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Old 02-20-2019, 05:00 PM
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I have an 02 996 Cab, and was thinking of these license plates:

P9962
P996 02

Or some spacing variation of those. I know the 996 doesn't have an official Mark 2 like the 997 and 991, but given that the headlights and engine were changed in 02, I kinda feel like it works. What do you guys think?
Old 02-20-2019, 05:22 PM
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Actually, the 996 has an official 996 MKII (MY02 onwards)

I have 4S996 on mine by the way
Old 02-20-2019, 06:18 PM
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I'm not sure it's officially a Mk2? The wikipedia page doesn't list it as having a MK designation (1 or 2), while other models do. I have no idea where to find out if it's official.
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What about H2WOAH haha actually not too bad
Came to mind because recently saw NOH2O on an aircooled 911...
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Old 02-21-2019, 09:00 AM
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An air cooled snob in the club kept calling the 996 “water buffalo”. I’m thinking “H2OBFLO”.

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Too obscure. Make the plate so everyone can understand it.
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It is the 996.2 or mk2, mk II. Wikipedia is open to anyone authoring content, so it can say anything. It isn't an authoritative source. Adrean Streather's Porsche 996 Companion has some good information if you want to pick up a decent book.
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I opted to keep it simple with P9962, as that's close to what the stock vintage (black and yellow) plates were issued with. They actually had a letter with 5 numbers, but that way to anyone who doesn't know it looks like a standard issue plate.
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Originally Posted by Christobol
I opted to keep it simple with P9962, as that's close to what the stock vintage (black and yellow) plates were issued with. They actually had a letter with 5 numbers, but that way to anyone who doesn't know it looks like a standard issue plate.
What's the point of paying all that money when only 1% of 1% MIGHT understand it?
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What others think of your Porsche. Be careful drawing attention to your car.

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Originally Posted by AA717driver
An air cooled snob in the club kept calling the 996 “water buffalo”.
Meanwhile, the 996 was better in almost every way (except nostalgia) than the outgoing model - lighter, faster, stiffer and more modern.
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DBJoe I totally agree, hence the subdued plate, whereas having a more involved plate draws more attention.

One of the VERY few things that California does well, is not making vanity plates expensive. The plate only costs $50, and each additional year of use is $40/year. Now at least my plate will match the black Carrera writing on the back like Nacra's plate.
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Originally Posted by Christobol
DBJoe I totally agree, hence the subdued plate, whereas having a more involved plate draws more attention.

One of the VERY few things that California does well, is not making vanity plates expensive. The plate only costs $50, and each additional year of use is $40/year. Now at least my plate will match the black Carrera writing on the back like Nacra's plate.

Your plate is not whats going to draw the attention. The car itself will, regardless what plate you have. In CA you have to pay yearly to use personalized plates, this goes for regular plated too?


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