im another mazda 3 fan!

loved mine but sold it because when the baby seat was installed in the passenger side DH couldnt sit in the passenger seat it was to far forward
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This was why we went with a corolla over a mazda 3. Both were hard to fit the reverse baby seat in, but there was definitely more room in the corolla than the mazda 3.
Ive heard nothing but good things about the mazda.
Ive had a corolla seca (well 2) since 2000, I really like them.