Big Money Personal Plates
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Is that how much it went for? They were expecting it to break the British record of £518,000.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-31611044
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-31611044
20 grand plate on a 14 million pound car isn't much. I must order 2
One for the front and one for the rear?
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hutchy_belfast
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21k for that!? The estimate was clearly justbto try and drum up publivity.
If you are cruising round in a Ferrari folk know you have a load of money. I doubt anyone who doesn't know what car it is would be helped by that fairly cryptic plate too.
If you are cruising round in a Ferrari folk know you have a load of money. I doubt anyone who doesn't know what car it is would be helped by that fairly cryptic plate too.
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If I had a 250 california I wouldn't care what anybody thought. Simply because I would have so much money
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davecoupe
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I understand that I am in the minority but I really don't get changing reg plates on a car at all, maybe it stems from being brought up in the south where there is no such thing as personal plates.
I cant understand how people could want to spend money on 2 pieces of **** yellow and white plastic with different letters from the piece of plastic they currently have.
I cant understand how people could want to spend money on 2 pieces of **** yellow and white plastic with different letters from the piece of plastic they currently have.
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yup same here, I've never understood the desire to shell out stupid money on something that in reality never belongs to you, i can never get my head around why people actually think a car looks better with a personal reg on it, its a car, it'll always have two bits of plastic strapped to it regardless.
You're not alone @davecoupe . I've never seen the appeal myself. I never look at a car and go "Aww that needs a nice 2 digit plate to set her aff bai". My opinion of plates that almost say something is even lower, I just immediately think they're an ostentatious t**t! People can waste their money on them if they wish, I'm sure I spend money on things others can't get their head around too. I also see them as a lump of platic that spoil the look of a nice car nomatter what's written on it.
big-lew18
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I priced LEW15 and N1CKY and iirc they were price at over 110k for the 2
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CRA16 A - £11975
big-lew18
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I remember watching a programme about plates once and the best pesonal reg was some spelling of Nigel. Can't remember if it was the dearest or most desired or what the reason was
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I always used to see the mayor of Chelmsfords limo out and about, the number plate was F1, i remember thinking it must be worth a fortune all those years back, eventually that bloke who makes Range Rover Sports look even more terrible ( Khan ) bought it ( i think ) and im sure i saw somewhere he wanted a million quid to part with it.
davecoupe
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He wanted 10mil .... 10mil for a piece of white and a piece of yellow laminated plastic.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/10895398/F1-plate-on-sale-for-10m.html
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They to me arent even proper private plates, if you have to use numbers and screw caps to spell your name out then your doing it all wrong!!
big-lew18
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I thought they spelt it quite obviously LEW15 is around ravenhill and clearly spells my name without any messing about. Same for N1CKY imo. You're never going to get a LEWIS or NICKY or any name more than 3 letters without using numbers
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Its an Essex thing, It started 20 years ago, those who are old enough to remember, a private plate was never made up from using numbers digits and a well placed screw cap and a reg transferred from a clapped out 1986 mk3 escort. It was tacky even back then. ;-)
I heard the same guy bought BIG 1, 2 and 3 for around 150k
My mum and dad bought me one for my 21st. I then moved to the republic so they have it on their car. Its nothing special just a my initials and birthdate But its a 6 digit plate so looks distinctive now.cant imagine its worth that much so even though i have no plans to go back its not worth selling