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View Poll Results: Do You Like the "Boxster" Name?
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Yes! Love it! its unique and distinctive.
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So-So. Its ok but there might be better names.
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Hate it. There has to be a better name.
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"986" would have been so much better.
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Who cares? its the car, not the name, that matters.
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10-07-2015, 11:27 AM
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Certified Boxster Addict
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 7,669
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Do You Like the "Boxster" Name?
I was at a business dinner on Monday and the conversation went like this;
Them: I hear that you own a Porsche.
Me: Yes!
Them: Really, what model?
Me: A Boxster.
Them: A boxer?
Me: No, a Boxster.
Them: Boxer?
Me: No, Boxster. B-O-X-S-T-E-R.
Them: Oh, is that how its really spelled?
Me: Yes. Its a combination of the words Boxer and Roadster
Them: OH!! Now we get it.
I never have this problem with my 911.
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1997 Spec Boxster BSR #254
1979 911 SC
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10-07-2015, 11:33 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: O.C. CA
Posts: 3,709
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I guess I fell in love with the car 1st & thus the name soon after.
Not really enthralled with the boxer nomenclature.
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10-07-2015, 11:36 AM
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1997 Tip, 2018 Macan
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Upland, CA
Posts: 1,338
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My car does not have the "Boxster" emblem on the lid. So I just tell people it's a 986. Ironically, the text editor just tried to correct Boxster with boaster, booster, bolster and boisterous. I just added Boxster to it's memory.
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10-07-2015, 12:34 PM
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still plays with cars...
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Baden, ON, Canada
Posts: 1,088
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"Carrera Roadster" would have been best, but also would have required a 3.4 in the engine bay. Likely not what Porsche would have wanted in a new entry level car intended to fill the dealerships with first time buyers.
Put me down for 986.
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10-07-2015, 12:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Pacific Grove, CA
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I too took the BOXSTER emblem off the trunk mainly because I thought it was cheap looking and the end of the "r" breaks off easily. Now when people ask what it is I tell them it's a Porsche and that seems to be enough. Given most people can't pronounce Porsche properly I don't put a lot of weight on the specific model and add to the confusion.
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10-07-2015, 01:42 PM
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Artist, 986S tinkerer
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 1,821
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Well, if it were a Cayman, it would be like :
I've got a Cayman.
Oh, one of those big 4X4s.
No, that's the Cayenne
So, it's a smaller 4X4?
No, that's the Macan.
See, it's really a Coxster: a Boxster with a roof!
-oh, I see...
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10-07-2015, 01:57 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Posts: 800
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I like Boxster just fine. Anyway, if others have trouble with it, it's due to their ignorance  .
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10-07-2015, 02:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Simsbury CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NewArt
Well, if it were a Cayman, it would be like :
I've got a Cayman.
Oh, one of those big 4X4s.
No, that's the Cayenne
So, it's a smaller 4X4?
No, that's the Macan.
See, it's really a Coxster: a Boxster with a roof!
-oh, I see...
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Hahahaha. This had me cracking up. I almost had that exact conversation with a friend when telling them I'd like a Cayman.
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10-07-2015, 02:18 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Listowel, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,120
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I like the "Boxster" name. Using the number is fine - but can add even more confusion....986? 986.2? 987 987.2 981 9??
If they had kept the numbers consistent - like the 911 and other models.
At least the Boxster name links them all together.
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10-07-2015, 02:53 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 3,432
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It's a Porsche.
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'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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10-07-2015, 03:20 PM
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07 Carrera S Cab
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,273
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They shoulda just called it the Porsche Roadster.
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10-07-2015, 03:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,466
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986 Roadster, or just 986
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10-07-2015, 04:28 PM
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98 Arctic silver 986
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Upstate, NY
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No I don't like the name. Actually I don't like any of the names. I'd rather they just stuck with the number systems. I'm so old school.
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10-07-2015, 04:30 PM
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On the slippery slope
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Austin and Palm Springs
Posts: 3,799
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CRM114 has my vote
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2004 Boxster S 6 speed - DRL relay hack, Polaris AutoTop DIY
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10-07-2015, 06:57 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Gee, I don't know--do you like the name Porsche?
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Albuquerque
2001 Boxster
2007 GL320 CDI, 2010 CL550
2 BMW motorcycles
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10-07-2015, 07:07 PM
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Rennzenn
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,369
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Definitely 986. There's an interesting possibility that the turbo 4banger variants will be called 718s. I like the idea of numbers for the sports cars and names for the trucks and sedans.
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Jfro@rennzenn.com
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10-07-2015, 08:20 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Winnipeg MB
Posts: 2,485
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lkchris
Gee, I don't know--do you like the name Porsche?
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I usually say "porsha" at the dealership and when talking to other owners, otherwise I say "porsh". Although I realize it is the correct pronunciation, "porsha" always sounds a bit pretentious and affected to me. I also think they could have come up with something much less silly than "boxster".
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'99 black 986
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10-07-2015, 08:54 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Oklahoma City
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Honestly never was fond of the name. A bit too cutesy kitschy. When the car first came out my friends and I debated what the production model name would be. The hopes were for 550, Spyder, Speedster, or even 356.
Sigh. They stuck with Boxster.
Love the car nonetheless so I guess it doesn't matter. I always just say Porsche when someone asks anyway.
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10-07-2015, 09:01 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Delaware
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Anyone run into the "oh, a Boxster" guy? Where the "just" seems to be implied? They are out there... It's usually that guy who's wife took all his toys away.
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10-08-2015, 02:12 AM
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07 Carrera S Cab
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,273
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bobbeck
Anyone run into the "oh, a Boxster" guy? Where the "just" seems to be implied? They are out there... It's usually that guy who's wife took all his toys away.
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Ah, we never get any respect... 
http://youtu.be/j4wCYLTy-6w
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