Turbo Cup Badge

[Eldavo]

Personally I think your car will be an excellent example of a Silver Rose in unmolested condition.

Putting the Cup badge on just looks wrong, a bit like putting CS decals on a non-CS 968 (I know you're reading this thread Mr X)

Of course, you could always get a little addition made so that the badge says Cúp

 

[944 man]

In this context a Turbo S, Turbo SE (technically Turbo with Special Equipment - catchy, eh PCGB?) and a Turbo Cup are all the same thing. If its an M758 car then adding the badge isn't a big deal really, although I wouldn't move the original Turbo script in order to do it.

A Rose Silver car is a Turbo Cup as a Turbo Cup is a Turbo S.

 

[MartinRS2K]

ORIGINAL: 944 man

In this context a Turbo S, Turbo SE (technically Turbo with Special Equipment - catchy, eh PCGB?) and a Turbo Cup are all the same thing. If its an M758 car then adding the badge isn't a big deal really, although I wouldn't move the original Turbo script in order to do it.

A Rose Silver car is a Turbo Cup as a Turbo Cup is a Turbo S.

Thank you, that is why I added the Cup badge that was fitted to the cars in France. The car has M758, no sunroof and is basically the road going version if the Cup car less the safety equipment and with a bit more weight due to interior, electrics etc. []

Surely the road going GT3RS is not the same as the race car??

Either way it's my car so I will do with it as I wish. A bit like people changing wheels on their car, colour coding bridge spoilers, clear indicators etc. etc. it is all personal preference and this us mine

 

[Eldavo]

The race GT3RS is the Cup car, I think they have a badge that says . . . Oh wait a minute!

Do as you please, the world would be boring if everything was the same.

 

[DarrylH]

I quite like it if I'm honest. []

 

[944 man]

I don't see your point Dave. If your car is an M758 car then it was sold as an '88 Turbo with Special Equipment, shortened to Turbo SE. You have called it a Turbo S in your profile. The French Turbo Cup was also an M758 Turbo S.

Some people want to call their car Turbo Cup whilst you want to call your car Turbo S. Both equally incorrect, although the SE and the Cup were both different names for the Turbo S...

 

[Eldavo]

I call my car Felipe but that's an entirely different story!

 

[PAUL RUDDY]

ORIGINAL: 944 man

Some people want to call their car Turbo Cup whilst you want to call your car Turbo S. Both equally incorrect, although the SE and the Cup were both different names for the Turbo S...

If Turbo S is the incorrect name why do Porsche put 944 Turbo S on the front cover of the brochure and refer to it as the limited edition 944 Turbo S inside ?

Or have I missed the point ?

Or are Porsche wrong as well ?

 

[944 man]

ORIGINAL: PAUL RUDDY

Or are Porsche wrong as well ?

With an attitude like that, you can find out for yourself.

 

[PAUL RUDDY]

ORIGINAL: 944 man

ORIGINAL: PAUL RUDDY

Or are Porsche wrong as well ?

With an attitude like that, you can find out for yourself.

I'll give Stuttgart a ring then ....

 

[MartinRS2K]

Not being funny but this forum is becoming a slagging match depending on who's side your with.

The attitude of some forum members is a F***ing joke and no wonder people get pissed off with forums [>:]

I am trying to get some activity and a decent debate but the attitude of some if not a high proportion of forum members is making me think I may as well pack in and stick with friends who are local and want to assist rather than keyboard warriors who think they know everything and in some cases know SFA (Sweet F All)

 

[colin944]

The fact is Martin that it's your car and if you like it then that's all that matters.But if you post pictures on the forum every dog and his auntie will give you an opinion. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've posted the answer to a question on here only to have the next 4 people all say the same thing as if the original answer was written in invisible ink. But that's just forums and that's what happens. I like the badge but I don't think I would get away with it on my S2.

P.s. when are we going to sort out a meeting near your place and see if we can get James and friends together for a chin wag and a cuppa?

 

[Eldavo]

Whether it's right, wrong or whatever it does look as if you've just bought it from an OPC!!!

First the Turbo S/Turbo SE/Turbo Cup/Who Knows Now brochure and now this badge, are you really getting these things made up specially or is your first name actually Ferdinand?

 

[944 man]

It is very smart.

 

[MartinRS2K]

ORIGINAL: Eldavo

Whether it's right, wrong or whatever it does look as if you've just bought it from an OPC!!!

First the Turbo S/Turbo SE/Turbo Cup/Who Knows Now brochure and now this badge, are you really getting these things made up specially or is your first name actually Ferdinand?

WTF is that meant to mean??

I've reproduced a brochure to offer to other people at no profit to me to hopefully offer to people something they would have to pay lots of money for at a reasonable price (if they could get one)

As for the badge it's not for sale so who the F*** are you to call me names on a forum or in personal message (which I will,wait for) If you have an issue PM me personally and we can discuss of forum.

 

[pauljmcnulty]

Lord, play nicely people. This is hardly one of the massively-modified, or completely ruined, 944 projects we see for sale sometimes. One plastic sticker isn't a fibreglass pick-up conversion! It's a removable sticker on a car FFS!

Personally, I must admit I don't get it though. Whatever it's known as in the ROW markets, the turbo has always been badged "turbo" from new in the UK, in all it's incarnations. Changing the badging always goes against my own instincts, whether it's a "correct" alternative, or sticking a "turbo" badge on a Lux. Leave it as it was when new in the UK IMO, and that includes Boxster wheels and clear lenses. []

Reminds me of all the legal action Toyota went in for when people were importing Soarers to the UK, and badging them Lexus. On the scale of important things to worry about with aging performance cars, the sticker on the boot might not be that important?

And you wonder why Clarkson rips the pee out of Porsche owners? Adopt a proper nerdy, adenoidal voice. Re-read out loud what you've written, then click "post" if you're absolutely sure it's worth server-space.....[&:]

 

[944 man]

ORIGINAL: MartinRS2K

ORIGINAL: Eldavo

Whether it's right, wrong or whatever it does look as if you've just bought it from an OPC!!!

First the Turbo S/Turbo SE/Turbo Cup/Who Knows Now brochure and now this badge, are you really getting these things made up specially or is your first name actually Ferdinand?

WTF is that meant to mean??

I've reproduced a brochure to offer to other people at no profit to me to hopefully offer to people something they would have to pay lots of money for at a reasonable price (if they could get one)

As for the badge it's not for sale so who the F*** are you to call me names on a forum or in personal message (which I will,wait for) If you have an issue PM me personally and we can discuss of forum.

I believe that Dave is saying that 'like the change or not', that the quality of the two separate items is extremely high.

With regards to the M758 cars model name; I recall, because I owned one when they were current and not a quarter of a century later, that Porsche Cars GB elected not to adopt the 'Turbo S' name (as the French concessionaire decided to market it as 'Turbo Cup' due to the Cup series being extremely popular in France), and market the car as the 1988 Turbo with Special Equipment. Those who are sceptical can find contemporary road tests, where they will see PCGBs press car, registered E868 FJM described as such in several magazines reviews.

 

[TTM]

I don't see anything wrong with intending to reproduce a logo that is no longer available. In fact, I applaud the effort.

Also I don't recall people many making any remarks on the various stickers that were gradually put all over WUF yet most seemed to be drooling all over this car... [][]

 

[Eldavo]

ORIGINAL: MartinRS2K

ORIGINAL: Eldavo

Whether it's right, wrong or whatever it does look as if you've just bought it from an OPC!!!

First the Turbo S/Turbo SE/Turbo Cup/Who Knows Now brochure and now this badge, are you really getting these things made up specially or is your first name actually Ferdinand?

WTF is that meant to mean??

I've reproduced a brochure to offer to other people at no profit to me to hopefully offer to people something they would have to pay lots of money for at a reasonable price (if they could get one)

As for the badge it's not for sale so who the F*** are you to call me names on a forum or in personal message (which I will,wait for) If you have an issue PM me personally and we can discuss of forum.

Oh my, you have the wrong end of a long stick!

Comment one - the badge looks like you got it from an OPC, this is a complement based upon the quality of the badge.

Comment two - Turbo S/whatever taking the Mickey out of Simon for his supposed "correct" model nomenclature. "Ferdinand" as in Ferdinand Porsche - a suggestion that you were part of the family and getting parts remade in the factory. Again, a complement based upon the quality of the brochure and badge.

So, with all that cleared up and at the risk of having my head bitten off again, I have to ask . . . . Are you going through the Menoporsche? []

Edit: I spelt "Porsche" rong!

 

[pauljmcnulty]

Also I don't recall people many making any remarks on the various stickers that were gradually put all over WUF yet most seemed to be drooling all over this car...

Well, there was the odd comment about the stickers on WUF. Mostly around either them holding the rust together, or not adding any more weight than Rick's pie habit....[][]

I seriously worry about some comments on this thread. 24 944s were driven to Rutland for a day out last weekend: great fun, great company, and some great roads.Why on earth get so upset over a removable sticker, when you could actually enjoy driving the things and meeting people in real life, not on forums? Equally, forget putting stickers on them, put some miles on instead! [&:]

Get the flippin' things out of the garage and join the rest of us this year? There's a real world of 944 ownership outside the forums....we don't bite in ral life! [8|]