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by AJ » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:00 pm
Saw a Winnebago with "FOCERS" the other day.
kiz
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by kiz » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:01 pm
Saw a Cooper S on the way to Perth this morning that has the plate "PocktRockt"
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Taz
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by Taz » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:03 pm
kiz wrote: Saw a Cooper S on the way to Perth this morning that has the plate "PocktRockt"
can only get a maximum of 7 here in QLD - whats the limit down there? 10?
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by kiz » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:05 pm
Taz wrote: kiz wrote: Saw a Cooper S on the way to Perth this morning that has the plate "PocktRockt"
can only get a maximum of 7 here in QLD - whats the limit down there? 10?
I'll have to let a Western Australian answer that. I'm only over here for a holiday at the moment.
Was gonna get a picture on my phone but the lights changed on me
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by kiz » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:09 pm
Just checked myself. It's maximum 9 character in WA.
May have been PocktRokt, but it smelled of fail to me either way
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by PHIL069 » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:09 pm
Saw a Pajero yesterday with WA plates
"LUVDATCAR"
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by Astron_Boy » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:31 pm
PHIL069 wrote: Saw a Pajero yesterday with WA plates
"LUVDATCAR"
That's pretty good actually.
Meanwhile... 9 letters?
WA has 7 ordinarily.
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by kiz » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:43 pm
Astron_Boy wrote: Meanwhile... 9 letters?
WA has 7 ordinarily.
Department of Transport WA wrote: You may select a combination of up to seven (7) letters and numbers on normal size aluminium plates, or up to nine (9) letters and numbers on normal size acrylic plates.
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by Astron_Boy » Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:36 pm
Hmm, I suppose WA needs something to fill all that vacant space they have.
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by Bennoz » Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:40 pm
Astron_Boy wrote: Hmm, I suppose WA needs something to fill all that vacant space they have.
That's what she said!
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by ZFL45H1 » Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:15 am
Crap plates terrible car nuff said
gotta get there one day :)
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by Astron_Boy » Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:51 am
He's paying $400 annually for THOSE PLATES, on THAT CAR.
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by ZFL45H1 » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:07 pm
I know what a DICK
I wouldn't even pay $400 for plates even if I had money to burn god dam RTA bull sh*t (end rant
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gotta get there one day :)
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by Taz » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:42 pm
Ford VTEC YO!!!!!?
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by Taz » Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:21 pm
Just saw a M5 with the platex "2PAC"
The funny thing was, it was driven by a woman in her 50s at least haha
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by aza013 » Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:29 pm
Spotted EMO21Y Funny looking driver too
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by illmotion » Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:32 am
kiz wrote: Astron_Boy wrote: Meanwhile... 9 letters?
WA has 7 ordinarily.
Department of Transport WA wrote: You may select a combination of up to seven (7) letters and numbers on normal size aluminium plates, or up to nine (9) letters and numbers on normal size acrylic plates.
7 Letters in Aluminium, while if you want 9 letters it in acrylic but has snapping/cracking problems over time.
but 400+ for these custom licence plate, don't really seem worth it lol
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by Technikhaus » Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:08 pm
$400 is cheap, the cheapest you can get plates here are $800 I believe...
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by fraz91 » Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:23 pm
Saw one today on the back of an MX-6 with P-plates:
MX-69-XW
It's like he plans on rolling it...
I'll have an FTO one day... i swear!
until then:
1. 2001 Merc-Benz A160 (porta-loo on wheels)
2. 2007 Peugeot 307 TDi (more fun than you'd expect)
3. [url=ttp://ftoaustralia.com/v3/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=25373]2009 Mitsubishi Triton Di-D (a monster in its own right)[/url]
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1992 Nissan NX Coupe (club car and project car)
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1996 Holden SB Barina - "The Nugget"
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1996 Jeep XJ Cherokee Sport - The Budget Build
7. 2010 Toyota Landcruiser 76 Series - V8 Goodness... - Build coming soon.
8. 1990 Audi 90 manual - The delightfully dignified daily driver
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