Personalised Number Plates - am I sad?

I have just got my self a new DVLA prefix style number plate for the Monaro.



I have to admit I was a bit hesitant at first because I know some think it is a bit showy. It doesn’t really matter know because I have handed over £400 big ones for the privilege!

I just wondered if people have or experienced similar feedback?

Regards,
Richard.

Edited by v8 eol on Friday 9th June 00:02

[Paul-C]

Showy? Not as much as the car LOL I have private plates too, for example 'HSV' and 3 numbers on my Holdens, 'V8' on all the other V8s etc etc. Finishes them off IMHO, who cares what year they are

[almostVXRed]

I've had personalised reg for the past 8 years and all I've ever got is positive feedback. Its personalised to the car rather than me which I prefer but is a pain as it meaningless now I'm joining the Monaro fold. In fact I've been having a nghtmare finding one I like for the Monaro I think of it more as a finishing touch rather than being showy, like giving the motor a nice shiney polish but I guess as with everything its down to personal opinion and theres always gonna be ppl who think its crass.

[caspy]

I have H5VVB if anyone interested??

H5V VB

[test123]

Have A57HSV & H5VGT if anyone interested

DOUG

[V8HSV]

I run T600 MCC, T600 WJB on my smarts & V8 HSV on the HSV, so is 3 pers regs too showy too, best bit, they were all £250 each.

[BO55 VXR]

How about me... BO55 VXR

[Swordfishcoupe]

LOL - Theres me running S666 SPB. The number of the beast !!

[rocket]

I bought V8 FUN from the DVLA the morning the V regs were issued a few years back. Paid £400 for it and then sold it privately for £4000! It was a fab plate and would have loved to have kept it, but at the time it helped fund the purchase of my Cerbera.
Now got R8CKT, hence Rocket. Nice n short, and only £250!

[mr leeches]

mine came with the car, but i quite like it

M1 HSV (as in my hsv!)

[BO55 VXR]

This one's for sale via PH

[AM04ARO]

Mine came with the car too - AM04AR0 or A Monaro.

[GSE]

Plates with the wrong spacing, wrong fonts, or securing bolts used to make a letter look like something else all look highly naff imo. Best left for the Chavved up Fiesta brigade. There's nothing wrong with a personal plate that obviously relates to the car, and is displayed properly. GM04 MON is on mine

Edited by GSE on Friday 9th June 22:46

[V8 EOL]

Well here it is:






Changed my nickname to match! (was rthurbin).

Regards, Richard.

[V6 JDT]

V6 JDT for sale. Thinking of getting V8 00 JEF. What do you think?

[monkfish2]

I saw RAP 1D advertised in the small adds for £1200, but the fella never answered the phone, shame, we could have put that on Rogers ute !!

[Paul.H.]

GSE said:

Plates with the wrong spacing, wrong fonts, or securing bolts used to make a letter look like something else all look highly naff imo. Best left for the Chavved up Fiesta brigade. There's nothing wrong with a personal plate that obviously relates to the car, and is displayed properly. GM04 MON is on mine

Edited by GSE on Friday 9th June 22:46

I agree...to a degree...once saw on the M6 an XK8 with securing bolts in req'd place, the reg of A42 XKB which, of course, read A4.2 XK8 - quite tasty!

[moosepig]

V6 JDT said:

V6 JDT for sale. Thinking of getting V8 00 JEF. What do you think?

If you have to alter the default spacing, my view would be to try to find something else. Altered spacings look very naff indeed. You might as well get AR53 HOL

[john22]

Im running two plates at the mo ENO5 T on the Monaro ( surname Enos) and ENO5 GAY on the wifes Porsche.... ( here name's Gay before you ask!!) and yes I don't tend to drive that too much!

[hsvgtscoupe]

I still like Raggyman's (Jace) the best....

M8 HSV.. puuuurfect for an Aussie in an HSV

(I might be biased though!)