My top cars in no particular order:
911/912/964
BMW 2002/3 series
RX7, 1st and 2nd gen
Beetles
Toyota trucks
Datsun 510
F series Ford trucks
FJ-40s
Early Audi Quattro
All affordable, reliable and non-exotic...and they do as well or better at their design point than autos costing three times as much
And, I had the pleasure of owning an example of each and every one, except the RX7 1st gen and the Quattro which was my mom's