to your wife.i have never driven/sat inside any civic FD so i wouldn't know. however i do have a caldina ZT which i bought for my wife. sometime i use the car too especially during outstation trips. main purpose is to have a family car that looks good. FD looks good too but i think the ZT looks a little bit better due to the sexy body line. of course GT4 was the desired model but i already have 3 turbocharged cars in the garage so i think it's time to get sensible hehehe. quite happy with the performance, not that powerful but enough for 160-180kmh comfortable cruising on highways using ron95. sits 5 adults comfortably, with generous rear legroom (more legroom than my mom's W203). fuel consumption is good, low maintenance costs (but spark plug expensive), and big boot space for family outings. but u have to remember ur options, a 2010 car vs a 2004 car. the 2004 car will definitely cost a little bit more initially as it is a little bit older. when i got the ZT, it was not in good condition (cheapest car in mudah at the time) so i spent around rm3-4k to change all the wear n tear parts n the car has reliably served our family since. only thing now is the kong absorbers which will be replaced soon. other than that, i'm happy with the ZT. never regretted not taking the GT4 but my wife complained that why am i the only one with turbo n leave her with an NA machine hahahaha
My wife drives like a tortoise and can't stand all the blowoff noises.