Rear Emblem Poll: "986", "Spyder" or "986 + Spyder"?

[evo-r]

I'm thinking of replacing my rear "Boxster" emblem with something else. I initially was just going to do "986" then saw the "Spyder" and like the script too. Finally, inspired by the new 918 Spyder and think maybe I should do "986 + Spyder" (top/bottom). I know mine is not a "Boxster Spyder" but to me any convertible sports car can be called a "Spyder". What’s your vote?

Here is a rear shot of the 918 Spyder
http://www.automobilemag.com/green/news/1003_2011_porsche_918_spyder_hybrid_concept/photo_85.html#

[jb92563]

Just keep it real and stay with the official model name, unless you bought the 986 Spyder conversion top.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3kJzlebe5I&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[tonichristi]

The way I see it, your only options are "Boxster", "986", or "Porsche".
"Spyder" would be a terrible case of posing.

[madmods]

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[j.fro]

I thought Spyder was the term for a car with no top at all.

[madmods]

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[madmods]

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[batshapedheart]

Originally Posted by madmods

There a creative idea for ur badge!

See that's nice, and not misleading. Any chance you could show us what "BATZ" would look like?

[evo-r]

I think I'm going with my first instinct and get the "986", thanks for all your opinions

[Boxtaboy]

How bout just PORSCHE?...

[evo-r]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

How bout just PORSCHE?...

The "PORSCHE" emblem is very nice but since I ready have the word "PORSCHE" in my vanity plate therefore I don't wanna over play it.

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by evo-r

The "PORSCHE" emblem is very nice but since I ready have the word "PORSCHE" in my vanity plate therefore I don't wanna over play it.

LOL. I once had PORSHHA on my vanity plate when I lived in NYC, and saw that a blogger actually wrote something about me driving by him while he was waiting at a bus stop. It wasn't very nice what he said, and I posted a comment on it telling him, hey that was me!

[heliguy]

There's nothing wrong with "Spyder". You're not creating heresy and it's your car...personalize it the way you want.

[tonichristi]

Originally Posted by heliguy

There's nothing wrong with "Spyder". You're not creating heresy and it's your car...personalize it the way you want.

Except that its a complete lie no different than putting a Ferrari emblem on it

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by heliguy

There's nothing wrong with "Spyder". You're not creating heresy and it's your car...personalize it the way you want.

Originally Posted by tonichristi

Except that its a complete lie no different than putting a Ferrari emblem on it

Hardly. The Boxster Spyder was not the first covertible or roadster to be called a Spyder -- if the comment is referrring to the Boxster Spyder. That car is simply a Boxster variant, as are the Cayman, and Cayman R.

For instance, using Porsche marketing logic the Carrera Cabriolet would be the Porsche Riviera or something made up like this. While the the hardtop version remains a Carrera? Both are Carreras. Same as with the Boxster and Cayman. People should not be duped into parroting the Porsche marketing speak. They are all Boxsters or modern day 550's.

Also, Boxster Spyder is terribly redundant. Its a Boxster R or Boxster RS. Whichever you prefer.

Porsche love to create these secondary names to invent this forced hiearachy where a roadster is at the bottom, a roadster with a fixed roof is somehow higher up (conatradictorily the car sans roof has better grip and handling) and a grand touring according to this silly marking logic (which most Porsche buyers/fans eat up) is the best of all -- even though the Carrera didn't make its name as the grand touring car it became some 14 years ago. Meanwhile actual sports car logic tells you the shorter, lighter, most neutral handling, without the weight up top, car is the purest and most track capable -- the driver's Porsche.

so uhhh.. yeah I vote 986. 986 Spyder is not bad. 986 and PORSCHE is good too.
Boxster and PORSCHE in wholly different fonts/styles doesn't look right to me. Yet this is how the factory decided to do it.
p.s.
I have 986S on the back and most people who stop me to ask about the car have no idea that my car is not a Carrera since "is this a 911?" is by far one of the most common questions. I think 99% of the motoring world do not know that the Boxster and Carrera Cabriolet are different cars.
To them a Porsche is a Porsche. Unless its an SUV or a big, long family sedan like the Pana.

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[tconnarn]

I like the Porsche lettering from the newer model. The word spyder seems to be interpreted differently by different manufacturers. My interpretation is that the roof either does not exist or is completely removable in a spyder model. You could put "roadster" on it as another option

[Crono0001]

But the word 'Spyder' refers to a specific Porsche model.

We can't put "Spyder" on our back just like Carerras can't put "Turbo" on theirs. Or even worse, an AMG badge on a Mercedes. It's just posing to be something you're not.

And the word you're all thinking of is 'Roadster', a two seat convertible. Car manufacturers use 'Spyder' for all kinds of different cars. The Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder

[Ckrikos]

There is no option for neither. It's a big pain to wax with the emblem.

[heliguy]

Do you guys ever get tired of the cutesy name "Boxster" that Porsche stuck on our wonderful cars and yearn for one with a little more testosterone?