Ganyan talaga pag bago. Everyone wants to have one, kaya 'di maka-cope ang supply sa initial demand. I have a ninang who was on the waiting list for six months before she got her Generation 2 CR-V.

Which of the models you're considering meets the greatest number of your criteria for a car? That makes things simpler. In my case, I've had my eye on the Vitara for the longest time, because it seemed underrated. Then I eventually realized wala siyang diesel, so I went for the Adventure instead. Tagal na kasi akong nakikisakay sa Adventure GLX ng mga would-be in-laws ko, kaya naisip ko, "hmmm, mataas, spacious, dependable engine at diesel. This one's for me!". Luckily I was able to get the newer model, since improvements had already been made.

Binata pa lang kasi ako, I wanted a big vehicle with lots of space (offshoot of me trying to cram everything into one backpack). Kaya kahit siguro hindi pa ako nag-aasawa ngayon, malamang Adventure pa rin ang kunin ko.

Bottom line is, it never hurts to have a fallback when choosing a vehicle. So kung naiinip ka na sa Mazda, I'd say go with the Honda. At least masaya ka pa rin naman sa choice mo. Advantage is, the Accord's been here longer than the Mazda3. More established, so its parts are less likely to run out of stock, IMO.