Hi,
I'm driving the IS now. Was fighting against myself to keep the
civic or get a new IS.
End up i get an IS cos of the power and reasonable price. Its a fun
car, except that the build quality is nowhere close to the civic.
haha......
My advise, if you got 2 small kids, dun get a hatchback. Its always
a case of being safe. Touch wood, but if someone bang you from
behind, at least if you are driving a sedan, there's a boot to
protect yr family.
I got no kids yet thus i choose to 'play' with the IS for the
moment. Prepared to drive for at least 5 yrs, then might change.
And i personally do believe that the 'mod-bility' of the IS is much
more than the Getz/
I have not test drove the Getz 1.6 2dr, cos i did not even consider
it in the 1st place (no offence to Getz owners out there) as I'm in
sales. And a Jap car will definitely be a safer bet between the
two.
And yes, if a 1l swift can last ten yrs, why not a IS? Just my
personal views.
Hope it helps, cheers~!