I agree, these were the cars I was looking into buying: Infiniti FX, G35 Coupe, 350z, Evo, WRX Sti.... And the Mazda 3 came out on top in the end. The MZ3 feels surprisingly solid... I would say it is almost as rigid as the 350z. I guess the only thing that is lacking is power, but I'll fix that up with forced induction.
That's amazing that even against those cars you chose the Mazda 3!!! Wow... I would've picked an STi in a heart beat!... say, why DID you get the MZ3 over these cars?
And forced induction is the fixer for every car's problems

Much like duct tape... hehehe
i dunno, i wanna give them the benfit of the doubt, but sometimes it's just too disappointing when the dealer responds with an "i don't know" or "i'm not sure"
Sometimes "I don't know" is the best answer instead of getting lied to. When I deal with customers, if I don't know something, I try to look it up or something or say "honestly, I'm not too sure on that." Sure, it shows I don't know much about the product, but atleast I'm honest enough to know what I DO know, which is what I say next. "I don't know about that feature, but there is this feature that I do know about. If you would like to know more about this feature, I can get more info for ya."
Then again, my job is non-sales
