Favorite Automotive Brands?

[I~LUV~Caddys8792]

Let's see, for me...

In order:
Cadillac
Mercedes-Benz
Ferrari
BMW
Bentley
Rolls Royce
Porsche
Lamborghini
Lexus
Aston Martin
Maserati
Audi
Buick
Lincoln
Honda
Oldsmobile
Mini
Nissan
Volkswagen
Volvo
Saab


In determining this, I thought of all the cars they've made since the 1960s, and how many of them I liked, and how many of them I didn't like. Some, for example Lincoln, made awesome cars back in the sixties and seventies, but for the last twenty five or so years, I haven't much liked their offerings. Then, some like VW, Volvo, Saab and Nissan have made cars I've liked for the last 10-15 years, but I don't like their older cars, etc etc. Then you have brands like Ferrari, Cadillac, and M-B, who's cars have interested me all the way back to the 1950's.

So what about you?

[submariner409]

To paraphrase the Cadillac advert: "The car that returns the favor when I turn it on". No allegiance to any marque. A good motor vehicle is.

[gdwriter]

I'll break my favorites down by region:

American:

• Chevrolet
• Cadillac
• Buick
• Pontiac
• Chrysler
• Lincoln
• Oldsmobile

European

• BMW
• Volvo
• Mercedes-Benz
• Audi
• Jaguar
• Volkswagen

Japanese

• Honda
• Mazda
• Subaru
• Nissan
• Lexus

I don't know enough or care enough about the exotics.

[hueterm]

Cadillac
M-B (especially S-Class coupe)
Buick (especially Riviera)
Olds (especially Toronado)
Pontiac (especially Grand Prix pre 2003)

[77CDV]

Cadillac
Bentley
Rolls-Royce
Jaguar
Lincoln

Haven't seen anything else that consitently impresses me.

[Playdrv4me]

I think I'll just hit my top 10

Layperson Brands:
BMW
Cadillac
Land Rover
Audi
Jaguar
Mini
Mercdes-Benz
HUMMER
Jeep
Volkswagen

Exotic/Ultra-Luxury:
Ferrari
Aston-Martin
Rolls-Royce
Bentley
Bugatti
Porsche
Koenigsegg
McLaren
Lotus
Lamborghini

[gary88]

BMW
Ferrari
Porsche
Lamborghini
Cadillac

[Jesda]

Cadillac before 1980, after 1992

BMW before 2000

Mazda

Audi

[dkozloski]

LaSalle
Nash
Studebaker
Tucker
Kaiser
Frazer
Henry J
Hudson
Packard
Oldsmobile
DeSoto
Imperial
AMC
Willys
Graham
American Bantam
Crosley
Edsel
All defunct in my lifetime.

[eldorado99]

No, he said favorite...

Originally Posted by dkozloski

LaSalle
Nash
Studebaker
Tucker
Kaiser
Frazer
Henry J
Hudson
Packard
Oldsmobile
DeSoto
Imperial
AMC
Willys
Graham
American Bantam
Crosley
Edsel
All defunct in my lifetime.

[MauiV]

I thought AMC would be at the top of that list.

[hardrockcamaro@mac.c]

In no particular order:

Cadillac
Jaguar
Rolls Royce
Bentley
Aston Martin
TVR
Ford
Chevrolet

[MauiV]

Ferrari
Bugatti
Aston-Martin
Benz
Range Rover
Jaguar
Cadillac

I dont like Rice. At all.

[AMGoff]

Jeep/AMC
Cadillac
Buick
Chrysler
Jaguar
Dodge
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Saab
Saturn
Volvo
Mazda

[orconn]

While I am always open to something new and interesting from any manufacturer, I have owned or wished I had owned cars from the following companies and would buy a car from these makers (in order of preference):

Alfa Romeo
Cadillac
Lamborghini
Jaguar
Oldsmobile
Peugeot
Subaru
Pontiac