26 plates

[Quattr04.]

It’s the 2nd most exciting day of the year (the other being September 1st)

People picking up their brand new cars, and for some reason it’s fun to see what the first ones we see are

So post your first 26 plates!

[brillomaster]

I wonder if next door will have a 26 plate when we get home... she always changes cars regularly for the next amorphous blob.

Guarantee there will be at least a handful on my street, mostly from brands ive never heard of but look like knockoff range Rovers.

[South tdf]

Parents are getting both theirs delivered today. Totally pointless because they both have dateless private plates and they have gone for exactly the same colour / spec / models of Lexus as last March.

The only plus side I can see of not having to do the first service.

[Supersam83]

South tdf said:

Parents are getting both theirs delivered today. Totally pointless because they both have dateless private plates and they have gone for exactly the same colour / spec / models of Lexus as last March.

The only plus side I can see of not having to do the first service.

If there was a brand of car not needed to be replaced so often, it would be Lexus.

They are one of the most reliable cars on the road and at 1 year old would hardly even been run in.

Anyway back to topic, I haven't seen any 26 plates yet...

[CambsBill]

Probably one for the 'Blast from the past' thread, but I remember when we'd be on the lookout for the first new-reg car to have a wire coat hanger jammed in where the aerial should be 'cos some oik had snapped the actual aerial off.

And no, it wasn't me . . .

[kv85]

New car day for the Mrs. Just taken delivery of it and brought it home.

Brand new 26 plate Ford Kuga ST Line FHEV in Solar Silver, replacing the utter shed of a Ford Focus (06 plate, slush box auto) which was part ex'd.

[Baldchap]

Saw a 26 JAECOO SUV thing yesterday. Did indeed look like a knock-off Range Rover.

[Quattr04.]

Saw 3 today on a fleet logistics lorry

A Renault 4
A hyuandi tucson
A Mazda CX5

[Zetec-S]

Baldchap said:

Saw a 26 JAECOO SUV thing yesterday. Did indeed look like a knock-off Range Rover.

Was it broken down at the side of the road then?

[Josemartinez]

Saw my first 26 plate today, it was one of those lotus SUV thingies in black. I'm sure it's a nice car but to me, it's not a Lotus, it's just got a Lotus badged slapped on it.

[Quattr04.]

Saw a new shape q3 on the way home in a ugly green colour

[WelshPetrolhead]

White BMW M2 in the work car park.

[Davie]

26 plate Tillicoultry Quarries 4 axle tipper emerging out from their depot at 0920 this morning. Looked shiny. Likely won't be by now.

[LightweightLouisDanvers]

South tdf said:

Parents are getting both theirs delivered today. Totally pointless because they both have dateless private plates and they have gone for exactly the same colour / spec / models of Lexus as last March.

The only plus side I can see of not having to do the first service.

Just curious, but how many miles did they put on last years new cars?

[A.J.M]

Defender 110.
Some dull grey Merc GLC getting trailered up to its new owner.

My mums picking up her Puma tomorrow.

[WH16]

Picking up our VW Multivan (4-motion TFSI hybrid Style FWIW) tomorrow, it is orange/silver. Kids & OH excited. Me not so much.

At least it means the RR can get a break from family duties for a while.

[sawman]

Baldchap said:

Saw a 26 JAECOO SUV thing yesterday. Did indeed look like a knock-off Range Rover.

Look more like a knock suzuki vitara to me

[The Rotrex Kid]

I bought 16 today, first one rocked up this afternoon. All vans though so pretty boring stuff

[Quattr04.]

The Rotrex Kid said:

I bought 16 today, first one rocked up this afternoon. All vans though so pretty boring stuff

And yet probably the most expensive, still shocks me how vans can be so Spartan yet so expensive

My old transit custom from work was 42k plus VAT, didn’t even have alloys or led headlights

[South tdf]

LightweightLouisDanvers said:

Just curious, but how many miles did they put on last years new cars?

I would be very surprised if they did anywhere near 10,000 combined.