Seen any '64s' yet?
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Ok so I'm cheating as it's 4 days before the plate change on 1 Sept, but I saw a transporter on the M25 with 5 Thrifty combivan rentals today, all plated up as 64s and ready to roll for Monday. So unless you work in a main dealer.. be interesting to hear how quickly people see new cars emerging in this post-recession time (yeah right!), plus thoughts on whether we still care to be seen to be driving / riding the newest?
Zedboy1200 said:
Ok so I'm cheating as it's 4 days before the plate change on 1 Sept, but I saw a transporter on the M25 with 5 Thrifty combivan rentals today, all plated up as 64s and ready to roll for Monday. So unless you work in a main dealer.. be interesting to hear how quickly people see new cars emerging in this post-recession time (yeah right!), plus thoughts on whether we still care to be seen to be driving / riding the newest?
To be honest, I lost interest when they moved tp the 6 monthly plate change.I remember the massive fun (If you can call it that) we used to have getting ready for the August registrations.
Reading some of the MT press, it seems to be the general consensus that New Car Sales are on the up! Good news for those involved in the business.
I'm picking up a 64 plate 1 series on Monday. In 28 years of motoring, it'll be my first ever new car.
I didn't deliberately plan to collect it in line with the first day of the new plates, but when I was told delivery would be early September, it seemed the right thing to do for my first new one.
I also remember the excitement as a child looking out for the first new plates when they came in on 1 August. Not so exciting these days when they change every 6 months, but I suspect I'll be like a child on Christmas eve on Sunday night. 2pm pickup, so I cam drive Mrs L up the wall all morning.
I didn't deliberately plan to collect it in line with the first day of the new plates, but when I was told delivery would be early September, it seemed the right thing to do for my first new one.
I also remember the excitement as a child looking out for the first new plates when they came in on 1 August. Not so exciting these days when they change every 6 months, but I suspect I'll be like a child on Christmas eve on Sunday night. 2pm pickup, so I cam drive Mrs L up the wall all morning.
It's interesting as PH'ers are more car focused than most, but I actually realised when I saw those '64s that I didn't care about new'ness anymore. Was a bit of a shock actually...I'm either getting old or the government's succeeded and numbed me with the new style plate and 6/12 changes. Bit of both probably?
I really miss the 'old' 1 August!
I really miss the 'old' 1 August!
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