RE: Personalised plates: Tell Me I'm Wrong
Discussion
4321go said:
I'm a little concerned, wondering which of my statements it is that you agree with, but to answer your question; about fourteen years with no intention of ever selling!
I was referring to "my plate makes me smile that's good enough for me" The Clio V6 is one car i regret selling especially when i had just had the cam belt done.!
I think the thing which really annoys me is having age related number plates, where the registration has became a status symbol. i really do despair of the guy who goes & buys a new car & has to have it on the first day the registration becomes valid, still - to some it must be worth paying a premium to have that first day registration - Sorry Mr Jones no discount for you .
As with a lot of things, I guess, there're good and there're bad personal plates - I remember years ago seeing CLA55 on a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud DHC, and thought that was good. ORG45M on the back end of BMW - not so clever...
Two of my cars have personal plates - my GTM Libra is registered V6GTM... as it was the prototype V6 Libra (and featured at shows and in various kit-car rags in its youth) this seemed to me, reasonable. Plus, whenever people asked me, "Wots that, mate?", I could reply "It's written on the back of it," if I wasn't in the mood for a lengthy chat. Owning a car like that does hone the 'tyre-kicker' detection circuitry, you know!
T'other personal plate's on my '86 Silver Spirit. Bought it with a naff Northern Ireland plate (VIA104) which meant little, unless I owned a Sony laptop perhaps? It now sports an age-correct 'D'-plate, D16FHR. A fiver for the first person to work out why!
Overall, they can brighten up an otherwise boring motorway trip - endless fun working out why anyone would put TOS53R on the back of their car, for example?!
Two of my cars have personal plates - my GTM Libra is registered V6GTM... as it was the prototype V6 Libra (and featured at shows and in various kit-car rags in its youth) this seemed to me, reasonable. Plus, whenever people asked me, "Wots that, mate?", I could reply "It's written on the back of it," if I wasn't in the mood for a lengthy chat. Owning a car like that does hone the 'tyre-kicker' detection circuitry, you know!
T'other personal plate's on my '86 Silver Spirit. Bought it with a naff Northern Ireland plate (VIA104) which meant little, unless I owned a Sony laptop perhaps? It now sports an age-correct 'D'-plate, D16FHR. A fiver for the first person to work out why!
Overall, they can brighten up an otherwise boring motorway trip - endless fun working out why anyone would put TOS53R on the back of their car, for example?!
I think age must have calmed down my inner attention seeking desires.....wouldn't have one myself now but would be grossly hypocritical of me to critise anyone who has made a choice to have one. Some slightly cringe worthy examples of my past:
1. Thought CR03 SUS was very clever and came very close to buying until I asked friends and family what they thought of it.... 95% didn't get it, and the remainder who did just remarked t***er
2. I was very lucky to own a DB9 once.... My girlfriend at the time had BL04NDE on retention and persuaded me to put it on ..... Clever girl, I could never drive the car after that without wanting to hide
Free will and choice are wonderful things, so whilst I don't see the point any longer, I have to respect people who make that choice for what it's worth.
1. Thought CR03 SUS was very clever and came very close to buying until I asked friends and family what they thought of it.... 95% didn't get it, and the remainder who did just remarked t***er
2. I was very lucky to own a DB9 once.... My girlfriend at the time had BL04NDE on retention and persuaded me to put it on ..... Clever girl, I could never drive the car after that without wanting to hide
Free will and choice are wonderful things, so whilst I don't see the point any longer, I have to respect people who make that choice for what it's worth.
Pixelpeep said:
I would like to share this example as i have never seen anything quite like it.
The reg was V7 PAB and above and below each letter was some text explaining it
V = Victoria
7 = Becks shirt
P = Posh
A = And
B = Becks.
FFS !!
This must be the winner for the most tasteless plate ever? The reg was V7 PAB and above and below each letter was some text explaining it
V = Victoria
7 = Becks shirt
P = Posh
A = And
B = Becks.
FFS !!
4321go said:
As an aside (and without reading all 52 pages of this thread I shall assume that the general consensus is that I'm probably a colossal show-off with a tiny member, both of which are true 
) here are some pictures of various of my daily drivers from the last few years. All have been taken from other web pages as I never seem to take photographs myself anymore........
(Thank you to the original posters)
My plate makes me smile and I know that it does the same for others too. That's good enough for me.
That's the one!!!!!! ) here are some pictures of various of my daily drivers from the last few years. All have been taken from other web pages as I never seem to take photographs myself anymore........(Thank you to the original posters)
My plate makes me smile and I know that it does the same for others too. That's good enough for me.
That's the one I saw at Goodwood a few years back in the car park! Thank you sir, you started that day off very nicely indeed for me!
Herbs said:
As I posted before I don't mind private plate at all however, I saw this today and can now see why some private plates can make you look a bellend.
Someone has too much 'imagine'
Texting as well as I overtook
Looks like it's badged with an old "S" badge too.Someone has too much 'imagine'
Texting as well as I overtook
A little O.T. but I've seen an A6 with 3.0 quattro TDI RS6 badges on it!
& I thought I knew Audi's quite well...
I like original plates for a daft reason, but here goes: they're like the name they're given when they're born :P You wouldn't rename a foster child so why rename a car number plate.
That said I do like a comedy plate, saw a clio V6 with "V6 00 YE5" in Bristol once, that made my morning
That said I do like a comedy plate, saw a clio V6 with "V6 00 YE5" in Bristol once, that made my morning
goldblum said:
static2010 said:
Looks like it's badged with an old "S" badge too.
A little O.T. but I've seen an A6 with 3.0 quattro TDI RS6 badges on it!
& I thought I knew Audi's quite well...
Do you mean you've seen an A6 3.0 TDI quattro with an RS6 badge on it?A little O.T. but I've seen an A6 with 3.0 quattro TDI RS6 badges on it!
& I thought I knew Audi's quite well...
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