Bill in PA 
1998 Nissan Sentra Sedan XE 4dr Sedan
Long-time Datsun/Nissan owner
 I bought this Sentra new in 1998 and now have 75,000 miles on it.  In the seven years I have had it, it has been extremely reliable.  It is good basic transportation, and gets excellent mileage.  It has cost very little to maintain. I chose it over the Toyota Corolla because it was $2000 cheaper due to a rebate that Nissan had at the time. Over the years, I have had six Datsun/Nissan cars; a 1972 510 wagon, a 1979 210, a 1981 510 wagon, a 1986 Sentra, and a 1991 King Cab pickup.  All went to over 100,000 miles.  The older ones ran forever, but rusted beyond repair after around 100,000 miles. Japanese manufacturers seem to have solved this problem; I see very few 'rustmobiles" anymore. 