Any luxury car recommendations for cars that are actually worth the money?

-What’s your budget? Do you want something that maximizes driver experience, speed, luxury, etc.?

Just get your dad to buy you a Ferrari la Ferrari, easy budget car, you didn't pay for anything!

Would recommend the fully loaded Velar for SUV - not super reliable but perfect balance of sharp looks & comfort. Look at the 2021-2022 models, new ones have too much a minimalist design for my taste.

For speed without breaking the bank, bmw 340 - understated and quick AF.

For the apex of speed and handling, Porsche 911 - any year will do

The recently refreshed Tesla Model 3 Long Range is likely, dollar for dollar, the best vehicle ever made--again, dollar for dollar. AWD, incredible handling, insane sound system (yes, it's better than Bose and Harmon Kardon), crazy speed (0-60 4.2 seconds) and overall quickness, and an essentially zero maintenance vehicle (had my Model 3 for 3 1/2 years with zero maintenance). The extremely low fuel costs, however, are offset by the extremely high insurance costs, so that's basically a wash. If you can charge at home, it's incredibly convenient. Sticker price is about $48,000 before potential tax credits, bringing the car into the low $40s or potentially the sub-$40k range, which is insane for what you get.  

I feel like all cars are pretty reliable these days. I've had a Mercedes for 5+ years and it's been a good one so far. Skipped all the fancy cutting edge tech and went with the standard engine option.

You were correct originally. Porsche is the answer here. 

As someone with a Porsche. I freaken love it until you have maintenance. Be prepared to be put through the ringer when you need to get something fixed. Example, my battery died two months ago when we got snow. Its only 3 years old. My model has a lithium ion battery which are not great because if they run out of charge they die. Unlike AGM where if they run out of charge you can jump start, drive it a bit and let it charge back up. OK that's one thing but Porsche is the only company that has a computer connection to their lithium ion battery. BMW and Mercedes do not. This means this specific battery is only good for this model. You cannot just walk into a battery store and get it. Only Porsche sells it. Oh and they costs $3k. Unlike Mercedes or BMW where I can go to battery warehouse and do the swap myself. Porsche is super protective of their technology and their engineers are always paranoid.