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Good sedans not in the luxury segment are few and far between now. Good ones that are reliable long term in particular are a dying breed.

Having written this, you do have a few choices left. The Toyota Camry is a durable car well known for lasting 200,000 miles with minimum difficulty. Parts are expensive if something goes wrong but it is rare when this happens. If you want AWD the four cylinder with just over 200 horsepower you can get it. With the available V6 (10% of the cars they sell) it is only FWD.

Another car that will last you 80,000 miles without a repair is the Subaru Legacy. I say 80,000 becuase at that point, the throttle body fails usually on the CVT transmission costing about $1000 to fix. Then at 120,000 you have to replace suspension components. Then at 150,000 the transmission generally speaking goes and the car is scrap. I own an older 2013 Subaru Legacy H6 which came with a five speed transmission which lasts about 200,000 mles. I have 135,000 on it right now approaching 10 years and the only thing I have had to replace is a lot of suspension components and the master brake cylinder. This cost me about $4000 for all those repairs the last two years but now the car is fine for the last 8 months. Before this point nothing has gone wrong with my car.

Another sedan that is a little upscale but still in your price range with the 2.0L turbo is the Kia Stinger but at $36,000 on the bare bones car it is at the top of your range. It is a performance car designed by the same engineers who designed the BMW 3 series (Kia/Huyndai hired them for this car and the equivalent at Genesis which is more expensive). It is fairly reliable but won't last any longer than the Subaru as the engine tends to fail (literally blow up) around 130,000 to 160,000 miles. They don't have many issues before that point but once that happens the car is scrap.

Another sedan this size but I don't recommend is the Chevrolet Malibu. It no longer offers a decent engine (the 2.0L tubro was discontinued) and it is not as reliable as either of the two preceeding cars.

That is it for the larger sedans in your price range. For smaller sedans, the most durable is the Toyota Corolla. Probably the most durable car on the market. Easily can go 200,000 miles. Mazda 3 and Honda Civic are also good cars. If you want me to break down that market just respond and I can go through a few options in that smaller car market as well.