What Not To Put On Your Vanity Plate (That The DMV Will Allow)

"Satish Kondapavulur" (becauseCAR) 09/07/2013 at 03:21 • Filed to: MY STUPID LISTS

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A vanity license plate. It's like having a Twitter on your car, except you're limited to using 6 to 8 characters, you're stuck with the message for about a year, or have to pay immense fees to change the plate entirely, and you have the privilege of paying an extra $78 a year to retain that status on top of the initial $98 fee for getting the plate.

Believe it or not, despite the title, I'm actually a fan of vanity license plates. Primarily because it showcases one's creativity when restricted to 7 characters. That and it shows the lengths people will go to get attention, much like !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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However, there are strings of letters that shouldn't be on license plates because they might force people to damage your car, cause you to explain what the tags mean when filling up with gas, or demonstrate a marked lack of originality. All of which don't justify the $78 to retain vanity plates. That money's better saved for future oil changes or clutch replacements.

Author's Note: All of the prices mentioned in this article are those of the California DMV. It definitely varies in other states. I also apologize for anyone who may take offense to the third thing on this list. I may be mad because those letter options are already taken in California. And I also learned that the only collegiate plate one can get in California is for UCLA and not Berkeley. The Cal Alumni Association should really get on that.

Anything political

There's no point to getting a license plate which half the country will disagree with in some way, shape, or form. No one wants their car to be the target of some deranged person with differing political views. This is a problem with living in California. Believe it or not, California is not all Democrats, as the electoral college may make you think. We are, after all, a state that elected a man who was out-acted by a chimpanzee to be the governor. As well as an Austrian man who once pretended to be pregnant and Danny DeVito's twin.

So there are more than a few counties where a politically-tinged license plate, either pro or anti Republican/Democrat may make you endure a "difficult" time. Like damage to your car, people who at 75 mph make it a point to tell you Obama is a socialist, and the car with the Obama 2012/pro-gay marriage/new liberal cause bumper sticker that'll cut you off in traffic.

Car model names

Putting your car model name is basically screaming that your car is important. It's also redundant. Car owners probably get it because they're tired of being asked what their car is in the parking lot and gas station. This is the explanation a Lotus Elise owner gave me. But if the owner bothered getting the plate, they probably don't mind talking about cars.

In the end, nonetheless, you will come off a tool. Even if you volunteer at the homeless shelter and help Habitat for Humanity, once you walk back to your car, people will think it's a result of court-mandated community service. And that's unfortunate, because they probably do own and operate a cool car.

JALOPNIK

First off, I think Jalopnik is cool. Frigid. Absolute zero. But there's one problem. Explaining to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Imagine this inevitable conversation:

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Him/Her: What does "JALOPNK" mean on your license plate? (California only allows 7 characters.)
Me: It's an automotive blog I really like. You ought to read it.
Him/Her: Cool. Do you write for them?
Me: No, I just write an article now and then, and exasperate the weekend editor about why he didn't rise to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! with WTCC driver Robb Holland until he caves in and posts the piece.
Him/Her: Oh. (Walks away thinking, "That guy is spending $78 a year on that plate? And who's !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ?")

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The novelty will eventually wear off, and then you're stuck with paying tens of dollars a year to retain the plates, without reimbursement from Gawker Media. You're better off spending that $78 to go the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and putting the initial $100 fee for getting the plate towards transportation to New York. It would be a much better experience.

Your own name

Whatever you do, even if risking not getting the BMW X6 you always wanted, do not put your first name and/or last name on your plates. Other than showing a complete lack of imagination, putting your name or surname on your tags ensures putting the "vain" in vanity plate. We'd like to think these license plates are reserved for those girls who appear on My Super Sweet 16 and anyone with the last name Kardashian.

But desis are the prime offenders. Which upsets me. And despite being Indian, I struggle to find an explanation why. Maybe it's because desis are more likely to have arranged marriages and therefore don't have to deal with a boyfriend's or (more likely) girlfriend's disgust. Or perhaps it's a result of attempting to differentiate between all the minivans and Japanese midsize sedans in the parking lot after parties. I just don't know.

(And if you were wondering, no one in my family, including me, has names on their license plates. We'd rather spend $78 a year on chai.)

So what else shouldn't be on vanity tags that the DMV wouldn't reject?

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First photo credit goes to Blogspot. All other images except the "GORE WON" image (taken by me in Berkeley, go figure) were posted in some way, shape, or form on Gawker Media sites, so rest of the photo credits goes to them.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 03:32

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I dunno, when I was in Boston I saw a red C5 corvette with the license plate CAVVET. It breaks your "no name of your car" rule, but it was such a perfect confluence of classic Boston whitetrashiness that I had to laugh at it.

offroadkarter > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 03:42

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I think that vanity plates are supposed to be for witty things that most people don't understand, or reminding the world that you love vag

Giles007 > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 04:00

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I've been thinking of getting "ST250" for my Ford Focus ST. No?

promoted by the color red > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 04:03

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Not going to lie, if you were stuck with the unfortunate three letter combo FAP in California, I'd think ANY alternative is better. I lucked out and got the wonderfully sassy MHM (said with snaps).

Bytemite > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 06:13

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This reminded me of a vanity plate that I read just yesterday that said "OMG1MPG". Needless to say, I burst out laughing.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 06:16

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There was this guy who went to my local community college and had "PUNJABI" on his car, can't remember what kind of car it was...I feel like it was an Acura.

And there's also a McLaren MP4-12C with the plate "MP4-12C" lmfao

Satish Kondapavulur > Bytemite 09/07/2013 at 11:53

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Presumably on a Hummer.

Satish Kondapavulur > Giles007 09/07/2013 at 11:54

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You know, that actually works. Only because hard-core Ford guys will understand that. Even I spent an extra minute trying to figure that one out.

Satish Kondapavulur > offroadkarter 09/07/2013 at 11:54

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So true.

Satish Kondapavulur > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 09/07/2013 at 11:56

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It probably was an Acura, since Indians driving Acuras are more likely to have personalized plates. And it's probably better than putting the surname.

Satish Kondapavulur > feather-throttle-not-hair 09/07/2013 at 11:56

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Same here. I would've had no idea what the plate meant if you hadn't explained it to me.

The World of Vee > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 12:14

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Maybe it's because desis are more likely to have arranged marriages and therefore don't have to deal with a boyfriend's or (more likely) girlfriend's disgust. Or perhaps it's a result of attempting to differentiate between all the minivans and Japanese midsize sedans in the parking lot after parties. I just don't know.

a bit of a stretch no? A lot of people in the Indian community get custom license plates because they're simply old and think it's "cool". I really don't see how arranged marriages have anything to do with it (and if that was a joke, sorry bud poor execution)

But I will agree with you that getting a vanity license plate is silly and stupid. My friends for the longest time wanted me to get "VEETECH" on my TL because (as you might have guessed) my name is Vee and the J32 has V-Tech. No thanks, 7 randomly generated numbers is fine by me.

Satish Kondapavulur > The World of Vee 09/07/2013 at 13:01

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I was basically trying to look for reasons why Indian people do it, since its either their daughter's name, family surname, or driver's name. And I realized I had nothing.

The best way was to focus on stereotypes and expand them, which turned into a really bad joke. Not good for the desi cause. :(

Dragmasterflash > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:34

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My real name is USAMA. I wonder if the DMV will ever allow it, or the Border Agency will even allow me into the country. :/

Bubs > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:35

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I've always had "KUNGPOW", no idea why. It's been on six different cars at this point.

Kin Polaj > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:35

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my 330 says Z 8CH P. I guess I'm a tool? Although, the only people who would understand that are car enthusiasts, which was my point.

Iwaswonderofwonders > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:35

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Sniff on the Jalopnik thing... as long as Dark Overlord Hardigree sees my new plate in Charlottesville, I'll be satisfied.

ryu750 > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:37

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My friends and I laughed and joked about this plate for weeks.

Iwaswonderofwonders > Dragmasterflash 09/07/2013 at 14:38

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Don't take any trips to Canada and expect to return.

boneheadotto > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:46

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This right here is the best vanity plate ever IMHO

"NOT OJ"

feather-throttle-not-hair > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:46

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Yeah, its a little obscure for us west coasters. Luckily i spent the first 11 years of my life living in the boston area, so i know a boston accent when i hear it (or see it written.)

boneheadotto > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:47

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There is a hummer in Austin with the plates GR8 MPG

CondemnedtoaSlowrolla > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:48

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We should get a neon colored sticker that reads "JALOPNIK" in a variety of fonts, that we could apply in trendy way on our rear windows. For the lulz.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:48

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Just today I saw a Corvette with the plate of "2006 VET" of course an old dude wearing a pale yellow polo was driving. Although the best was a Lexus RXsomethingsomething that had "I love my parquet" stickers all over the back, the plate was ACRACKR. lol white people.

boneheadotto > ryu750 09/07/2013 at 14:48

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I have seen a plate in Texas that was a purple heart vet and the plate read "IT HURT"

CondemnedtoaSlowrolla > offroadkarter 09/07/2013 at 14:49

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Why would someone put someting VAG related on a Chrysler product !? I mean, pssshhh if he loves VAG that much he might aswell sell that thing ang buy a couple GTI's !!

(Yeah, that was not a serious post.)

boneheadotto > Iwaswonderofwonders 09/07/2013 at 14:50

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JALPONIK?

AthomSfere > Giles007 09/07/2013 at 14:51

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I think you are OK with models of engines, code names, and other things that aren't redundant. 50 Stang on a Mustang 5.0, not OK. E36 BIM, OK...

Swapped engines in your 8th gen civic from the R18 to a K24, R182K24 is OK by me.

But even with car-geek names, it should be at least slightly interesting. For example, a stock 1.6l Duratec from a Fiesta, never interesting. Don't put 16LDURA on a plate...

AthomSfere > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:53

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The best plate I can remember seeing, was actually a random tag: "267 MPG" on a Dodge Status.

vchengap > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:53

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I'm ashamed to say that my desi parents are guilty of the custom plate with their names. Didn't seem weird at the time, but now it's painfully cringe-worthy.

Foremi > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:54

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I've had my plate for a while now, everybody I work with has asked if it has some sort of meaning...

CondemnedtoaSlowrolla > Giles007 09/07/2013 at 14:55

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How do you like it ? A gentleman at the dealership tried to sell me one while they were working on my SVT/ST170. He wouldn't even let me test drive it (understandably, the only model they had in stock was in the showroom). I just sat in there and thought it was way too big for my taste. Loved the seat and driving position though (that is something rare when you are 5'4"). Is it as communicative as its ancestors ?

Iwaswonderofwonders > boneheadotto 09/07/2013 at 14:55

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well it was close as I could get.... you have to have 6 characters

juggaho > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:56

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I have seen 2 of the worst vanity plates, and heard a funny story about another one. One was on an 08(?) M3, and it was 333HP. WOW. Showing off your stock horsepower on a vanity plate, way to go, bub. You definitely don't even change your own oil, let alone know where the filler cap is.

The second plate was actually a funny war between 2 guys I knew in high school. The year was probably 1999, and my best friends older brother had a friend who wanted "420 BRO" for his Z car. Well, my friends brother just HAD to get the plate before his buddy got the chance to. This led to a funny stoner fight (obviously not with fists) where both parties stopped talking to each other. My friends brother proudly drove his 3000GT around with his plate that should have just said "SRCHME". After several different occasions of being pulled over, he finally got rid of the plate. Needless to say, the guy who originally thought up "420 BRO" wanted nothing to do with that vanity plate.

The last was one was a story my old boss use to tell. She said her friend (both were older 60's Long Island Jewish gals) had recently got a divorce and she bought a Benz with some of the money she received and got a license plate "EX2SEE", which to her meant "my ex to see" what I'm spending his cash on. WELL, various members of different PD's thought this white Benz with chrome wheels and light tints was an ecstasy dealer and pulled her over on an almost monthly basis. Her, being a ball breaker, did not give up the plate just so her husband could see it one day.

Think before you buy vanity. Almost never worth it.

DJHerbert > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 14:59

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This one should be at the top of the list.

Collin > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:03

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Custom license plates are really a thing for our parents' generation. Hopefully the entire practice will die out ASAP.

B37Hatchett > boneheadotto 09/07/2013 at 15:04

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Winner

milanst666 > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:05

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maybe he's just referring to his new hip replacement

Supersport > Giles007 09/07/2013 at 15:09

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you should get "SANITOWL".

Mister_Moon > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:09

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This from a friend's Facebook feed yesterday. IMASNOB on a Hyundai.

CelrDwelr > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:15

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Hey, that was my Jag you had on your site! I think you misunderstood.

-Jaio Pnik

Prague, Czech Republic

Jeep until it MHz > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:16

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I once saw a plate that read I(heart)gooch which was clearly meant to be Gucci

ICantStandNewJalopnik > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:22

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Well, Satish. What is your plate, then? Vanity or regular? I have my nickname on mine and it has always worked fine with me.

Along the subject of plates, people always blur theirs out or won't say it on the net. Why don't you do an blog about whether that's a good or stupid idea. People see my plates in public, anyway. Why blur it for the net, right?

My Kids Have Four...Wheels (And Paws) > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:26

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I've gotten some shit at work for a plate that I put on my car. In my mind, it seemed like the perfect thing to do - I attended the Darden School of Business, I christened the our soccer team the oh-so-creative Darden United, so why shouldn't I emblazon my car with a DRDNUTD license plate? Turns out I probably should have put myself in the shoes of the person reading the plate. "Dr. Donut" and "Dr. De-nutted" are only two of the gems I have heard so far (I love my colleagues, by the way). On the other hand, it's a vanity plate. So, ostensibly, created by myself for myself. Unfortunately we don't live in a vacuum, so that point is mooted somewhat. Still, I'm keeping it at least on my current car.

BadWolf359 > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:34

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I think vanity plates are stupid, personally. However, I just want to mention that I avoid putting political bumper stickers on my car, for much the same reason as the first item here. Eventually, I'll have to bring my car to a mechanic, one who might not share my political views. I'd rather not piss off the person who has access to the inner workings of my most expensive possession, and the ability to sabotage it or bill me for phony repairs. Mechanics are shady enough as it is, no need to potentially make them my enemy right off the bat.

Anustart > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:35

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First off, we pay $10 in VA, so we have a lot of great ones and a lot of douchey (sp?) ones everywhere we look. BUT if you hate it, you can get a new one FOR TEN BUCKS. Anytime of year.

My husband's plate has some weird computer coding thing on his that I don't understand. But it is great for him because it serves as a litmus test for super nerds and is a great way to identify those of his species.

Spoochy > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:43

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A reason for not getting ANY personalized plate: You're plate will likely be easier to remember, both for someone that decides he's going to turn you in for some real or perceived grievance on the road, and for someone that you've encountered before who for some reason takes offense at you, your car, or your plate. If you have 3XTR781 for a plate, you'll blend in, and people won't recognize you from "last time."' But if you have LOOK ME or whatever, they will.

cluelessk > CondemnedtoaSlowrolla 09/07/2013 at 15:45

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I would buy a Jalopnik decal. In red preferably.

The Biebster's got a P71 (Formerly not Justin Bieber) > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:46

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"have to pay immense fees to change the plate entirely, and you have the privilege of paying an extra $78 a year to retain that status on top of the initial $98 fee for getting the plate."

"spending that $78 to go the Jalopnik Film Festival and putting the initial $100 fee for getting the plate"

In what fucking state does it cost so much to get a vanity plate? It's only $15 extra here, and it's the same the first time as it is for renewal.

The Biebster's got a P71 (Formerly not Justin Bieber) > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:48

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"or have to pay immense fees to change the plate entirely, and you have the privilege of paying an extra $78 a year to retain that status on top of the initial $98 fee for getting the plate."

"spending that $78 to go the Jalopnik Film Festival and putting the initial $100 fee for getting the plate"

In which damn state does it cost so much for vanity plates? Here it's $15 extra when you get the plate, and each year renew it. And you can get a different plate every year.

Nedus > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:50

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Apparently, the California DMV allows "SHTYMPG", because I saw it on the back of a Mustang near my house.

awonderfulworld > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:51

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Best I've seen so far was a Merc SL with the plate "WAS HIS".

Dake > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 09/07/2013 at 15:53

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There was a guy who works down the road from my house that had a big "PUNJABI" windshield eyebrow on his Acura. I'm probably ignorant but isn't it akin to having a giant "METHODIST" or something spelled across your windshield?

Dake > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:56

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My car is "DNSHFT", named after the obvious manual reference but also an Autobot that was a white '85 Celica Supra - my car is a white FR-S which is similar in spirit (in my head at least). Yeah, I'm a big ol' nerd.

jnewman1991 > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 15:56

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I saw an SLK with the license plate IMRANDY in the parking garage at work. Everybody got a chuckle out of it.

Salma Kayak > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:01

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Zen.

Robb Holland > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:05

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Hey! People know me...kinda

Volante3192 > feather-throttle-not-hair 09/07/2013 at 16:05

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Yeah, I'd say the article points are more guidelines than rules.

FJ60GatewayDrug > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:11

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I saw an old FJ40 Land Cruiser around that had the plate "78FJ40". I thought it was great, seeing as the J40 line was made for so many years, you'd have a hard time telling it apart from one made a decade earlier in traffic. Although because it's so old and rare, maybe it's an allowable exception to the "no model name on your plate" rule.

Huraghan > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:15

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I saw a murdered-out Charger with AMURICA stuck to the rear. That's the only good one I've ever seen.

Goofnik > feather-throttle-not-hair 09/07/2013 at 16:16

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Best Boston plate I've seen (took this shot about 20 miles west, though have seen it in the city many times). Often seen going very sideways. Definitely doesn't have a stock motor.

Countersteer > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:21

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9 MPG

- as seen on the back of a huge black 1970's Caddy Fleetwood here in the great state of Tennessee. Cracked me up...

M54B30 > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:23

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I like military plates, like mine here:

1337 MR2 > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:26

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My license plate reads "1337 MR2"

I pretty much regret it entirely and nobody but hardcore gamers EVER get it.. and then most of them don't understand the MR2 part. Basically.. I got the plate for me when I was 19 years old, still have it a decade later and.. I sort of can't bear to part with it :/ It's sad.

Of course, I made it worse by framing sad plate with one of those stupid plate frames that have the car name on them. :|

God, wtf is wrong with me??

Reborn Pyrrhic > offroadkarter 09/07/2013 at 16:32

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If he loves Volkswagen so much why did he buy a Viper?

foxhound > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:35

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I recently saw an suv with the license plate BU TFUL.

Now I immediately thought it said but full, but a friend of mine said they were probably going for beautiful. Maybe, but I think mine is better.

Reborn Pyrrhic > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:39

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I like the one my buddy Ged had on his Jeep. We were members of the Frozen Axles Off Road Club in Fairbanks, AK and his FROZ3N plate was well picked.

I'm also quite proud of my SNABB plate on my Saab 900 SE Turbo. People thought I meant snob, which I didn't even think of when I got the plate. Snabb comes from Swedish, where it means fast .

Reborn Pyrrhic > Collin 09/07/2013 at 16:40

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Why??

Jeff Silverman > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:44

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Jeff Silverman > Jeff Silverman 09/07/2013 at 16:46

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What to put:

Drifting Narwhal > feather-throttle-not-hair 09/07/2013 at 16:48

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There was a Corvette in my hometown that had the plate TCKT PLZ. I always thought he was an idiot.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:51

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Had to share this one I spotted several times whilst out recently. One of the most pretentious car/plate combos I've seen (New a7).

Shanon Wagner > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 16:54

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I saw a plate the other day at Islands, I really should have taken a picture. On the back of this lifted old large ass gnarly looking beater truck the plate read: " 420VAG ". I thought... guy either likes weed and pussy, guy is a 420 vagina, something about four hundred and twenty vagina, or possibly lady smokes pot from her snatch, thus having the 420 vagina. In any case, probably not something you want on your car.

Zaronius > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 17:23

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My sibling used to have "V T E C" - no joke. In California too. On an Integra.

Dayne Putnam > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 17:46

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I have my initials, which happens to usually be my user name as well.

UraDummy > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 17:48

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What do you guys think? plates don't always reflect the car, sometimes its the driver.

I'd love to see another car, something really weird (zero fucks Rx7 weird) with a plate like mine.

Fookin' Prawns > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 17:51

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During the summer at my job there was a red RAV-4 with a the license plate "ATADMAD". It made me chuckle every time I saw it.

BigGatorChris > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 17:57

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Pretty much any plate poking fun at cops is going to end badly.

Best plate I ever saw was "REDRUM" on an Eclipse in South Florida.

Ronnie Schreiber > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 18:01

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There are similar plates in Michigan (which I've seen myself) and Alberta.

ccstealth > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 18:04

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Here's a question for those in the UK....why do car mags (like Top Gear) have thousands of registration names available for sale by various companies? I'd understand if it was something that was similar to a name, but a lot of them just look like random letters but can approach $1,000. Are these just vanity plates? I find it hard to imagine that they'd command so much money.

ccstealth > Reborn Pyrrhic 09/07/2013 at 18:06

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Because he doesn't like it, and if he doesn't like something, then it should cease to exist.

ccstealth > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 18:07

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I'm not sure about #2.

The perfect plate for this car would be JAAAAAAG.

Shane > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 18:14

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There's a Tesla in my neighborhood that has OPEC KLR
I thought that one was pretty good

The Old Man from Scene 24 > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 18:30

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I almost went with the vanity tag "455 4BRL" for my 1970 Wildcat, but the morning I was supposed to go to the tag office, I pulled up behind a black and fluorescent green C5 with the tag "SIK VET" and decided I didn't want to be 'that guy.'

I settled for a standard tag, but since the state of Georgia allows 1970 and older vehicles to display a tag from the model year of the car, I have a 1970 GA tag on the back of the car (thank you E-bay) and the state-issued tag in the glove box.

Gokart Mozart > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 18:42

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I was stationed at Travis AFB in the late 80s and my first vehicle was a 1962 Studebaker Champ. I thought 62 STUDE would have been cool but they said it was sexual...

I did see a plate that read FYUOCUK.

wagnerrp > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 18:49

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Who cares about mileage when you have a turret on your roof?

neumann hoons a diesel > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 18:57

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I had considered getting OILBRNR for my TDI but decided the extra cost wasn't worth the smug satisfaction.

Dogapult > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/07/2013 at 19:15

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Parquet....what? Parakeet?

LSXforYourSuperCar > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 19:18

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I nearly spat in this guy's car myself...

Dogapult > Ronnie Schreiber 09/07/2013 at 19:20

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A friend in Michigan had H3NTA1 for a while, before they made him change it.

Dogapult > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 19:23

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I wish Texas didn't cost so insanely much. there's a setup I want on a Texas blue with silver star plate that reads YKCUL. it's an anime joke, but it's not a $200 worth anime joke.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Dogapult 09/07/2013 at 19:35

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Yeah whatever, fucking auto correct.

Dogapult > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/07/2013 at 19:41

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I didn't mean to be rude, I was legitimately confused.

porschephile463 > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 19:52

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I have 88E28 on my M5 and OCTRS6 on my RS6 because it has an OCT tune. I admit the RS6 is slightly redundant, but I think the BMW is kinda cool cause its very model specific and 99% of people don't instantly know what it is...

El Dinty > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 20:05

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Currently rocking this on my RX-8 (a little rotary love):

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Dake 09/07/2013 at 20:08

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Yeah, it is! I was so jelly though. 7 character plates are limited edition runs and don't happen often in Texas.

-Tom- > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 20:08

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I'm still baffled I've had WTFHPND for 6 years....

Steve Cornelius > Satish Kondapavulur 09/07/2013 at 20:19

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I was behind this guy earlier today. NVVR L8

DMVG8 > offroadkarter 09/07/2013 at 20:20

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Maryland!!!

Ian R. Campbell > CondemnedtoaSlowrolla 09/07/2013 at 20:21

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Yes, it is as communicative as the old foci. I considered going to a Focus ST to replace my old focus. Ended up going the route of a used BMW instead (was cheaper that way). That said, if I could have justified the higher car payment and carrying costs (i.e. tires, brakes, etc.) - I would buy a Mk 3 Focus ST in a heartbeat. It's that good. (the whole stickshift thing was starting to become a problem for me with my daily commuting - so the thought of going with an awesome car that I'd resent due to a bum knee nixed buying it as a daily driver)