Me, I'm a Saab fan. As good as all those Beemers and Mercs (BTW, is there anything more banal and cliche than a Mercedes?... Yuk) but waaaay more discreet. I don't like cars which shout 'hey, I'm rich' in your face. I like cool, groovy cars for individualists. Cars with personality.
With basses it's a totaly diferent story - Alembics do have loads of soul, but... they sure are showy! And I love them. ;-)