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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 02:57 PM
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Hey Y'all,

Getting my plates tomorrow and I'm in a state where I can have up to 7 letters with no numbers, or up to 5 letters with 1 or 2 numbers, or 6 letters and 1 number. I'm from Illinois where our governors actually do make our license plates!

This is for my '14 Carrera S:

SIXTN 40
SIXT N 40
CMII S 2
IXXIS 2
IXIIS 2

What do you guys think? I lean toward one of the first two but other ideas welcome.

Thanks,
Pete

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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 04:59 PM
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What are the first 2 plates supposed to mean?
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 05:03 PM
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^+1.

The last three plates kind of irk me because you have the "S" before the "2".
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 05:12 PM
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I think the first two are 60 is the new 40?


I prefer car oriented vanity tags.


My 981 says TYPE981.


911 on order will be FLATSIX. Also switching my 981 to LEFTKEY.
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fat Kid
^+1.

The last three plates kind of irk me because you have the "S" before the "2".
Originally Posted by KenTO
What are the first 2 plates supposed to mean?
0 to 60 in 4 seconds

My state requires letters first, followed by numbers and no mixing, so I don't have a choice.
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 05:19 PM
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 05:52 PM
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Don't quite get it!
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 05:56 PM
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"0 to 60 in 4 seconds"
Shouldn't it be SIXT N 4?
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 06:55 PM
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^ Good point since I can't use decimals either
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete
0 to 60 in 4 seconds

My state requires letters first, followed by numbers and no mixing, so I don't have a choice.
Definitely avoid these plates... I kept reading "16"... Didn't make sense to me either...
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 08:23 PM
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Hi from a fellow resident of IL, awaiting delivery of my own just-ordered vanity plate ("BLUE OWL"). Unfortunately, as creative as your choices are, they won't have the desired impact since, as you're finding out, most folks won't be able to decipher them "on the fly". However, you CAN do "SIXTY N 4" which would be kinda cool; the risk is that "N" is usually interpreted as meaning "and", so folks might think you're 64 years old (which, to me at least, is pretty young). Whatever you choose, I wish you happy exploring of possible vanity plates, I must have gone through 40 ideas myself!
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 08:30 PM
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I get it - Sixteen will get you forty.

Not really a recommended plate, especially if you pass by any high schools on the regular.
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 08:55 PM
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There are some very creative minds when it comes to personalized plates....the examples tend to be few and far between. My pet peeve is when somebody puts their name and type of car on the plate.....

Like Robs911 or KimsBMW or some other goofy combo.

I really didn't get what you were trying to say with the first few examples.... the others, well......
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 11:33 PM
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Any plate configuration that has to be explained, WILL have to be explained over and over.
It's like having to tell people you don't even know that you're not very clever.
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Old Apr 30, 2017 | 11:44 PM
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I don't get the whole vanity plate thing. Including the ones proposed by the OP.

Welcome to the internet.

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