Boulder GT3

In the past week I’ve seen two carrera 2’s with GT3 badge work and wing on them. One here in Boulder and one at Thunderhill yesterday. Does anybody other than me find it odd? It’s not like a C2 is a POS. I would be the first to say that on most days it might be the best car Porsche makes. The other thing is that most people don’t have a clue what a GT3 is or have heard of one. The people that do know what a GT3 is can see that the wheels are wrong, the brakes aren’t big and so on. So why bother? It just seems like you’re destined to have people think you are dopey if you do this. Has anybody else run across “badged” GT3 and can you explain the psychology to me?

Mr Michael B

Oh boy. I don't know what the deal is with "badge engineering" but I have seen it for years.

I was friends with a guy years ago that did this to nearly EVERY car he owned.

He bought a Ford Tempo & badged it "eurosport" from a Chevy Celebrity.
He bought a VW GTi 8 valve (nice new car) and badged it 16V.
He bought a Mustang GT and badged it Cobra (don't they all do this though?).

I am sure there are countless others I missed.

He is the same type that will say "I was a club racer" but to my knowledge never had a full Competition License in his life.

Different strokes I would say. I can tell you who the stroke is though.

Agena

I saw the same thing the other day, a C2 with a GT3 badge. Didn't look right and to your point, it just won't carry.

atan888

like seeing a gt3 with an open sunroof

Blacksport350

I am told it is common as I pulled up at a local high end car dealer and they asked me if I was driving a real GT3. I was like "WTF mate" and he replied that they had a C4S for sale on their lot with the wing, bumper cover, and badge.

Worse yet is all the guys who remove their badges so people think their 525 is a 540. I wish I could say that it only happens here but you see creative rebsadging all over europe too(IMHO, this should be grounds for failing your TUV inspection on the assumption that the owner is a retard).

FixedWing

I disagree on removing badges. This is normal practice in Europe. Many high-end cars also have their badges removed. It is more about not making a statement than making a statement.

Here in the USA, I have de-badged my S4. I found that it drew unwanted attention. Without badges I am more anonymous -- which is what I want.

In general, I don't think I have a duty to tell you what my car is. I just shouldn't lie about it if I do.

Stephen

porschedog

One of my neighbors has a red C2 Cab with a Carrera GT badge. That's just wrong, because only we get that it's wrong.

frayed

debadging. . . nothing wrong with that, it's even a factory option

mooty

s4, m3, gt3, c2 c4s, gayman s... everything i own i debade it. even my s2000.
they make waxing so much more difficult.
plus i figured if you can't tell which model the car is, i rather not waste my time explaining it to you until my face is blue.

DanH

Debadging is seldom due to modesty, at least in the UK... More like optimism that you'll mistake that 318i with pea shooter exhaust for an M3.

icon

gayman s? come on mooty! how's the car going to get any respect if the owners even call them gaymans?
i guess that's part of your sneaky fast plan?

i don't see anything wrong w/ deleting model designation either.
but by the same token i'm sure there are those that delete model desig
and try to pass it off as something more than it is to others.
for instance mooty is always telling people his debadged caymans are turbo's

enthusiast

False labeling is a no no ! You can copy the look just leave the badge off (Turbo Look, GT3 Aero Look, so on).

Badge delete is not an issue.

GT3CAR

I was talking to a guy at a car event the other day who spent 2400 to have his brakes powder coated yellow, he had a gt3 badge on his rear end and he had his 0-60 time written in his rear window as if to brag. BTW, the car did not have an aero kit on it. It was a C2.

I listened for a few minutes and then just kept on walkin'

38D

There was a guy out east who stuck a "S" on the back of his '97 boxster long before the real S came out. People would ask him how much this unknow S option cost, and he would reply "bout fifteen dollars". It was just odd.

mooty

what is that supposed to mean.
i tell ppl i drive cayman S twin turbo type R V-tech