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vpr
1024 posts
75 months | Friday 1st December 2006 
James W said: Thinking about one for mine but wondered what the general concensus was- good idea or complete load of bilge?
James
Did you see my car by chance....996 Turbo reg no: B1LGE.
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LuckyP
5487 posts
62 months | Friday 1st December 2006
My 2 peneth....
1) Prefer car related than person related (looks a bit 'me! me!' with a name)
2) Short just looks better
3) If you think it will grow in value, bonus.
4) Don't pay too much - mine was £300 on ebay (and the obvious buzz)
5) Everyone has their own cheese threshold - go with what you are comfortable with.
Lucky
here's mine - I hope I have applied my own rules!
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PH5121
697 posts
50 months | Friday 1st December 2006
Mine is four numbers and then my initails, better than a car related plate for me, as it has gone from car to car for the last 15 years.
That said, a plate with 911 that has no prefix or suffix always looks good on a 911.
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andy tims
2063 posts
83 months | Friday 1st December 2006
vpr said: James W said: Thinking about one for mine but wondered what the general concensus was- good idea or complete load of bilge? James Did you see my car by chance....996 Turbo reg no: B1LGE.
Lee - I knew you had a bit of a fleet, but just checked your profile. Wow
You must have a sh1t load of battery trickle chargers
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welshnobby
1178 posts
80 months | Friday 1st December 2006
I have this plate currently retention if anyone is interested. I bought it on a whim on ebay from regtransfers...they were having a clear out. It was a bargain. I put it on my old 996 but haven't put it on the GT2 as i thought it cheapened the car.
...BTW the pic was taken just before setting off to Le Mans last year hence the stickers.
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tara911
178 posts
46 months | Saturday 2nd December 2006
I've got private plates on both my cars...
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James W
62 posts
49 months | Saturday 2nd December 2006
I was looking at the pics of the Ace Cafe meet and noticed a good number of the cars had personal plates so I reckon I am going to go for it! Thanks for all the thoughts from everyone- Lee I want your collection!
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fieldl
1186 posts
68 months | Saturday 2nd December 2006
I've had mine for years on plenty of cars. Cost me £250 and isn't worth anything to anyone else.
Unless there are other Lee Field's that want the plate 
The only problem with it is that it is obviously mine when spotted. Bad for interviews etc etc etc
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slimsim7280
2 posts
10 months | Friday 20th November 2009
Hi there. I have stumbled across this site and was wondering if anybody has any ideas on selling ym reg plate. I have P911 UTG, which has a strategically placed black screw on the right hand side, thus giving it the appearance of UT"D" (ish!!)
Now, I dont own a Porsche 911 and dont support Man UTD (its actually on a Kawasaki ZX7R!).
Any advice.....d'ya think it may be worth some monies?????
Thanks in advance.
ps, no abuse.....yeah i'm a biker but it doesnt make me a bad person, right?
Roberto
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Hespereus
406 posts
41 months | Friday 20th November 2009
slimsim7280 said:
a strategically placed black screw on the right hand side, thus giving it the appearance of UT"D" (ish!!) WHAT?..... why? The P911 bit I understand but....
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slimsim7280
2 posts
10 months | Friday 20th November 2009
I dont know. I suppose its because I see people all the time attempting to make words fit in this sad old world of vanity.
And I have seen something on this very forum where someone has mentioned having 911 with whatever letters come after so thought it would be the best place to ask I suppose.
Anyway, is it worth selling....do you sort of people like this 911 plates stuff or shall I keep it on my own vehicle?
Jesus, was only a question mate. take a pill or something! lol.
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Two Stallions
1329 posts
13 months | Friday 20th November 2009
If you were offered £200 for it, I'd take it!
Vanity plates are a bit M1 NGE! Especially the mis-spaced/silly font type ones.
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X-UFO
152 posts
25 months | Friday 20th November 2009
This thread has made me blow off the dust on a plate I've got on retention certificate. If anybody is interested it's for sale. I'll put it in the classifieds shortly.  If anyone wonders, the previous owner's initials were T Cz You never know, there might be a TC out there looking for a 911 plate
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turbo-ww
1026 posts
53 months | Saturday 21st November 2009
Both mine have 5 digit plates on. L2 PEY came with the beemer a while back and I just got used to it and carried it over. (Pub talk has been known to include 'I work long hours so there'll be Hell To Pay if I'm not home soon) Pork has just got my intials on. Best ones I've seen include the 2 BE and NOT 2 BE and TRY 1T on a Ferrari. Oh, and on a rusty old white pick-up G1 PSY - Maidenhead about 3 weeks ago 
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Two Stallions
1329 posts
13 months | Saturday 21st November 2009
turbo-ww said:
....Oh, and on a rusty old white pick-up G1 PSY - Maidenhead about 3 weeks ago Typical pikey's! 
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BladeAde
1857 posts
64 months | Saturday 21st November 2009
wh33lie said:
Chelsea Embankment....
DB9 2 BE
Bentley Red Label NOT 2 BE ( the B being an 8) IINM, that pad belongs to Bernie Eccles...
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911perv
788 posts
18 months | Saturday 21st November 2009
Top plate; 
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vpr
1024 posts
75 months | Saturday 21st November 2009
James W said:
Thinking about one for mine but wondered what the general concensus was- good idea or complete load of bilge? Yes complete Bilge 
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Roadrunner996
63 posts
13 months | Saturday 21st November 2009
Not keen on dodgy spacing between letters/numbers but I'm onto my second plate with three letters/three numbers. 3+3 looks 'neater' in my opinion but as I don't have a middle name a 2+1,2,3 plate would cost too much for me !!
My letters just caught me eye when I scanned through the hundreds of pages on the number plate websites..............
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Koln-RS
888 posts
49 months | Saturday 21st November 2009
Personal number plates are just that - personal - and, as with most things, there's no accounting for taste. Agree with the general sentiment though: - The shorter the better - Mis-spacing, deforming letters/numerals, mainly looks naff - Names mainly look naff - Anything obscure/needs explaining, is naf - Exceptions are anything comical, such as the drain cleaner above -  Of course there are cheap plates and expensive plates - and it normally shows
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