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"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
08/05/2014 at 20:42 • Filed to: None

It's no secret that I am not a fan of when people don't use their vanity plates wisely. Namely, I hate when people just copy+paste the badge from the trunk lid of whatever it is they drive. If you want to tell people what you drive, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Case in point; I was driving today behind a Cadillac STS-4. I know this, because the badge on the trunk said "STS-4" and the license plate said...wait for it..."STS4". Right.

DISCUSSION (51)

macanamera > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 20:44

I...was once guilty of this. Badly.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > macanamera
08/05/2014 at 20:44

Confess your sins and be forgiven, my son.

What was it?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 20:45

I saw a guy driving a fiat yesterday and his license plate was, wait for it.... F1AT

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 20:45

I really want one that says "RDSOFA" or just "SOFA"

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 20:46

It was a Gremlin

Georgeyboy > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 20:47

Assman

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/05/2014 at 20:49

Just roll down the window and be like, "Is that the new Beetle?"

EL_ULY > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 20:51

i want, IM A VW for my Audi lol.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/05/2014 at 20:51

Perhaps just "BODYROL".

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Georgeyboy
08/05/2014 at 20:51

Huh?

BigBlock440 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/05/2014 at 20:52

Formula 1 Automatic Transmission? I can't wait until those automatics trickle down into normal passenger cars.

Clown Shoe Pilot > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 20:53

I've seen a Nissan Maxima with the plate "MAXIMA".

On the other end of the creative scale, I've see a BMW 745i w/ the plate "QTR 2 8"

macanamera > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 20:55

I'm embarrassed.

Abject_Penitent > macanamera
08/05/2014 at 20:57

Come on... This is a safe place.

Georgeyboy > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 20:58

Look it up. It's all I think about when I see vanity plates.

CAR_IS_MI > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 21:00

The ones that kill me out here are the ones that are pompous and arrogant. Like there is this yellow saturn driving around with the plate "NVME". I have also seen a few deserved and blessed plates, usually on 10 year old models from mid range makers, like a BMW thats now worth $15,000 telling me to be envious of them...

macanamera > Abject_Penitent
08/05/2014 at 21:00

It was a distinctive car. I'm worried some of you Oppos saw me and were like "What a prick!" and now you will know it was me :(

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Clown Shoe Pilot
08/05/2014 at 21:01

Facepalm to the Maxima.

That BMW is damn clever, actually.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > macanamera
08/05/2014 at 21:02

Don't be.

If it's a rare/cool car that people might ask about, it's okay. For example, there's a '59 Eldorado around town here that says "59 ELDO".

Even if it isn't, I promise not to hurt you too much. Now go on, you'll feel better if you talk about it.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Georgeyboy
08/05/2014 at 21:09

Sienfeld. Love it!

macanamera > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 21:10

In retrospect, it was really tacky. I no longer drive a GTR with plate "GTR".

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > CAR_IS_MI
08/05/2014 at 21:11

There's a Lincoln Navigator around town with plates that say "PROFIT".

Not enough profit to afford a Range Rover, eh?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > macanamera
08/05/2014 at 21:13

...I'm sure you are aware that we can't read the plate in that picture.

And yeah, every GTR in my town has some GTR-related vanity plate:

Still, this one is more clever than "GTR" *snickers*.

macanamera > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 21:14

I didn't want to reveal the state. Idk man the internet scares me. Just believe me, why would I lie about my tacky ass plate on a showy ass car lol YOU MADE ME TRUST YOU

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 21:17

I know a guy who runs his MR200 plate on every car he has, currently on a Nissan Exa he fixed up to flip. He keeps trying to sell them so I can put them on my MR2 but I don't want them.

Abject_Penitent > macanamera
08/05/2014 at 21:19

I think it's basically a law that a GTR has some reference to itself with the plate. If you didn't then other GTR owners probably would have attacked you.

macanamera > Abject_Penitent
08/05/2014 at 21:20

Fair enough. Most were like "why didn't I think of that" to which I was like "idk, cuz you're stupid?"

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > macanamera
08/05/2014 at 21:25

It's okay, I'm not gonna kill you, like I said. But it's well-recorded on here were many of us are.

Nate-964 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 21:33

I kinda feel goofy with my plate set up...I have regular plates but my car came with Euro plates (Austria) that says "1990 964"...I switched my front plate to a Slovenia Euro Plate...my family is really close and everyone puts the "SLO" sticker on the back of their car (That is the round circle for country designation in the EU)...we live in Ohio BTW so it is a little silly but My Grandpa and uncles did it so I always thought it was kinda cool

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 21:52

So would you consider the nickname that contains part of the model (coined by some friends and rightfully stuck) of my vehicle on a personal plate wrong? Even if it's on the worst plate in the U.S. (for multiple reasons)?

Kinja'd!!!

That also contains a lie.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
08/05/2014 at 22:02

Not at all. It's only if it contains the make/model, and nothing else, written out the old-fashioned way. Why? What's yours?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 22:06

None yet because I have temp tags, but SLWRNNR, or SLOW RUNNER. It got that name as I was going over a hill and by the top of the hill I went from 55 to 35 mph, my friend called it the slow runner and it stuck. It's a 4Runner, to further elaborate.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
08/05/2014 at 22:09

I gathered as much from your avatar. Then again, if we are assuming people drive the car in their avatar...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/05/2014 at 22:12

Why, do you not drive a Duesy?