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PostPosted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:45 pm 
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Hi guys the reason my plate appears to be an expensive one is that it represents the engine format......ie...V engine with 4 ltr capacity....the ideal scenario would be V8 4LTR.... V8 engine with 4litre capacity...but that format is not a recognised format..so its not available.....as this plate would be originally issued in 1999 or near its a lot different to the plate issued on the car originally.which represented nothing in particular but some guys get their initials or name on older plates ....its a status thing and a new plate tells the year of manufacture, plates are issued by the licencing authority and not by choice unless one that is an older registration plate than your current one............you cannot request a number or registration newer than your current vehicle..as the prefix numbers changed and were at times after the number.......so any spare or scrapped car numbers are for sale.
Some "cherished plates" as they are known go for thousands of pounds........A1 for example i think went for £200,000
HM the Queen doesn't have to show a number on her state limo that's the only one in the UK allowed to do that.....all her other Royal vehicles have to be licenced and show a number plate. Its complicated to outsiders but it can be profitable if you buy a car with a plate that's got some history or a set of initials that you like............ :roll:


That explains it better. Lots of restrictions. Here we have a 1ABC234, seven character format as standard, but if you get a vanity plate you can use any or all of the characters in any format (i.e. all numbers or all letters or any combination that you want). There are so many options that you can always figure out some stupid way to spell out what you want.

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daimlerblue wrote:
Some "cherished plates" as they are known go for thousands of pounds........A1 for example i think went for £200,000
HM the Queen doesn't have to show a number on her state limo that's the only one in the UK allowed to do that.....all her other Royal vehicles have to be licenced and show a number plate. Its complicated to outsiders but it can be profitable if you buy a car with a plate that's got some history or a set of initials that you like............ :roll:


One of the most famous being, of course, ST1. :wink:

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Sorry T C, im a bit of a numpty ST1 ?
Something involving Lings wood be appropriate eh? :lingsrock:

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Sorry T C, im a bit of a numpty ST1 ?
Something involving Lings wood be appropriate eh? :lingsrock:


Nope, nothing like that.

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F14D_Tomcat wrote:
daimlerblue wrote:
Sorry T C, im a bit of a numpty ST1 ?
Something involving Lings wood be appropriate eh? :lingsrock:


Nope, nothing like that.

Simon Templar 1.


I could think of someone else it would better suit.....................

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love to see a couple car buffs on the boards. Ive gone through quite a bit of cars but this is what is currently in the garage

the daily grind: 2006 Mercedes Benz S55
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love to see a couple car buffs on the boards. Ive gone through quite a bit of cars but this is what is currently in the garage
I love the Supra its one of my favorites, along with the GT4, from the 90's

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anez wrote:

I don't have a car at the minute, but I'm considering getting a Nissan Juke in the new year-- anyone have any experience (or more likely, seeing most of the amazing behemoths in this thread, anyone's wife/daughter/effeminate friend) with these? I've read a lot of reviews although I haven't had the chance to test-drive yet, and horrifyingly, Top Gear has yet to review one...



I googled the Juke - I think a more apt name would be the Nissan Puke. Sorry to be so mean but, yuck! I must not be the target demographic :wink:

You might not be seeing this beast on Top Gear any time soon. Maybe as one of those cars they use to play soccer (football)

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Well here goes. Probably nothing like whats been posted so far . . .

Here's my favorite, past and current up the new year when my wife is getting a bigger car.

I drive a new Citroen Berlingo Van.

VW Passat 140BHP diesel on the way for the new year.

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Current lot of oldies but goodies. 1993 Calypso Red M5, 1992 Cashmere Beige 525iT (M3 S52 engine), 1991 Sterling Silver M5.

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Current lot of oldies but goodies. 1993 Calypso Red M5, 1992 Cashmere Beige 525iT (M3 S52 engine), 1991 Sterling Silver M5.

Silver M5 for me please. . . . . :thumbsup:

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Current lot of oldies but goodies. 1993 Calypso Red M5, 1992 Cashmere Beige 525iT (M3 S52 engine), 1991 Sterling Silver M5.

Silver M5 for me please. . . . . :thumbsup:


Even if it is the E34 and not the best of the best E39 :wink:

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Even if it is the E34 and not the best of the best E39 :wink:



agreed... E39 M5 is still one of the must have cars in life. Silver lowered on a set of BBS LM's. my buddy ben's interpretation from San Diego, CA

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breanach78 wrote:
vintage wrote:
Current lot of oldies but goodies. 1993 Calypso Red M5, 1992 Cashmere Beige 525iT (M3 S52 engine), 1991 Sterling Silver M5.

Silver M5 for me please. . . . . :thumbsup:


Even if it is the E34 and not the best of the best E39 :wink:
. Any thing with a M badge will do just fine thanks. Agreed though with you on the above. . .

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