Looking for a mid/full size sedan for around 15k

[DesiPower]

I want to trade in my current Maxima SE for a softer quieter ride, I have to travel a lot lately and this has been bugging me. Hard ride and too much noise and also needing major repair 2 3 times a year, costing about 300 - 500 $s...
I am not ready to buy a nice new car yet, I will buy one towards the end of next year, for till then I need something. My budget is $10k, I think I can get 5 - 6k from my current car, add another 10k and I think I can spend around 15k total.

The cars I am considering are (kind of in order of my preference)
Impala
Milan
Taurus/500
Malibu
Camry
Accord

Out of these which would be best value for the money? for the fixed price range, the mileage and year will vastly vary. Also, did I miss any model that might fit my criteria?
Performance, fuel economy, style and all that pretty much do not matter, as I mentioned earlier, I am looking for a softer, quieter ride that is reliable too. And as I would trade it in, in about year and a half, a good resale value would be a plus.. but its not important.

 

[iLEktron]

find on info on a TL. You might like it and reliability is that of accord or civic. its a honda.

 

[DesiPower]

Acura or Lexus will be too old and too many miles for my price range, but I will take a look...

 

[Howard]

Old LS400

 

[SilthDraeth]

I saw 07 Mercury Montego... ie Ford 500 for around 8k. I never drove one. So I would say trade in/ resale will be low, but at the same time, your trade in would almost cover the whole car.

Otherwise, I have ridden in my friends 2004 Taurus, and it is quite a smooth ride. I wish I had more info on the rest of the cars, but I don't. I drive a 05 crown vic police interceptor, and while it is comfortable it is harder suspension than civilian crown vics.

Also I think someone has been touting the Charger? as being affordable, great on gas, and comfortable.

 

[SparkyJJO]

FWIW my boss has an 06 Impala with the 3.9L engine. He drives it hard (ex cop 😛) and it has pretty high miles on it for the year (150-160k miles, somewhere in there last I checked). He had to have some transmission lines replaced recently due to some leaks and some other stuff but it's been pretty good to him overall.

Its a pretty comfy car, and I envy his heated seats and remote start in the winter!

 

[nerp]

Consider a Buick, Charger, 500, Chrysler 300, Taurus. I've heard the Malibu is actually a comfortable car. If you don't mind looking like everybody else that went to Hertz.

 

[fbrdphreak]

One of the generic large sedans from the domestic auto makers would be a good choice. They're cheap, generally reliable, comfy, and easy to find.

nerp's list is pretty good, though skip the Malibu. It attempts to emulate a tight "European style" suspension and isn't especially roomy.

About any Chevy Impala from the last few years would be a good choice. I personally don't think the interior is too bad and it is super room & comfy. Even the "sport suspension" on the SS model my Dad had was ridiculously soft.