Private Plate PLOD aggro!

[JagXJR]

btcc123 said:

daveinhampshire said:

There really are some miserable s in this country. If someone wants to buy a private plate then good luck too them, what the fk has it got to do with anyone else?

If you buy a good plate, I'm not talking about stty misspellings it must me about one of the few things in the motoring world that does not depreciate like a stone.

I agree and they all seam to be on speed,plod & the law.All the other sections on Pistonheads seam to be able to have a intelligent conversation but not on here.

I find it rather amusing but do feel sorry for them and hope they get a life soon.

I beg to differ. Some on the cycling threads are very bigoted. And will argue til the cows come home, and then carry on after milking.

It is amusing but it is a bit sad how some get their jollies. Never mind, have to take the rough with the smooth I guess!

[Pothole]

JagXJR said:

TooMany2cvs said:

And the Sun is the best-selling "newspaper" in the UK, with the Daily Mail second.

I'm really not sure holding the preferences of the Great British Public up as arbiter of taste or quality holds water.

Good point

ETA

Although taste is an individual thing, would not do for us to all be the same. If someone wants to read the Sun I would not criticise them for it, their choice.

Edited by JagXJR on Friday 6th March 09:22

I would disparage them as vocally as possible.

[JagXJR]

TooMany2cvs said:

<shrug>
I've said several times that if somebody wants a vanity plate because they like it, I can understand that. Fill yer boots. I don't necessarily agree, of course, but there we go.

But if somebody wants one because they think their car's too old, and changing the plate makes it "feel newer"? No. Don't be daft. It makes about as much sense as deciding a plate almost says something it doesn't, then whining about receiving lots of fines and a court date.

Here you go again with the "vanity plate" dig.

When I bought my last car with the "personalised number" on it, the plates were old and scruffy looking. I changed them for new ones (with the same number) to smarten the car up and make it look better. Along with the respray and changing faded badges. Does that make me vain? In my opinion it just means I like a car to look nice, if that's vanity then guilty as charged.

This is PistonHeads, I thought people looked after and cared for their cars on here, not driving them around unwashed all year like some motorists seem to do. Surely people will spend money on their cars to make them look better and drive them with pride? That is not vanity to me.

Making illegal alterations to your cars however is a bit chavy and knobish, not condoning that at all.

[JagXJR]

Pothole said:

btcc123 said:

TooMany2cvs said:

btcc123 said:

I know you will find it hard to understand this but yes with the private plate the car felt newer

Yes, I do find it hard to understand. I find it utterly incomprehensible, since EVERYTHING on the car is identical, apart from a couple of letters and numbers printed on a ten quid bit of perspex attached to the front and rear.

Please, feel free to explain and help me understand.

You said on another posting "I've said several times that if somebody wants a vanity plate because they like it, I can understand that."

Although the plate makes the car feel newer to me I dont have to expain why I think that to you and as the MAIN reason I bought a private plate is I like them so it looks like you can accept that and move on.

I dont relly give a toss what you think as long as I am happy thats all that matters.

I guess you are the sort of person that thinks he wears the trousers in his household,but your wife tells you which ones to wear.

You don't give a toss but you have to continue arguing like a child? Be the bigger man you say you are and move on, FGS.

btcc is not arguing, just explaining his position.

It is you and TooMany that is arguing, on this evidence at least-

TooMany2cvs said:

loose cannon said:

And pretending your unaware of the crap number plate thread that I'm sure you have probably added to,

Your accuracy is matched only by your mastery of the English language.

?Perhaps you should be the bigger ones and move on?

[JagXJR]

Pothole said:

I would disparage them as vocally as possible.

But why? If you are as intelligent as you sound why sink to someone lower's level. Why not just accept they are who they are?

[stuttgartmetal]

JagXJR said:

In addition you drive a 911, well known for being the car of choice for knobs.

LOL

Yeah, I couldn't agree more.

[Pothole]

JagXJR said:

Pothole said:

I would disparage them as vocally as possible.

But why? If you are as intelligent as you sound why sink to someone lower's level. Why not just accept they are who they are?

They deserve to be shown a different way. As a plazzie scouser and a Liverpool supporter I'll happily discourage every Sun reader I encounter to find a different source of libel, sensationalist bullst and celebrity fluff. Just because someone is not that bright doesn't mean we should let them wallow in their ignorance.

(yes, I know how pompous that sounds.)

[JagXJR]

I did not say that was my opinion. Are you trolling as well?

I don't like 911's much, if fact most German cars if I'm honest. I'm hardly going to say someone is a knob for owning one though.

It's their choice and rightly so.

[drjhill]

btcc123 said:

Its been quite amusing reading all the comments on this thread and I guess people are entitled to different opinions so who to say who is right or wrong.

In the past my thoughts about private or personal registrations is that some plates on some cars look good and others look naff,car related plates can look good but if you sell the car and get another make the plate would have to go with the car but would have thought if you have a nice plate best to chose one that you can use on any car,Miss placed or altered plates are against the law pure and simple so the police should make you put them back to original which generally they dont seam to bother with much with all the cars I see with them.

I always smile for the last 15 years when I see two cars by me that have personal plates,the cars are very old and worth less than a grand and both have the number one and two popular letters for someones initials.So a one grand car with a plate worth 20-50 grand but guess the old people have had these plates for maybe 30-40 years.I wonder if they know what their plates are worth.

I bought a 52 reg car about 6 years ago and after 6 months of ownership when I opened the garage door the first thing I saw was the 52 plate and thought perhaps I should buy a newer car even though the car was as good as new inside and out.

About six months later a friend who works for the DVLA in Swansea E-mailed me a list of over a thousand plates that did not fetch their reserve price at their auction and asked if I wanted to make an offer on one.The only one that I was interested in was two numbers and two letters that had a reserve price of £2600.I offered him less than half for the plate including VAT and assisgnment fee.They accepted my offer.

So for me the benefits of buying this plate is that although the letters are not my initials it does not bother me but the thousands of cars that pass me dont know this,it looks good on my car,is worth about four times what I paid for it and the most important thing for me I have never thought the car is old and not thought of changing my car so saved me a quite a bit of money in the last 5 years.

Slightly off topic but it's pictures like that make me think "I really must try one of those". Sometimes I think the 996.2 is an even nicer prospect that its' GT3 cousin. Must stop reading the internet re self digesting engines and grow a pair. I do have a soft spot for a nice shade of blue though. Agree with btcc that a nice neat plate finishes it nicely, better than NE 52 POR or some such. Should have stopped reading before page 24 of this thread, could get expensive

[JumboBeef]

I wonder if the police/DVLA will take action over this incorrectly spaced plate.......?

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31765914

[Devil2575]

JagXJR said:

Pothole said:

I would disparage them as vocally as possible.

But why? If you are as intelligent as you sound why sink to someone lower's level. Why not just accept they are who they are?

I agree.

[TooMany2cvs]

JagXJR said:

When I bought my last car with the "personalised number" on it, the plates were old and scruffy looking. I changed them for new ones (with the same number) to smarten the car up and make it look better. Along with the respray and changing faded badges. Does that make me vain? In my opinion it just means I like a car to look nice, if that's vanity then guilty as charged.

So, IYHO, there's no difference between a tenner on some new perspex and north of a grand and a half on some new perspex with letters and numbers in a different order, so that you can convince yourself your car is newer than it is, so that you don't have to sell it?

[JagXJR]

what's the difference between a grand on a number plate and a grand on tidying the car, say a respray. Nice shiney car instead of old faded one, means the car looks good so why should I sell it?

[TooMany2cvs]

JagXJR said:

what's the difference between a grand on a number plate and a grand on tidying the car, say a respray. Nice shiney car instead of old faded one, means the car looks good so why should I sell it?

A grand on a respray means you have a really cheap and nasty respray that'll fall off in a year or so. So, yes, in that instance, you'd be better off putting the grand on the plate. If, of course, those were the only possible choices.

Personally, I'd do something more interesting and useful with the grand. Or just keep it until it was needed.

[btcc123]

drjhill said:

Slightly off topic but it's pictures like that make me think "I really must try one of those". Sometimes I think the 996.2 is an even nicer prospect that its' GT3 cousin. Must stop reading the internet re self digesting engines and grow a pair. I do have a soft spot for a nice shade of blue though. Agree with btcc that a nice neat plate finishes it nicely, better than NE 52 POR or some such. Should have stopped reading before page 24 of this thread, could get expensive

Go for it you will never regret it and it need not be expensive.A 996.2 is the one to go for unless you have 5x the budget for a GT3.of the same age.A new 991 will be better in every way but cost around 100k so with a good condition 996.2 you get about 85% of a new one for 13% of the cost.Cobalt Blue is a lovely colour and dont worry about any engine issues my opinion is that those get hammered from cold,just change the oil every year and warm up the engine before giving it the beans.

I know the person who bought my car new,had a long motorway commute and had a holiday home in France and I bought it 6 years ago with abut 90k on the clock,he wanted 28k for it but eccepted my offer of 20k mates rates.The car looks as new inside and out although the alloys are ok could do with a referb that would cost about £200.Cheap insurance £264 on multicar policy and had the original clutch changed 5k ago.

If you do buy one you will enjoy it but if you get a private plate dont tell the narrow minded people on here.

[btcc123]

TooMany2cvs said:

A grand on a respray means you have a really cheap and nasty respray that'll fall off in a year or so. So, yes, in that instance, you'd be better off putting the grand on the plate. If, of course, those were the only possible choices.

Personally, I'd do something more interesting and useful with the grand. Or just keep it until it was needed.

You could buy some more 2CVs with your grand and watch them rust away in a field.How about spending the grand on a private plate,I know you really want to.Oh I see your problem you need an MOT to do that.

[JumboBeef]

TooMany2cvs said:

Personally, I'd do something more interesting and useful with the grand. Or just keep it until it was needed.

Personally, I'd rather invest a grand in a decent plate than leaving the money earning very little in a savings account.

Owner of two 3x3 plates.

[TooMany2cvs]

btcc123 said:

You could buy some more 2CVs with your grand and watch them rust away in a field.How about spending the grand on a private plate,I know you really want to.Oh I see your problem you need an MOT to do that.

Any 2cv you could buy for a grand really would be rusting away in a field, with zip change of an MOT.

[Jon1967x]

JumboBeef said:

I wonder if the police/DVLA will take action over this incorrectly spaced plate.......?

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31765914

I was thinking the same, it's not like the car needed it.

[anonymous-user]

Jon1967x said:

JumboBeef said:

I wonder if the police/DVLA will take action over this incorrectly spaced plate.......?

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31765914

I was thinking the same, it's not like the car needed it.

It's not like the cars going to be on the road much in any case, is it? If at all.

Hardly the same as sticking one on a 911 that to anyone with a basic knowledge of the car (and no one else will be interested at all) is just an old 996, the one with the dodgy engine.........