Premium Brands

[Eliser]

So a random list of top end manufactuers in no particular order - how would you rate them 1 to 10 and should other car makers be added to the list?

Porsche, Lamborghini, Lotus, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Mercedes, Bentley, Audi, BMW

[Dave Hedgehog]

top of the tree Zonda

[Tonberry]

What are we rating them in terms of?

[schmalex]

From those on that list that I have owned:

1. Mercedes
2. Porsche
3. BMW
4. Audi
5. Jaguar (by an awfully long way)

[Eliser]

Sorry rating them in terms of premium brand perception

or edited - ownership experience

[Bridgewaterfalls]

Maserarti.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

Well, if my personal experience is anything to go by with regard to ownership experience and problems / issues, having owned all these cars for 4 years plus:

Porsche (911) - a bit woeful, lovely car but SO many things went wrong, so 5/10
Jeep Wrangler YJ - bulletproof, 9/10
Volvo S40 T4 - similarly bulletproof, but two niggles (heater motor and turbo oil feed pipe) 8/10
Ford Fiestas, Mk3 and Mk4 - I did mega mileages and NOTHING went wrong with either, so 10/10
Current Skoda Octavia VRS - same as above - 10/10

Bet you didn't think you'd see Ford and Skoda in the list of premium brands, eh?!

[Viperz888]

AM
Mercedes
Lamborghini
Porsche Vey well balanced between performance and prestige imo
Ferrari
Audi Slipping in recent years, heard many mechanical horror stories
Bentley Chav/footballer brand, people with any taste buy Rolls instead.
Jaguar Not so keen on the new cars
Lotus Not supposed to be a premium brand imo
BMW See far too many on the roads today(especially bargain basement 318

All my opinion, no offence to anyone intended

[Pooky67]

Eliser said:

premium brand perception

Golf

[HustleRussell]

No-one has actually put Rolls Royce in their list, an historic firm famed for making the greatest most prestigious vehicles using the best materials and processes for the last hundred years or so...