That is exactly why I bought a Mazda earlier this year. I wanted to upgrade to a larger car (since 2010 I have driven a 2 door Toyota Yaris it was getting to hard to manage without extra doors) wanted something plain, reliable that I could count on to "just work", I was torn between Toyota Corolla and Mazda 3. What ultimately titled the decision was the waiting period. Here in Australia the Toyota had an 8 month wait and the Mazda 3 had 10 week wait.