Personalised plates:showy cr*p or cool?

[tuttle]

Not sure how I feel about personalised plates;have seen ones that make me cringe & some that have had me in fits of laughter.
Have been offered:
8O5SSKY or BOSS SKY
For under £500.00,which,as plate prices seem to go,is quite reasonable.Bit ostentatious tho,mind you so is a skyline.
And £500.00 buys my next set of tyres too.

Opinions plz

tuttle

[DanBoy]

My plate is L74 HEN...

Which is great if you're a chicken.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

Judging by the 572 posts here:

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=126638&f=23&h=0&p=1

I'd guess plenty of people like em.

I guess if you like em get one, if you don't, don't

[MrFlibbles]

Mine is K896 *** which is really good if your first name is K896.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

MrFlibbles said:

Mine is K896 *** which is really good if your first name is K896.

I know his cousin, M330

[v15ben]

They're like marmite I guess, Love em or hate em.

Me, I love em but everyone has a different view!

[2 Smokin Barrels]

v15ben said:

They're like marmite I guess, Love em or hate em. Me, I love em but everyone has a different view!

Bit tricky on toast though.

[tuttle]

My present plate includes GTR-Backwards!
Boss sky is a bit 'toughie' I'd prefer 'quite a nice sky actually' as a plate--bugger to remember tho



>> Edited by tuttle on Monday 21st February 22:36

[MrFlibbles]

A guy round my way has a plate that reads "GO KILL" on his R33.

I think thats quite cool.

[DanBoy]

That's lame.

Go kill what? Small furry animals?

Sorry, but I think that's just a bit on the gay side.

[tuttle]

MrFlibbles said:

A guy round my way has a plate that reads "GO KILL" on his R33. I think thats quite cool.

psycho,slowhands killer then?

D'you think an appropriate/car marque plate does something for ca$h value,at sale time?

[vixpy1]

Never been a fan, but live and let live.

[MrFlibbles]

DanBoy said:

That's lame. Go kill what? Small furry animals? Sorry, but I think that's just a bit on the gay side.

Furry Muff - Looks quite mean when he's behind you though.

[turbo-tastic]

I have 7844 UZ, means nothing to me what so ever. But it'll cost me £80 to get rid of it.

I quite fancy getting G74 WRC for mine (GT4 WRC). Saw it for £450 with DVLA. But then, thats a blitz boost controller and a dumpvalve!!

Some I like, some I think are arrogant tosh.

All IMO obviously

[spartacus]

Personalised plates, complete lack of taste I would say, in my humble opinion.

[munter]

Total waste of cash.....But as it was fitted to the car when I got it i'll leave it there....

[Jap-Car]

The three letters on my current car are "TSO" and the last one "PST". Maybe not the best.

I do have OIL **** (forgotten what the numbers are) on retention if anyone wants to make me an offer!

[Wacky Racer]

tuttle said:

Not sure how I feel about personalised plates;have seen ones that make me cringe & some that have had me in fits of laughter. Have been offered: BOSS SKY

Mmmmm, nice plate for Rupert Murdoch there, if he can scrape the £500 together..........

[Evocator]

I'm okay with personal plates; however have you seen that Men and Motors dedicated to number plates?

I think it may be called Number Plate Heaven. Now that's something you don't want to add to your Sky+ schedule!!

[LuS1fer]

I always think that car specific plates are better than "you don't know these are my initials" type plates.

So, for me, my Corvette's LV51FER is worth the money I paid as it adds to the car's appearance but Gladys Daphne Pugh's G62 GDP is just another plate on the road.

Plates with CTR in a Civic Type R would be OK although possibly not worth the money. I actually picked up a cheap car with a plate something like VBH 55K and transferred it over so it cost nothing and no-one knew my initials weren't VBH.