2/1 in favour of 6 digit... just as i was leaning towards the 7 
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mr.tourette said:2/1 in favour of 6 digit... just as i was leaning towards the 7
It was a long time before I made up my mind about mine, like you I couldn't decide what was best. Couldn't find any at a reasonable price with my name/initials so looked at other options. Some of the plates I considered were:
AL04 PNA (car is a 2005 Alpina Roadster, AL05PNA already on someone else's Alpina Roadster)
AL05 BMW
0005 GYM (more for comedy value these ones as I'm a personal trainer and amateur bodybuilder...)
R29 GYM
Wasn't convinced enough by any of the above to get my wallet out though.
In the end I went for R24 ALP which I liked because you can kind of see Z4 ALP if you read the "2" as a "Z". The "R" is for "Roadster"... yes I was clutching at straws a bit here :lol: but regardless of what I or other people read the plate as I think my car looks a million times better with the short plate on it.
. . . . In the end I went for R24 ALP which I liked because you can kind of see Z4 ALP if you read the "2" as a "Z". The "R" is for "Roadster"... yes I was clutching at straws a bit here :lol: but regardless of what I or other people read the plate as I think my car looks a million times better with the short plate on it.
I reckon you made the right choice there bud
I reckon you made the right choice there bud
Marlon said:. . . . In the end I went for R24 ALP which I liked because you can kind of see Z4 ALP if you read the "2" as a "Z". The "R" is for "Roadster"... yes I was clutching at straws a bit here :lol: but regardless of what I or other people read the plate as I think my car looks a million times better with the short plate on it.
I reckon you made the right choice there bud
Thanks mate!
curveball... this costs a bit more than i wanted to spend, is it worth 150 quid over my initials...not sure how they come up with their prices... frustrating 
Marlon said:
Not a bad idea given that it's no different in price to the suggested one and only vaguely referening Z4
In general I'd would however steer clear of plates related to the car they are on as once the car is sold you lose the plate or the relevance of it. I prefer initials, name, etc.
I'm on another forum and there are several folks who have registrations ending in 'XFR' that they took on as cool and now they cannot shift them and don't want on their latest model or car.
not a bad shout, its a bit of a dilemma, not that i usually worry about what i spend my cash on but I'm struggling to justify to myself dropping 400 on a plate, thats more than a wheel refurb would set me back, I was actually struggling to justify 250 but thought it was just about worth it, even more annoying is the money going to the government, like we dont pay enough all our life and dont get me started on the fact they say you cant alter the spacing or font to make it look how you want..... theyre fucking selling them at inflated prices BECAUSE they look like certain words.... wankers... bollocks i dont want one nowMarlon said:
...and to be pedantic you don't even truly own the plate either. They can recall it if you mis-space, etc.
As for a wheel refurb...lol You'll spend that every 2 years anyway. One of plates have been on since 1998
As for a wheel refurb...lol You'll spend that every 2 years anyway. One of plates have been on since 1998
Stark said:
Is it Mr Farage?
Mine is 2 numbers 2 letters - looks the business and they are appreciating in value ( much better than money in the bank ? and great fun ) will probably keep it till I'm old and knackered and then sell it to pay for a hip replacement !!!!!! 
Okay, you guys are convincing me it might not be such a bad idea....
Any suggestions for a plate that's z4 specific (I know many of you have mentioned it's a bad idea as you often can't keep it after the car is sold and still hope to use it).
Six letters - any combination, but I warn you, all the 'best' or 'easy' combinations are probably taken - e.g. ZED4, MYZED4, Z4Z4Z4, etc...
Would be interested to see what you come up with, and who knows if I really like one, you could have the pleasure of seeing your suggestion on my Zed
So far, the only one that makes some sense to me, and is available is Z4VERT (but people might think I'm spelling ZAVERT - and wonder what the heck that means...).
Ideas....?
Any suggestions for a plate that's z4 specific (I know many of you have mentioned it's a bad idea as you often can't keep it after the car is sold and still hope to use it).
Six letters - any combination, but I warn you, all the 'best' or 'easy' combinations are probably taken - e.g. ZED4, MYZED4, Z4Z4Z4, etc...
Would be interested to see what you come up with, and who knows if I really like one, you could have the pleasure of seeing your suggestion on my Zed
So far, the only one that makes some sense to me, and is available is Z4VERT (but people might think I'm spelling ZAVERT - and wonder what the heck that means...).
Ideas....?
No idea what the alpha numeric structure and limitation of NZ plates is (you say 6 letters but have illustrated 4 & 6 and alpha numeric too)
Have you tried ZFOUR Z4FOUR ??
Have you tried ZFOUR Z4FOUR ??
SpiketheBike
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DVLA is the cheapest place to buy then as the cost includes the £100 transfer fee. No extras. Got mine and my wife's at £250 a pop. (Seemed classier than matching anoraks somehow). Selling previous to pay for them- that's the theory anyway!
SpiketheBike said:
Probably not in this case as OP lives in NZ ...