i'd probably rather be in the civic.. the civic may not survive, but the people inside will.. I know someone with a sebring convertable.. and was signifigantly un-impressed with the engineering.. my nissan altima did it's job perfectly when I was struck by a commercial pickup at 35mph. (chevy 2500, with bed replaced with county-fair vending equipment)

http://ben.nerp.net/pix/car/nissan/

looks really bad.. but i drove it home from the crash.. fun part was.. I had just gotten my pre-order for my mk2 tha tweek.. so i got to pick my new car based on if the empeg would work good.. and as expected.. works great in my jetta