Too chavvie?

[Black240]

Hi - I've been lottering for a while and this is my first PH post.

I recently part ex'd a Lotus Exige against a new V8V Roadster.

The number plate on the Lotus was "UR 05LOW", which I thought looked quite good.

I've still got the plate registered to me, but I can't decide if it would look a bit too chavvie on an Aston or not.

Dunno why, but it feels as if the plate suited one car but not the other

Polite thoughts welcomed

[CDP]

Buy the cheapest 50cc moped you can legally put the plate on.

[GR1FF1F]

IMO, it would look gimmicky, cocky and definitely inappropriate for an Aston. What would bother me more than anything would be the irresistible temptation it would put in front of every chav, boy racer type in a souped-up Astra. You can guarantee that every time you pull up in pole postion at the lights you'll be a magnet for every spotty, baseball cap wearing oik to pull alongside you and start rev'ing his pathetic little 1400cc wannabe drag racer. In between the blips on the throttle you'll have to tolerate the pounding of his over-powered sub-woofer and the associated rattling of the nuts and bolts which are all working loose under the persistent punishment of ghastly rap beat. Worst of all, people around you will think you're mates !

Getting the picture yet

By the way, Welcome to PH

Edited by GR1FF1F on Tuesday 7th July 21:34

[Black240]

Erm............I guess the thread should have been titled "Too Chavvie?"

[Grinning]

Welcome to PH. You normally get some succinct well-founded technical responses. Other times...

Enjoy the roadster. I now wish I'd gone that route - sometimes.

[bogie]

I would sell it ...or keep it for another vehicle

[michael gould]

there used to be and old V8 Aston knocking around the Wirral with the plate 4 COV which aways amused me

[AMD1]

michael gould said:

there used to be and old V8 Aston knocking around the Wirral with the plate 4 COV which aways amused me

Now that I would have on my Aston.

[Neil1300R]

Asked her indoors (based on the fact she has more class than me) - verdict was too chavvy for an Aston

Still could be worse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NSC8mWHNnM

[lambo_xx]

GR1FF1F said:

IMO, it would look gimmicky, cocky and definitely inappropriate for an Aston. What would bother me more than anything would be the irresistible temptation it would put in front of every chav, boy racer type in a souped-up Astra. You can guarantee that every time you pull up in pole postion at the lights you'll be a magnet for every spotty, baseball cap wearing oik to pull alongside you and start rev'ing his pathetic little 1400cc wannabe drag racer. In between the blips on the throttle you'll have to tolerate the pounding of his over-powered sub-woofer and the associated rattling of the nuts and bolts which are all working loose under the persistent punishment of ghastly rap beat. Worst of all, people around you will think you're mates !

Getting the picture yet

By the way, Welcome to PH

Edited by GR1FF1F on Tuesday 7th July 21:34

+1

[ezi]

Neil1300R said:

Asked her indoors (based on the fact she has more class than me) - verdict was too chavvy for an Aston

Still could be worse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NSC8mWHNnM

I just died a little inside

[GR1FF1F]

Grinning said:

You normally get some succinct well-founded technical responses. Other times...

Just as well I didn't get on to 007 plates, Mr Bond.

Seriously you have to have big cohonas to drive around with some of these plates on. I remember a red M3 convertible driven by a guy with flowing locks and ray bans - A5 TUD. I imagine they all attract attention in various ways, just not all of it wanted.

At the end of the day, whatever presses your ejector seat button

[SabreN400]

Slightly O/T,

Chris Evans "Magnificent 7" Ferraris were at Goodwood FOS; they all had private pates.

He has also had them all painted white, with the exception of the ultra-expensive 1960 James Coburn 250 California Spyder, which was Black. Registration number FER 1

Chris Evans BBC Blog

The 6 white cars were in a series (kind of) which I thought looked rather impressive seeing them drive up the hill consecutively.

[lambo_xx]

A quote from that video

"Oooooooaaahh orgasm loool" Is he being serious!

[Neil1300R]

Just need to clarify the youtube video is not my car and the kids on it are not related to me. Just found the video and thought it funny / sad

I may have been born in the East End but not that chavvy!

[pistonlager]

It doesn't matter anymore, Astons brand image is so diluted now ,and what with the IQ Toyota idea, who cares!
Aston is now officially chavvy.

[Baxter 69]

ezi said:

Neil1300R said:

Asked her indoors (based on the fact she has more class than me) - verdict was too chavvy for an Aston

Still could be worse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NSC8mWHNnM

I just died a little inside

I agree. I saw this car in Kensington a while back. Stunning car but the plate was a bit pathetic. I mean, I feel you could get away with it on a Ferrari or Lamborghini but not an Aston!

Money can't buy class.