Grumpyoldman Posted May 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 57 minutes ago, gsewell said: If you already have a private on your Suzuki that you think is a little pretentious, why not just transfer it to the booster? would waste another 80 quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, Grumpyoldman said: would waste another 80 quid May I ask after the origin of your user name? 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 I've been looking for something nice (but cheap) for our 986 as it's stock plate is the worst selection of letters you could ever hope for on Countdown. The wife's daily has name on it, but it's too new to go on the Boxster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 It’s a very personal thing. Some people put stripes on their cars or paint their wheels red. My family all clubbed together and bought me a plate for a Christmas present. Makes me smile and I will keep it and transfer it to the next car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1flyguy Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 Vanity plates are fine as long as you don’t bastardise them into something they aren’t, then they are just chavvy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 The Boxster is the only car or bike I've put a private plate on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryg Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 Never thought I would buy one, now I have two, to be fair the second one was cheap and I am the only one who recognises it as being personal, makes me smile though so who cares? Your money, your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That986 Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 Tbh i was indifferent until i saw an MX05 plate on another car and realised they're only £250 all in from the DVLA, now i have one on mine. I think if you do it for a bit of fun or something personal to yourself then go for it. But once you start spending silly money on one then you're just being a bit flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaman Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 Hi @K.I.T.T. ive actually got the P3 AFV on retention (might put it on Sheila's Mini) P111 GRR........I like the "GRRrrrrr" bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpyoldman Posted May 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 16 hours ago, Paul P said: It’s a very personal thing. Some people put stripes on their cars or paint their wheels red. My family all clubbed together and bought me a plate for a Christmas present. Makes me smile and I will keep it and transfer it to the next car. I totally get that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpyoldman Posted May 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 4 hours ago, That986 said: Tbh i was indifferent until i saw an MX05 plate on another car and realised they're only £250 all in from the DVLA, now i have one on mine. I think if you do it for a bit of fun or something personal to yourself then go for it. But once you start spending silly money on one then you're just being a bit flash. That nicely summarises the position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takahashi Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 19 hours ago, Mattman42 said: As said, not everyone knows it’s an older car - they just see the Porsche badge. This. The amount of people i have to say ' I don't get paid that much, its a 15 year old car' to is ridiculous. I wish I'd kept my age plate on sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpyoldman Posted May 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 Hmm am now erring towards to buying a private plate for 250 quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBD914 v2 Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 I have had my private plate for 30 years. My wife also has one on her car. The third is on my motorbike. Nothing flashy, just a way of personalising your wheels. Interestingly since I moved to my current address a few years ago with my private plates, the whole street now have private plates on their cars...priceless! Imitation is a form of flattery apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wish Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 I’ve spent a few quid on number plates. However the older I get the less I like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpyoldman Posted May 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 29 minutes ago, Wish said: I’ve spent a few quid on number plates. However the older I get the less I like them. sound like a grumpy old man 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Grumpyoldman said: sound like a grumpy old man 😎 Don’t we all 😌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Required Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 I wouldn't want a personal plate - I always think they're a bit narcissistic. But I think a dateless plate (strictly, one that precedes the current format) enhances the look of a not-so-new sports car. I looked for *BOX, but they were all too expensive or too new, so I settled for S33BXT. S34 might have been more appropriate, but it wasn't available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason986S Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 21 minutes ago, Required said: I wouldn't want a personal plate - I always think they're a bit narcissistic. But I think a dateless plate (strictly, one that precedes the current format) enhances the look of a not-so-new sports car. I looked for *BOX, but they were all too expensive or too new, so I settled for S33BXT. S34 might have been more appropriate, but it wasn't available. Wouldn’t want one, but looked for one and bought one... confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Required said: I wouldn't want a personal plate - I always think they're a bit narcissistic. But I think a dateless plate (strictly, one that precedes the current format) enhances the look of a not-so-new sports car. Tenuous? If you are trying to disguise the car age with a plate then it doesn't matter what you put on. Now, if you had said that a car looks better with 5 or 6 digits rather than the current 7, you would have got away with it. FTR, S33BXT is not dateless - August '98 to February '99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXY Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Jason986S said: Wouldn’t want one, but looked for one and bought one... confusing. I would call that CAR SPECIFIC not PERSONAL. Maybe that is what was Required 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 When I was looking, BOX was around £500. I went for this at £250 as relatively short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 2 reasons for mine - Wife bought it for my 30th birthday (and to try and slow down me swapping cars) and i really don't like the new 7 digit format of the new plates (no reasonable why, but just looks like too many characters too me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 50 minutes ago, Scubaregs said: When I was looking, BOX was around £500. I went for this at £250 as relatively short cheap. Fixed it for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 If we ever meet, you will see I am both short and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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