i have always liked them both, but i prefer the way a honda drives. I have had 4 fast-ish hondas (2 crxs/2civics) and a dsm(1992 laser awd) that was stock. I had big plans for the DSM, but it went for a swim in Naraganset Bay 2 days after i ordered my parts . I have never owned a bad honda or dsm. But i don't buy shitty cars either. Cost wise? my white hf/b18c5 was built for 7k and was pretty fast. my dsm plans would have put me in the high 11's/low 12's for about the same cost. I never ran the crx because the closest track to me was in NJ. But, i would say is was a solid mid 12 sec car(my vx with same motor went 13.0). I have had many types of performance cars from turbo rotaries to LS1s and i always come back to honda?