kung maintenance wise, at papopormahin mo in the future, go for the 1.6L "small body" corolla, all power na.....pag nabihisan mo yan..pogi din yan,at par kahit paano sa mga bago ngayon..plus, in the future, pwede mo pa palitan ng 1.6L 20V na 4age/ 4agze na makina..with matching 4-wheel disc brakes, of course!ok din ung "big body" corollas, pero way out sa budget mo,e.....

kung lancer pili mo, ung singkit na gti...1992 model, dohc 1.5L MPI...if you want more power, pasok na ata sa budget mo ung 1992 original na galant gti 2.0L 4g63 engine, all-power na yang dalawa at wala ka nang i-momods pa gaano, kasi baka makuntento ka na sa power nito..body parts nalang din dagdag mo..just find a more stock unit..ung models ng galant and lancer beyond 1992, in stock form, for me ha, parang di ganyang kaganda...

nissan..hmm nothing fancy...mine's a maxima..ok din, pero mahal piyesa at parang v6 kung lumamon ng gas!..ung mga SS at series 3, ok din, pero not that much exciting...kung 1989-92 cefiro naman, patay ka din sa gas, pero 2.4L carb na RWD...iba driving character nito...bluebird, ok din....

wag ka kuha ng matic, sakit ng ulo yan in your case..manual lang..

so my recomendation:

kung gusto mo stock palang ok na, get a lancer or a galant GTI.this i truely recommend.

kung gusto mo normal stock, pero pwede i-modify to a powerhouse, "small body" corolla GL, ung bigbody, malamang 1.3L XL/XE lang makuha mo nyan...

kung gusto cheap car, nissan, pero parts are a bit(siguro, max of 100pesos price diff to a toyota of a same class) steep..plus, lesser ang jdm porma/performance parts...

pero, kung gusto mo talagang makamura ka, at sleeper-car style type mo, kia pride/daihatsu charade ka....madami ka pang sobra or mods and repairs!