Sure, why not

"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
06/25/2019 at 10:35 • Filed to: None

This is good enough, right?

I think the finger is a nice touch.

DISCUSSION (22)

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Tekamul
06/25/2019 at 10:41

“ How dare you pay attention to the thing that draws attention ?”

I’d assume they’re getting pulled over every 5 miles.

Ash78, voting early and often > Tekamul
06/25/2019 at 10:44

Why must people insist on close the trunk by using the painted lip instead of the interior grab handle?

Is that the elusive Saab 9-2? The badging looks correct.

fintail > Tekamul
06/25/2019 at 10:48

I see that Mass attitude crosses the border.

Nibby > Tekamul
06/25/2019 at 10:50

i’m curious if you live in a state like NY that requires front + rear plates... if one of them was missing and you did something like that cardboard, would you be able to get away with it until you got a replacement as long as the # and state matches the front/back one?

Tripper > Tekamul
06/25/2019 at 10:54

That is such a Vermont car/Vermont thing to do.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Tekamul
06/25/2019 at 10:54

Honestly though, if the numbers match the DMV and you have the stickers on the cardboard, does it matter?

This guy obviously doesn’t but if I made a cardboard plate that matched my actual plate, would that be illegal?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Tekamul
06/25/2019 at 10:56

Must be a former Masshole.

facw > Ash78, voting early and often
06/25/2019 at 11:09

A. I don’t think my car has an interior grab handle? B. Even on cars that do have them, it feels weird, since it necessarily would close the lid on your hands unless you quickly move you hand (which is moving forward as the trunk closes) backwards and out of the way. C. Since you can’t close it the whole way from the interior, you need to slam it a bit so it will have momentum to close, which feels bad, and makes “B” worse.

facw > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
06/25/2019 at 11:11

I be white people driving a Saab are seen as pretty low risk (especially when they helpfully provide a plate number) . Cops don’t want to waste time pulling someone over to write a ticket for something that’s probably going to be dropped anyway. Maybe if they are stopped behind them at a light, they would quickly run the plate (but maybe LPRs have made them too lazy to even do that). Not fair at all of course, but that would be my guess.

facw > Future next gen S2000 owner
06/25/2019 at 11:12

Pretty sure that would be illegal. And in an age of ubiquitous license plate readers, it probably should be.

facw > Tekamul
06/25/2019 at 11:13

I spent way too long trying to find understand why they had a Dodge/ Ram emblem sitting on their parcel shelf.

Ash78, voting early and often > facw
06/25/2019 at 11:14

All good points — I don’t know Saabs well enough, but most European-derived cars have been using the interior handles for a while. They can be awkward, especially depending on the resistance provided by the springs. Some just shut gently, others you have to slam down.

facw > Ash78, voting early and often
06/25/2019 at 11:16

My parent s’ Volvo wagon has them, but I don’t believe my S60 does (though I could be blind/have a bad memory).

Future next gen S2000 owner > facw
06/25/2019 at 11:27

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

That seems like a pro to me.

For Sweden > facw
06/25/2019 at 11:36

That’s definitely not being dropped

Tekamul > Nibby
06/25/2019 at 12:03

VT is a two plate state, which makes this even worse. He's lost em both.

Tekamul > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
06/25/2019 at 12:04

I hope they cofiscate his cardboard when they do.

facw > For Sweden
06/25/2019 at 12:42

If they have current registration and it’s just that their plate fell off or was stolen, then I’d imagine it would be, especially if they put in for a replacement.

facw > Future next gen S2000 owner
06/25/2019 at 12:48

I know some people feel that way, but there’s a lot of good it can do. I certainly want stolen cars flagged, I want toll evaders flagged, I want people without insurance flagged, I want people with failed emissions flagged (and I want on the fly emissions stations to become widespread, and to be able to identify cars that fail). There are plenty of other possible good uses as well. I don’t approve of keeping historical data for more than a week or so. And I feel even weirder about commercial companies building those databases (not that Google, Sprint, and Samsung (and probably others) aren’t tracking my every movement and sharing that data with third-parties).

Under_Score > Tekamul
06/25/2019 at 14:51

It doesn’t even trace to a car on CARFAX. Scam?

Tekamul > Under_Score
06/25/2019 at 15:43

I was wondering about that. The default VT format is ABC 123. I was thinking maybe it's a really old plate.

Under_Score > Tekamul
06/25/2019 at 23:14

“On My Mind” plates still work for some of the cars they’re registered to. The On My Mind plate tied to my mom’s MPV still says “2003 Mazda MPV Wagon.” She traded it in in 2008. If this plate isn’t working, it’s probably not real.