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Personalised plates - thoughts?
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Personalised plates - thoughts?
Evening all!
what’s everyone’s view on private plates - a bit ponsey or a nice addition to the zed?
what’s everyone’s view on private plates - a bit ponsey or a nice addition to the zed?
- mr.tourette
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Personalised plates - thoughts?
nowt wrong with a personal plate, plenty of us on here have them
if its got tits or tyres..its trouble
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Personalised plates - thoughts?
Nothing wrong with a personal plate - most of my family have them - except me, maybe I need to remedy that
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2011 23i M Sport Highline in Alpine White with Smart Top installed - Gone but not forgotten.
2011 23i M Sport Highline in Alpine White with Smart Top installed - Gone but not forgotten.
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Depends on what it says. Some number and letters (fewer the better) without any year suffix or prefix in my book passes as cool. Plates which people try to make them read like something it isn't, in my book are naff!
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Personalised plates - thoughts?
I've never bought one, but my current Z4 came with one on it - althoug hobviously it isn't personal to me!
But I quite like it as it is shorter (one letter, one number and 3 letters) and it doesn't date the car. IMHO Z4s don't look as old as they really are.
But I quite like it as it is shorter (one letter, one number and 3 letters) and it doesn't date the car. IMHO Z4s don't look as old as they really are.
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Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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Just what mine is letter, number,3 letters .
Plus got shorter plates on rear.I feel the e85 carries its age well and plate does enforce that fact,its probably the most often commented point about the car"doesnt look 18 years old".if it had the original plate ìts blatant how old she is even for those who know nothing about the Z4,s.
E85 3.oi titan silver,Maldives blue E85 3.0i gone but not forgotten
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Personalised plates - thoughts?
I’ve got his and hers with a 5 - I’ve also shortened the front plate within the legal requirements on the Z
If you fancy a private plate, just get one and sod what anyone else thinks!
If you fancy a private plate, just get one and sod what anyone else thinks!
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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Personalised plates - thoughts?
We have a few in the family, mostly letter, number and three letters.
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
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I like them. Had mine for my 21st birthday and kept it on all my cars.
We have a few in the family with just different numbers, W1, 2, 8, 10 etc.
It spells my surname so very relevant to me.
We have a few in the family with just different numbers, W1, 2, 8, 10 etc.
It spells my surname so very relevant to me.
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Definitely polarises opinion
Fan myself and own 2, but some people get really sniffy about them - live and let live I say, except M badges and whippy aerials of course.
Fan myself and own 2, but some people get really sniffy about them - live and let live I say, except M badges and whippy aerials of course.
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2015 E89 BMW Z4 sDrive35iS (sold)
2010 E89 BMW Z4 sDrive30i (sold)
2003 E85 BMW Z4 3.0 (sold)
2005 Mercedes CLK 55 AMG
2015 E89 BMW Z4 sDrive35iS (sold)
2010 E89 BMW Z4 sDrive30i (sold)
2003 E85 BMW Z4 3.0 (sold)
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Personalised plates - thoughts?
I've had the same 5 digit plate with my initials on since I was 21 - when I got the Z4MC I wanted E86 but it wasn't avaialable so settled for E8 and now have that on the E89. Personally I think the 5 digit reg looks better and it doesn't date the car - plus I got what I thought was a cracking deal on the BMW plate holders including the embossed metal plates.
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Sapphire Black 23i
Previously 7xZ3's, 5xE85's, 2xE86's & 3xE89's
Previously 7xZ3's, 5xE85's, 2xE86's & 3xE89's
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Just a bit of fun! We both have them with initials and year of birth.
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Private plates are for d*cks. That's why I've got one
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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E89 20i Now fully dried
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Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Personalised plates - thoughts?
Yeah, total cock
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
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Personalised plates - thoughts?
Strange this topic should come up! I’ve literally just put one on the Z because I wanted to take the age off it. Have never bothered in the past and not fussed about initials or spelling something witty. I just went for the cheapest plate I could find that looked fairly unique...