Having previously owned a '95 Lancer GLXI and an '02 Altis J A/T, I'd say go for the Altis, my previous Lancer was full of sh*t, the suspension was really crappy and the A/T tranny vibrates annoyingly, I'd have to say that my old '91 Sentra 1.6 SGX was much better than the Lancer, to think that the Sentra Series 1 or box-type didn't really had a good reputation. The Altis on the other hand was trouble free till the day I sold it.