vanity plates.....

[TD]

Originally Posted by John V

Vanity plates are basically free in Virginia. Almost no reason not to get one.

Except that they scream to the world, "I am one cheesy motherfucker."

I have yet to see a vanity plate that I would prefer over a random letter/number combo.

[ff]

Originally Posted by TD

Except that they scream to the world, "I am one cheesy motherfucker."

I have yet to see a vanity plate that I would prefer over a random letter/number combo.

I'd go with: "VntyPlatesSux"

eh, too many letters.

[TD]

Originally Posted by ff

I'd go with: "VntyPlatesSux"

eh, too many letters.

"IM CHEE-Z"

[lemming]

Originally Posted by TD

"IM CHEE-Z"

while i agree with JV that if you lower the bar by making them a no-added cost option you'll see more of them --it still caters somewhat to that extroverted personality.

i would think the downside is that it makes it easier for people to remember your car when you've pulled a jackass maneuver in town. if you commute regularly, you often see the same people in herd with you and it's that much easier to recognize the same asshole when it's the same license plate that is easy to remember.

often times, vanity plates are like those weightlifter zuba pants to me.

[ff]

Originally Posted by lemming

often times, vanity plates are like those weightlifter zuba pants to me.

So true!

[rumatt]

Originally Posted by stuka

JU 87
ME 262
HE 162

Am I the only one too slow to figure these out?

[equ]

Originally Posted by rumatt

Am I the only one too slow to figure these out?

You don't have luftwaffe model designations memorized?

[SARAFIL]

Originally Posted by stuka

If I were to get it, they would be in this order:

JU 87
ME 262
HE 162

But I am too cheap to pay for it.

Those would all be "standard" issue plates in RI (no extra fee).

The first one would be a governer's prefered plate (lots of people in RI want their initials with 1 or 2 numbers... so you inquire with the governor's office each month to see what plates with your initials are available.) The second and third would be generic plates and I'm sure they're already in circulation (our old plate format was AB 123, until this summer when they started issuing new plates with 6 numbers)

They actually run a weekly vanity plate article in the Cars section of the paper here, people submit a picture of their plate along with the story behind it. There are lots of silly plates here, but some people have very creative ones too.

Our MINI customers are more likely to have a vanity plate, and I've seen some very good ones.

Cost for a standard passenger is plate is $60 for 2 years, while a vanity plate is $240 for 2 years (they doubled it this year, used to be $120 for 2 years).

[clyde]

Originally Posted by TD

Except that they scream to the world, "I am one cheesy motherfucker."

I have yet to see a vanity plate that I would prefer over a random letter/number combo.

I don't know. These aren't cheesy, are they?