Best brand behind Porsche - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

BIGJake111 · 02-05-2014, 05:13 PM

aside from Porsche what brand do you most care for, i like Mercedes and jaguar.

litespeedp · 02-05-2014, 05:19 PM

27 years driving Alfa Romeo's. Don't know how the new one's will be once they arrive USA.

BIGJake111 · 02-05-2014, 05:25 PM

I love Alfa Romeos and if it wouldn't have been a huge ordeal to maintain I looked at both 914 Porsches and old Alfa spiders before settiling for the modern equivalent of a boxster... As long as they don't drop a dodge engine into an Alfa or anything they ought to be good!

jmatta · 02-05-2014, 05:45 PM

My two other prevalent daily drivers have been Audi and BMW; but not for pleasure...always Porsche.

Timco · 02-05-2014, 05:48 PM

My Ford Ranger has 210k and only minor engine sensors. Very reliable. I've beaten the hell out of it.

Our Touareg is a great vehicle. VW is a very solid brand. Well built.

Need to get the MG back on the road!!

pothole · 02-05-2014, 05:52 PM

I think it really depends on when, as well.

To be frank, I'm not interested in almost anything currently being made. But I have a big soft spot for:

Late 80s to mid 90s Mercedes and BMW.
70s, 80s and early 90s Ferrari.
Late 60s, early 70s Alfa.

And that's about it bar the odd Jag and a few other isolated examples - a few Lambos, etc.

But if I had to pick a single brand, it would still be Porsche. Certain Porsches come closest to my ideal of what a driver's car should be. Late 80s / early 90s Mercedes a close second, but for a different kind of car - the car a pure transport and supremely engineered and fit for purpose.

I like the purity of concept and engineering integrity of certain BMWs, too.

But pretty much all of this is gone now, for me. The current stuff lacks the purity and integrity of old.

recycledsixtie · 02-05-2014, 06:30 PM

Intriguing thread BiGJake. Being raised in the UK there are several cars that caught my fancy but I trust many I spotted before most of you were borne.

The following I spotted in the 1950's:
Bristol (----?)
Early MG's td, tf etc.
Austin (Supermarine?)
I rode in Austin A30, A35
Sunbeam Talbot
Ford Zephyr, Ford Zodiac
Morris Minor

1960's
Jensen Interceptor - I liked the way it looked and I think it had a big Chrysler engine.
VW bugs.I owned 3
Lotus Super 7. Never had a ride in.
Owned a Triumph TR3 and an MGB
Austin Healy 3000 - test drove a used one but too rusty and too much $$$

I enjoyed looking at or riding in or owning at the time because I was young. I liked all things mechanical but to own any of them now would be a nightmare - rust issues, parts etc.

Happy with the Boxster but would like a newer Cayman with a warranty. Well I can always dream!

nieuwhzn · 02-05-2014, 07:06 PM

Saab....turbo rush!

jdlmodelt · 02-05-2014, 07:30 PM

Honda, hands down for my family, Own 5 right now and have owned 4 others as well that were given away and sold and still on the road except for one that was T boned. The next oldest I gave to my sister and her husband, a 95, still on the road, gets over 50mpg since he coasts on his way down the hill...

BYprodriver · 02-06-2014, 08:08 AM

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Honda, hands down for my family, Own 5 right now and have owned 4 others as well that were given away and sold and still on the road except for one that was T boned. The next oldest I gave to my sister and her husband, a 95, still on the road, gets over 50mpg since he coasts on his way down the hill...

Honda was always my recomendation for quality vehicles at a good price. I'm not sure that is still true. Do you have experience with 2007 & newer?

BIGJake111 · 02-05-2014, 07:56 PM

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Saab....turbo rush!

a viggen! really wish spyker did something nice with saab

BYprodriver · 02-06-2014, 08:15 AM

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a viggen! really wish spyker did something nice with saab

2002 viggen I drove has the quickest throttle response of any vehicle I've tested. Also most intriguing suspension. Good thread topic Jake!

lkchris · 02-05-2014, 06:23 PM

Mercedes is the inventor of the automobile and has led the category since.

pothole · 02-06-2014, 05:00 PM

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Mercedes is the inventor of the automobile and has led the category since.

You obviously haven't experienced some of the garbage MB started knocking out in the late 90s! MB as it once was is long, long gone.

BIGJake111 · 02-06-2014, 05:09 PM

if i had to take an suv it would be a very very hard choice for me between the cayanne turbo and the G65.......... who am i kidding G65 all day... my father was a service advisor with mercades for 13 years or so and he would always complain how the g class was one of the most exspensive vehicles but also the one with the worst build quality, they had 3 2013s on the lot with leaking sunroofs.... the worst thing that happened to the g wagon was urbanizing it... the same thing thats ruined many SUVs

BYprodriver · 02-07-2014, 08:34 AM

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if i had to take an suv it would be a very very hard choice for me between the cayanne turbo and the G65.......... who am i kidding G65 all day... my father was a service advisor with mercades for 13 years or so and he would always complain how the g class was one of the most exspensive vehicles but also the one with the worst build quality, they had 3 2013s on the lot with leaking sunroofs.... the worst thing that happened to the g wagon was urbanizing it... the same thing thats ruined many SUVs

If you could spend a day with both it would be no contest.
Driving the G-unit feels like you are going to tip over when turning.
Driving a Cayenne feels like... a Porsche!

BIGJake111 · 02-07-2014, 12:05 PM

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If you could spend a day with both it would be no contest.
Driving the G-unit feels like you are going to tip over when turning.
Driving a Cayenne feels like... a Porsche!

Oh i know the cars a VERY diffrent the contest is weather i wan a beast off road or a track SUV, i know a guy with a cayanne GTS and he says it handles as well as his 2000 S that he used to have. But sometimes id rather have the big boxy militant style of the G Wagon and just knowing that i can mow down any off road obstacle.

Perfectlap · 02-07-2014, 07:40 AM

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You obviously haven't experienced some of the garbage MB started knocking out in the late 90s! MB as it once was is long, long gone.

When I was growing up just even sitting in a Merc was a big deal.
That emblem meant you were doing something right financially.

38 models later, Mercs no longer stand apart from Audi, Lexus and BMW. Porsche are heading down that same route in a hurry. Once this budget SUV comes along the brand will be just another ubiquitous luxuryn name. I'm not sure I can think of another car company that transformed itself from iconic sports car status to bloated luxury brand.

RawleyD · 02-05-2014, 08:17 PM

My Subaru Legacy is my workhorse. the AWD is great, ride is smooth, and a piece of cake to maintain.
You can go ANYWHERE in under 7" of snow.
Looking to get another soon, mine was bought new in 2002 and now has 160k miles.

coreseller · 02-06-2014, 02:28 AM

I'm boring.....Company vehicles / trucks for myself; Chevrolet, comfy (they are all LTZ's), dependable and get the job done.

Purchasing vehicles for wife / kids; Honda for the same reasons as above, tack on bulletproof reliability and decent resale value.

Currently modding a clean low mile Miata for me and kids to thrash at local SCCA events, trying to keep it civil enough for the wifey to occasionally enjoy driving with the top down.