by "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
Published 12/05/2017 at 06:21
by "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
Published 12/05/2017 at 06:21
Tags: volvo
; volvo 740
; volvo 740 turbo
; 740 turbo
; 740
; plates
; custom plates
; number plates
; custom plate
; rad740
STARS: 10
I scored the plate of my dreams.
It wasn’t long before they were bolted on the car, and I was just itching to put some miles on them.
It had been a rough week, hell - it’s been a rough couple of months. I started the car and just drove.
It was one of those perfect, sunny evenings, cruising down by the beach. As always, there was a parade of sweet metal up and down the boulevard. I liked to think I was contributing to the beauty on show.
It’s a stunning way to clear your mind, this I can vouch for. I can’t wait to do it again.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
12/05/2017 at 06:33, STARS: 0
looks like Robe?
"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
12/05/2017 at 06:35, STARS: 0
It does, a bit! Few hundred miles away, though.
"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213)
12/05/2017 at 07:12, STARS: 0
That’s a beautiful 740! Don’t see many in that color!
Also love the plates!
"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
12/05/2017 at 07:15, STARS: 0
Thanks! I initially wanted silver or white but the blue has really begun to grow on me.
Over the next few years I really want to just keep driving it and freshen it up a bit.
One thing I can’t quite get my head around though is how to restore 80s/90s interior plastics. New parts just don’t exist, so what do you do?
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/05/2017 at 07:51, STARS: 1
I feel like the US and Australia are some of the few countries where it’s easy to get a custom plate.
"LOREM IPSUM" (lorem---ipsum)
12/05/2017 at 08:44, STARS: 0
Nice plates, even nicer car, but I would have gone for:
DöP 740
"The Swedish Bandit" (swedishbandit)
12/05/2017 at 09:35, STARS: 0
Hell, it even looks like a swedish plate!
(Not my car)
"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley)
12/05/2017 at 10:58, STARS: 1
Plates don’t lie!
"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
12/05/2017 at 16:57, STARS: 0
It is super easy here.
This one is actually not “really” a custom plate, which is why it was so cheap.
So in South Australia, our standard plates used to be 3 letters, then 3 numbers. R and S series plates were from the late 60s to late 70s I believe.
Because so many of those cars are off the road now, and people like to keep their old plates for a restoration, you can apply for any R or S series plate you want for less than $100, and unlike other custom plates, you don’t need to pay a yearly fee to keep them.
I normally wouldn’t be able to justify the cost of a custom plate, but $100 one-off is too good to say no to.
"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
12/05/2017 at 16:58, STARS: 0
Huh, neat!
"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
12/05/2017 at 16:59, STARS: 0
Haha, what does that mean?
I was limited to starting with R or S, 3 letters, and 3 numbers. So it was really this or SAD 740 which wasn’t as fun. :P
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/05/2017 at 18:19, STARS: 0
For this plate:
I paid the state of GA a $70 fee to make the plate, but should only be $20 a year afterwards.
For this plate:
I paid the state of Texas something like $215 a year. I was making oil money at the time so I didn’t really mind.
"LOREM IPSUM" (lorem---ipsum)
12/05/2017 at 18:20, STARS: 0
In the literal translation sense it wouldn’t mean much at all, but I would think “Dope 740" if I were to see it. :)
"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
12/05/2017 at 20:47, STARS: 1
Texas sounds about lineball with where I’m at for truly custom plates.
Georgia is hella cheap.
"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
12/05/2017 at 21:21, STARS: 0
Ha! Would be awesome. :D