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most apt number plate

Post by redline »

ok we all know my number plate ifts well with peoples misconception of the 300 range


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but how apt is this


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its on one of the ebay cars (360gle ltd )


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volvo-360-GLE-Lim ... dZViewItem
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I know if i dont have a personalised plate, i want
D340 GLT
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F559 LFE - 340R 2.0 16v
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Post by Chris_C »

Why D?

I'm looking for F340 AKE and H340 KAR, but doubt I'll find them.

There is one plate availble that I'm after, and only £250...

K17E CC

and would have had it on numerous occasions had i had a car that it fitted, although it did nearly go on mums Mondeo once
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
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One of my mates has an OAP plate
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So the plate reads the 340 GLT or Da 340 GLT
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Post by ebdl »

erm... what's this K17E all about? I suppose it's meant to spell KITE is it? I'm always entertained by people desperately trying to get words out of their licence plates... the other week in Plymouth I saw M18TT D :roll:
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Post by SoLaMaNdA »

I think my number plate is good although not car related. :lol:
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Post by d3k4y0 »

SoLaMaNdA wrote:I think my number plate is good although not car related. :lol:
GEEK!!!1eleven!one
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ebdl wrote:erm... what's this K17E all about? I suppose it's meant to spell KITE is it? I'm always entertained by people desperately trying to get words out of their licence plates... the other week in Plymouth I saw M18TT D :roll:
Yeah... it is kite, I recon you'd get away with it though, have to see one day!
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
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d3k4y0 wrote: GEEK!!!1eleven!one
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Post by Cornholio »

I'd never buy a reg, but do sometimes look to see what is available. You know, GPC 340V could be worth considering. However, don't think I've ever found a 340.

There was a lad near me who used to drive a nail of an old Polo. However, the reg was mint, probably worth much more than the car:

BAL 521T

Just to make sure that people got the message, he'd stuck a more obvious one to his rear window:

BAL5 2 1T
  • Affie - 1987 340 GL 1.7 - scrapped
  • Sausage - 1990 340 1.4 - banger raced
  • Rory - 1989 340 Image - broken
  • Brian - 1991 940 SE 2.0 Turbo Estate - murdered
  • Geraldine - Kia Venga
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Post by Andy's-Old-Beast »

I'm think my 666 number plate is a winner. It's not a personalised one, it just came with it!

There's a white Sierra on site at work, G666HEX. My workmates have a theory that if a third 666 car comes on site and we all park together, some sort of evil vortex will be opened and apocoliptic doom will ensue.

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Andy's-Old-Beast wrote:There's a white Sierra on site at work, G666HEX.
Ah, but 666 hex is 1638 Decimal, nowhere near as apocalyptic... [/geek]
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Post by petefarrell360 »

I also spotted the plate on this Ebay car! The more you look the more funny or good possibilities for plates you see around. A well known plumbers business in London has about 50 vans all with personal plates linked to the trade, SINKS, WATER etc. Personally I wouldn't bother spending the money on anything too obscure like initials or something that is only known to yourself, but the obvious ones can be quite good.
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Post by ebdl »

I quite like it when you've just got a nice plate that you want to keep, like my dad did - he chose a *400 *** plate when he bought his 240 brand new in '83 and has just moved it onto his new cars since.
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