Don’t get anything other than another Toyota. And buy a used one-2007 or newer.
Smart people don’t buy new cars.
This is a Los Angeles Times four page expose on Toyota's safety problems over the last 10 years and their cover ups.
Toyotas are for people stuck in 1989 and/or worship the Japanese.
Toyota's overall quality is still ok but falling.
They just announced they will reduce their budget for parts purchase 30%. This is the across the board cuts Detroit did in the 70’s and 80’s and led to a nosedive in quality.
But I guess some people believe the Japanese are so damn brilliant they have to make the best product regardless of mounting evidence to the contrary.