Private plate - yes or no?
Discussion
I'm half considering buying a cheap generic Irish 3-letter, 4-number plate to put on my 54 reg Range Rover, simply to make it impossible for anyone except an anorak to tell whether it is is from 2002 or 2012. I cannot make my mind up however - on the one hand I think it is quite nice to remove the obvious age identifiers without using a look-at-me obvious private plate. However, on the other hand I can't help but it it might be considered a bit chav to be disguising a car's age - an probably might look a bit 3.14-lock-opener to have a 10 year old SUV with an irish plate on it! I'm not normally a vain person at all, and certainly not a "must have the latest reg" type, so I do feel a bit conflicted.
What does the PH massive think?
What does the PH massive think?
ChemicalChaos said:
I'm half considering buying a cheap generic Irish 3-letter, 4-number plate to put on my 54 reg Range Rover, simply to make it impossible for anyone except an anorak to tell whether it is is from 2002 or 2012. I cannot make my mind up however - on the one hand I think it is quite nice to remove the obvious age identifiers without using a look-at-me obvious private plate. However, on the other hand I can't help but it it might be considered a bit chav to be disguising a car's age - an probably might look a bit 3.14-lock-opener to have a 10 year old SUV with an irish plate on it! I'm not normally a vain person at all, and certainly not a "must have the latest reg" type, so I do feel a bit conflicted.
What does the PH massive think?
On Tuesday you were waffling on about how later Range Rovers were too Cheshire and aimed at rap artists, yet today you want to pretend to other people that your car is newer that it actually is or though you stated that you didn't think you would ever own a later Range Rover . If that's your motive for having a plate then don't waste your time and spend the money on some new cowboy boots instead.What does the PH massive think?
Edited by Number 5 on Saturday 16th May 15:34
Ironically whenever I see a "private plate" on a RR I assume it is a 2nd or 3rd owner trying to look wealthier than they are, and I suspect a lot of other people do too. The sttier the plate (and a NI plate is bottom of the barrel) the more likely it is to be a knackered decade old donkey.
In short, you aren't going to fool anyone so spend your money on a fake rolex or knock off trainers or something else along the same lines.
In short, you aren't going to fool anyone so spend your money on a fake rolex or knock off trainers or something else along the same lines.
bhstewie said:
The "landed gentry" are either rich enough that they just buy a proper private plate, or so rich that they simply don't give a fk what the peasants think
Just enjoy the car and keep the £300 for the fuel/repair fund.
The landed gentry are usually running the plate that was fitted to the Rolls Royce that their great grandfather bought in 1922. They're also sitting in his furniture too.Just enjoy the car and keep the £300 for the fuel/repair fund.
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