....so to speak. The colour of the vehicle does. And what really appeals to her most, is the vehicle that's at least one up-grade in the models range above that model I suggest is what we need. ????

I will check that site out, Vinny. Thank you ????. Like I mentioned to someone else who kindly responded to my post to you, I think there was (just) enough about the WR-V, from an all-too-brief look-over to spur me to give it another chance. So I will check out the site you provided to see if something can be sorted. Frankly, not impressed with this particular Honda dealership, tbh. Maybe another....though some distance away.....might be more ready to give me what I need. We'll see. Again, thanks Vinny & thanks for the link. ????

No, I didn't ask, DavisH.. I should have done. But she was so clear that a test drive wouldn't be available - and that's that! - that it left me too baffled to enquire further. I'm guessing that had it been possible to book a test drive she would have suggested it, to keep me on the hook, so to speak. But she didn't. Oh well. Unfortunate that I hadn't got far doing a thorough check up inside & out before she told me about the test drive no-can-do. Shame, cos got the impression it might be worth giving the WR-V a chance to win me over. I'm gonna go with what you suggested.....check out other Honda outlets, esp a larger one if possible. Thanks for your response, DavisH. ????

Just thought I'd mention it - went to check out the Honda WR-V today. Seemed nice. But no vehicle to test drive. That stumped me. In fact, no test drives available for any of the Honda vehicles in the showroom. Company policy. How does Honda think that makes for a happy customer, I wonder. ???? Oh well. ????

Yes, I know what you mean. I'm a bit wary of brand new models. Wait until the problems have been ironed out is best! ????

Yes, finding out these details, about what exactly I am getting in the package and what I'm not, is going to be important for me. ????

Personally....I love the March! Wife's opinion? Very 'Thai', let's put it that way. ????. And I truly regret to say that. ????

????'.....consecutive Mazda 2's'. ? Interesting. Very interesting, in fact. I like the CX3....very much......and my wife does too.....but I myself have a sense that a Mazda 2 might be a good starting point (she's not an experienced 4-wheeler) for her.......or do you think we could safely 'skip' (so to speak) the Mazda 2 and just get a CX3 ? ????

You actually ask rather too many questions to keep track of, georgegeorgia! ????????......but they are all questions to which I can relate to and to which I feel inclined to respond. I have yet to know what precisely it is that will see me 'shuffle off this mortal coil', but know it is waiting to be given a name soon, I regret to venture, by doctors I'm reluctant to meet anyway, anytime soon. My guess is cirrhosis of the liver. (Does anyone know how to spell 'cirrhosis'? Tbh, I think even dictionaries just guess...????) But my present awareness of this likely outcome reminds me of things I learned some time ago. My mother died of terminal pancreatic cancer in 2010. My own 'inner takeaway' of the mentality of my mother at that time, based on both research then, but mostly intuition, was that there is a profound shift in 'normal mindset' to 'the other'. Or........'another'. By which I mean an opening of perceptions that are not consistent with the natural, usually unconscious, 'I'm alive, and will continue to be so for a period ahead long enough to cause no concern at present' mentality of the non-terminally-diagnosed. So a shift from that norm to....often poetically termed.....the abyss. When that happens, things will take their course inexorably, and will almost certainly be, oddly enough, a blessing. What I describe may appear to have a very grim tone to it, but in fact, none was intended, for there really is no 'grimness' to it....actually. ????????

Absolutely amazing! But I would have a few questions & doubts.... However, yes, it is amazing! Wow!! ????

Tbh, LosLobo......me as a real 'little lad' always preferred Dinky or Corgi car models of American cars like Mustangs or Camaros....or Italian stuff, Dino Ferraris, etc. Cars that seemed to exude sexiness, flair & class. I find a lot of cars these days seem designed to give off an aggressive, brutish kind of vibe. The Mazda 3 for example is one of the few that for me harks back to my old Dinky car ideal! The Yaris special is nice, but gotta admit I was never really a speed or power kind of car lover. (Just as well, as I'm the owner of a 15 year old Isuzu Hi-Lander that gets overtaken by guys on bikes with sidecars selling Thai sausages! ????)

True enough, I reckon. ????.

So.....a bit of POS then?! ???? Your assessment doesn't surprise me, (and was also quite amusing! ????), but I will say this for them: They must be a nice little 'earner' for Mitsu, as there are, it seems to me, so many of them bombing about! ????

I ain't against a bit of speed myself....????....but the risks on the road here preclude getting a healthy kick out of speeds like that, for me. Call me Grandad, but it's a safe, Bonneville Salt Flats type thing.....or a mug of cocoa and an early night. ????????

The specs in the City hatchback brochure they gave me say 13.5 cms for all models. If for any reason I actually did choose to get a City (though I'm doubting I would, atm), I wonder if different profile tyres would provide a sufficient increase in height off-ground to make a crucial difference? ???? But then, it doesn't seem great that you buy a vehicle and immediately need, in those circumstances, to fork out for different tyres! Read with interest your concise summary of your opinions on each brand you looked at. ???? Mitsubishi, btw, do (or did?) a small hatchback called the Mirage. I see loads of them around, so there must be something good about them....but for some reason my wife's not keen to get one. ????

Good points to consider. And I must admit they are points I might have overlooked if you hadn't kindly mentioned them. ???? The Facebook group suggestion for my wife is great, as I know, using this forum, so much can be learned. I will prompt her to seek out such groups. I'm sure both the 'sue' & the 'rust-proofing' issues might be covered in such a group discussion. Thanks! ????

No, that won't happen. I've spent so much time repeatedly referring to all the Mazda models brochures I've got littering the house that I'll be able to distinguish one model from another for life!????

Nice. ???? But 261hp, producing that speed on Thai roads? Not around my Isaan neck o' the woods! ????