Honda Civic Vs. Nissan Sentra?

[Mike]

I'm looking to get a new car. I'm based out of Toronto so all prices are in Canadian $. The Civic will run me a little over $23 000 and the Sentra a little over $21 000.
The two thousand difference will obviously save me a bit on monthly payments. From what I've read and compared, the Sentra is a little bigger inside and engine wise.
A little bigger in the car, a bit bigger in cargo space, engine is 2.0 vs. the civics 1.8. My only concern with the Sentra is that Nissan is using a newer type of transmission (the CVT). Apparently it has its ups and downs and a few mixed reviews.
So with all of this in mind.... help! Any ideas on what I should invest in? If you could justify the answer that would be great. Just writing Sentra or Civic really doesnt help my situation.

Thanks in advance everyone!!

 

[$Coolioz_in_th_house$]

Civic. its th best car in its class. sure th Sentra is more smoother and comfy but th Civic is safer and more reliable.

 

[Andrew]

Civics is a well made car for is little as they are i had my for like 5 years and i jave had no problems

 

[aspehals]

Honda Civic. Much more reliable, and more fun.

 

[666777]

Civic
I rented a 2007 sentra and it really don't compare to the civic

Both are really good cars but the civic has better resale value
the Civic is better on gas, and the Civic is a better performer

When I drove the sentra it was like driving a hyundai