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My recommendation to you is a A32 Maxima (95-99). They are overbuilt cars and do not break at all. I have had 4 of them and they are extremely reliable. One had over 260,000 miles and it was accidentally redlined multiple times, but it kept going. They are really cheap and suprisingly roomy. Oh and the 5 speed my girl had got an average of 28 mpg.
Another good car is a 95-2001 altima. They are comfortable and my 96 5 speed got 28mpg avg. I say 95 because I am not sure if the 93 and 94 had dual airbags. The only thing that goes wrong with the KA in that car is the distributor but they are a dime a dozen at the junkyard.
Another great buy is the 99-01 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS as was stated earlier. Great looking cars along with decent reliablility and cheap repair. Another good car is also the legacy GT. I wouldn't recommend these as much as the Nissans though.
I am going to be the first to go against a luxury car like the GS300. The reason is a little higher maintenance costs and the heavier weight will reduce gas mileage. I like them but here in the north a FWD is a better overall car for winter than a RWD sedan. That would be my mindset with a kid atleast. Not sure if there is snow in "Pdale". Good luck finding a car and congratulations on the kid.
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