2017 Civic hatch or 2017 Mazda 3 hatch

Im not trying to die in a $3,000 civic. Lease makes the most sense to me to be honest. Pay $9,000 to drive a new car for 3 years with 45k miles to blow while I save up for a golf R.

I guess you can say that. And you know damn well school doesn't teach you anything about finances.

an 01-05 civic is perfectly safe. some were even fitted with side air bags. the moral of that story is to not crash like a dumbass. always drive defensively.