We're going to go ahead and make a car purchase before the end of the year and these are the models we are looking at.

Both the Ford and the Honda come in a 2.0 ltr version and the Altis is a 1.8 ltr engine.

Any thoughts, personal experiences or reviews to share?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Dr B

No contest, the Civic 2 litre is better built and handles/performs much better IMHO, not to say the other 2 are not good cars.

GO TEST DRIVE, you know it makes sense.

Dave

Any thoughts, personal experiences or reviews to share?

I suggest you rent each car from some company and testdrive it for at least a week. That's the best way to find out which one suits you best.

I had bought a Civic about eight years ago and sold it immediately after about 100 kms, because I just hated the car. Uphill no power, and we got a lot of hills on Phuket. It was a 1.6 litre VTEC, manual gear. On the other hand, this is quite a while ago and things may have improved.

I'd buy the Ford Focus if I could get the turbo diesel engine.

What about Mazda, the Mazda 3 uses much the same parts as the Ford Focus (Ford and Mazda sleep in the same bed)

For as long as it last ... Ford and Mazda Relation

What are the price tags?