Vanity-plate-incited vandalism?

DYNAZOR · 02-14-2012, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeShow

If your plate says "IM RICH FU" don't be surprised if your car is keyed.

I'd be inclined to key that guy's car too (
note that I said I'd be 'inclined', not inspired.)

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Originally Posted by mantella87

Like what TheGreatOne said, you're more likely going to get the negative attention from the kid who just bought an old, used 3-series and thinks he is from a music video. The guys with E92 M3's and upwards will just read your plate then blow your doors off.

The last thing I'm worried about is somebody "blowing my doors off", which will be very easy whether it's by an M3 or a Yugo. "Blowing the doors off" of another vehicle has been off my RADAR for 40 years now. If there're other cars in the vicinity then I'm content to hang in the slow lane, being and looking like the cool old guy that I am.

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I'd feel silly with those plates if an M3/5/6 were to pull up next to me at a light.

You'd look over and they'll say, "because I can afford it."

Well you might feel silly, but I won't. Why would I? And I wouldn't look over unless he shouted me out first. And if he said to me " 'cause I can afford it", I'd say to him "So can I, I guess I'm just better at managing money than you are".

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

Performance aside, if you've got the money, why would you choose a Nissan over a BMW? I'm not talking about 370z vs _____.... so fanboyism aside: Talking about cars we don't even own (well most of us on here don't have maximas or 5 series)
Someone offers to give you the keys to a fully loaded BMW 535 and a Fully Loaded nissan maxima, you'd choose the maxima?

or a 1 series vs a versa? or a Murano vs an X5. seriously money aside you'd choose nissan all the way? I can totally see why someone would want a 370z over a 3 series, but overall brand quality, money aside, come on. Theres a reason that bmws cost a lot more than nissans.

and to answer your question. aside from totally random vandalism, usually if someone keys your car its because you pissed them off somehow. Whether you stole their spot (or so they think) cut them off, parked too close to them, or simply have a nicer car, you bothered them. So if you want to decrease the likelihood of having your car keyed then its best not to piss people off, and all your plate does increase the likelihood of that happening

The point of vanity plates is to be clever, cool, or funny, or some mix of it all. Its all fun when someone says 'oh haha i get it!, great plate!' or even some sort of little rivalry like Supraklr or something. The only comments you'd get from your plate is a middle finger from a bmw driver, and maybe some other douche in a parking lot coming up to you and telling you that he agrees and doesn't like BMW either, talk about a good time.

Of course I would choose the 535 if it was "given to me" because of its much greater intrinsic value, and then I would quickly sell it because it's not the car for me.

And no, I would not choose Nissan all the way. If I were interested in a different type of car I would consider all the variables and the metrics that are most important to me and make my choice accordingly.

I guess we differ on this point, but I think "Y BUYBMW" is clever, is cool, and is funny. I'll get back to you on that a while after I get the plates. If I'm wrong I'll admit it.

Again, another thing I could care less about is some BMW driver flipping me the bird over my plate. If he does, and if I see him, I'll just smile, stay in the slow lane and let him blow my doors off. Maybe I'll give him a wave a few minutes later down the highway when I pass him while he's wrapped around a pole or slammed into the back of a semi, etc.

As far as the douche in the parking lot is concerned, I just hope I never run into him.

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