Favourite everyday manufacturer.

[raf_gti]

After at least a minute debating in my head I've decided that Honda are my favourite everyday brand.

Their cars may not be the best looking, the sportiest or the most luxurious but they have a real engineering ethos which seems to be common to them all.

I mean Jeez, I'm currently 'lusting' over one of these!



Revvy engine, most likley reliable, small & chuckable and masses of space to get my bike in the rear, almost perfect!

[Waugh-terfall]

Those were my reasons for looking at an SE-Sport 1.4 last year. Everyone still laughed...

[Chris71]

Gotta be Alfa for a lot of people surely? I'm not sure I could actually bring myself to own one, but the looks and sound of even the most mundane repmobile become a thing of beauty with that company's influence.

Jaguar are very strong at the moment. With the exception of the X-Type I'd say the current range is all pretty special for a relatively mainstream manufacturer. XFR? You so would. Ditto the current XK and XKR.

[Mr Gearchange]

Ford - just for the breadth of vehicles and the fact that they know how to make a shopping car handle. If you think about some of the things that they have knocked up over the years:

GT 40
Transit Vans
Capri
Cortina (Lotus)
Fiesta (ST, RS 1800)
Escort (Mexico, RS2000, Cosworth)
Puma
Mondeo
Focus
GT

etc etc etc

[ewenm]

Volvo at the moment for me. Mainly because the OH likes our C30, it drives perfectly well, is a pleasant place to sit and is a bit unusual. Planning to chop it in for a V50 soon (same chassis, same interior, same engine) as we need the extra space. Plus they are cheaper used than the equivalent age, engine and spec BMW/Audi.

[Harry Flashman]

Mr Gearchange said:

Ford - just for the breadth of vehicles and the fact that they know how to make a shopping car handle. If you think about some of the things that they have knocked up over the years:

GT 40
Transit Vans
Capri
Cortina (Lotus)
Fiesta (ST, RS 1800)
Escort (Mexico, RS2000, Cosworth)
Puma
Mondeo
Focus
GT

etc etc etc

Agreed. Love their "hot cars for the everyman" attitude.

[raf_gti]

Chris71 said:

Gotta be Alfa for a lot of people surely? I'm not sure I could actually bring myself to own one, but the looks and sound of even the most mundane repmobile become a thing of beauty with that company's influence.

Jaguar are very strong at the moment. With the exception of the X-Type I'd say the current range is all pretty special for a relatively mainstream manufacturer. XFR? You so would. Ditto the current XK and XKR.

Alfa's are very pretty but do they have the innovation, reliability and all round 'clerverness' to go with it?

[Rawwr]

Another vote for Ford. So many iconic names littering automotive history.

[itz_baseline]

Renault (for having the Renault Sport leg)