Help me value my Number Plate
07 January 2006, 07:04 PM
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Help me value my Number Plate
As I am considering selling my beloved 993Twin Turbo, I have the car specific Number Plate which I want to advertise separately. I have no idea what to ask for it. Any realistic ideas, guys?!
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...n/34febc82.jpg.
07 January 2006, 07:10 PM
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How much you selling the car for?? I might be interested if it's RHD
The only 993 I would ever consider would be a Turbo. Other than that I'd go for a 996.
The only 993 I would ever consider would be a Turbo. Other than that I'd go for a 996.
07 January 2006, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
£500?
G11 TBO i pressume?
G11 TBO i pressume?
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08 January 2006, 10:16 AM
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Cant understand why you'd spend that much on a car, then put a 'DVLA £250 choose your own letters' bargain bin plate on it ????
Spend a couple of grand and get a proper plate related to your name so you can keep it - you can get plates like 34 DM for around £3000.
I'd say you'd be lucky to sell it for much more than the transfer costs TBH, you never get much for plates unless they properly spell things without having to modify them that much.
Spend a couple of grand and get a proper plate related to your name so you can keep it - you can get plates like 34 DM for around £3000.
I'd say you'd be lucky to sell it for much more than the transfer costs TBH, you never get much for plates unless they properly spell things without having to modify them that much.
08 January 2006, 10:32 AM
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Fantastic Car !
The plate however just detracts from the car and isnt worth much, dont know how many people would want it correctly spaced and illegally spaced it is just asking for a pull.
The plate however just detracts from the car and isnt worth much, dont know how many people would want it correctly spaced and illegally spaced it is just asking for a pull.
08 January 2006, 10:53 AM
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Closest thing i've seen to a good version of this plate was on a series 2 escort turbo at Donnington. He had .......T11 RBO........ IMHO that plate was probably worth alot more than the car to the right person.
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08 January 2006, 10:57 AM
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I thinks its a false economy, you wont get as much for the car with that plate, your better off taking the plate off and asking the DVLA for a proper one.
A plate like "911 T" would be cool, but a mumble jumble of letters, numbers, tape and screws just looks..........
A plate like "911 T" would be cool, but a mumble jumble of letters, numbers, tape and screws just looks..........
08 January 2006, 11:01 AM
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Go to http://www.premierplates.co.uk/ and apply for valuation, they havnt been to bad in the past when Ive used them...
08 January 2006, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
Closest thing i've seen to a good version of this plate was on a series 2 escort turbo at Donnington. He had .......T11 RBO........ IMHO that plate was probably worth alot more than the car to the right person.
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08 January 2006, 11:09 AM
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... come on guys, it aint that bad, it only has 1 prefix wrong and thats the G, Id rather spend £250 on a plate than £3000 if I could get away with it.
08 January 2006, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Olly
A faker. Not allowed to make a car look newer by adding a plate with a later prefix, and I don't remember many Series 2 RS Turbo's being sold in 1999 on a "T" reg.
Good thinking
....... maybe it wasn't on a series 2 then
08 January 2006, 03:52 PM
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Thanks for all the responses. At least the consensus is that it is pretty worthless. I just wanted to know rather than just leave it on the car when I sell it.
I may even keep the car ( as I really love it) but it is garaging space that gives me the problem. I benefitted hugely from the flotation of our company recently and want to get a late 360 Ferarri amd an everyday car with 4 seats such as an M5 or new RS4/M3. If I do that the Porsche will not get the use it deserves.
I may even keep the car ( as I really love it) but it is garaging space that gives me the problem. I benefitted hugely from the flotation of our company recently and want to get a late 360 Ferarri amd an everyday car with 4 seats such as an M5 or new RS4/M3. If I do that the Porsche will not get the use it deserves.
08 January 2006, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeCardiff
Cant understand why you'd spend that much on a car, then put a 'DVLA £250 choose your own letters' bargain bin plate on it ????
Spend a couple of grand and get a proper plate related to your name so you can keep it - you can get plates like 34 DM for around £3000.
I'd say you'd be lucky to sell it for much more than the transfer costs TBH, you never get much for plates unless they properly spell things without having to modify them that much.
Spend a couple of grand and get a proper plate related to your name so you can keep it - you can get plates like 34 DM for around £3000.
I'd say you'd be lucky to sell it for much more than the transfer costs TBH, you never get much for plates unless they properly spell things without having to modify them that much.
08 January 2006, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveMiddleton
I benefitted hugely from the flotation of our company recently and want to get a late 360 Ferarri amd an everyday car with 4 seats such as an M5 or new RS4/M3. If I do that the Porsche will not get the use it deserves.
08 January 2006, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Warwick-hunt
34 DM would be a little more than £3000 more like at least £10000 http://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/s...rchresults.asp
With plates it comes down to what you are willing to pay.
08 January 2006, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by PG
Not necessarily true. It may advertised at a daft price but wont sell for that. a mate just bought 77 EB advertised for daft money but he got it for <5k (44 EB on there for £24.5k!!)
With plates it comes down to what you are willing to pay.
With plates it comes down to what you are willing to pay.
who did he do that through?
08 January 2006, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
Closest thing i've seen to a good version of this plate was on a series 2 escort turbo at Donnington. He had .......T11 RBO........ IMHO that plate was probably worth alot more than the car to the right person.
Gary
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wanted it for my march 99 scooby
DVLA were a nightmare
went for T3 PJB instead which is now for sale
any offers?
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08 January 2006, 05:20 PM
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He saw it on some sites then happened to see it on eBay iirc. I emailed the guy with his details and a few phonecalls later he met the guy and bought it.
08 January 2006, 05:26 PM
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There is such plate snobbery in online car forums 
I have S200 OLB on my S2000 and it is spaced and written as S2000 LB. I've had no problems from the police and I expect this is mainly because it would be easy as hell to spot me, report me and find me. The plate looks much better than SK03 TTR or some irrelevant junk like that and I got it for free with the car.
When people ask what LB stands for I tell them 'Lazy B@stard' which really fits my personality
I can sort of see the argument that if you have a 911 then you can afford a grand for a proper plate but its still better looking as G11 TBO than a normal plate. Not keen on the different font though.
I have S200 OLB on my S2000 and it is spaced and written as S2000 LB. I've had no problems from the police and I expect this is mainly because it would be easy as hell to spot me, report me and find me. The plate looks much better than SK03 TTR or some irrelevant junk like that and I got it for free with the car.
When people ask what LB stands for I tell them 'Lazy B@stard' which really fits my personality
I can sort of see the argument that if you have a 911 then you can afford a grand for a proper plate but its still better looking as G11 TBO than a normal plate. Not keen on the different font though.
08 January 2006, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Saxo Boy
I can sort of see the argument that if you have a 911 then you can afford a grand for a proper plate.
As for the snobbery, I just dont get it either
I have a few plates. None are particularly special however they relate to me in one way or another. One such plate I got for £25 from eBay !!
08 January 2006, 06:03 PM
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Re my £3K for a decent plate post - place to check is not the dealers websites, but the DVLA auctions they have every couple of months ( there is a link on their website somewhere ) - I was looking at 42MF and it had a reserve of £2900 on it, they also had a link to show what past plates had sold for and average for one with two numbers seems about £4K
They've got 74MD in the next sale with a reserive of £3K on it ( 65 MD sold last year for £3600.
Obviously some plates will get bid up to higher prices, but you can often get a bargain if nobody else is that interested in the one you're after
Most of these dealers seem to be selling other peoples plates on commission, and advertise them at what the customer would WANT to get for the plate, not what it will actually sell for.
They've got 74MD in the next sale with a reserive of £3K on it ( 65 MD sold last year for £3600.
Obviously some plates will get bid up to higher prices, but you can often get a bargain if nobody else is that interested in the one you're after
Most of these dealers seem to be selling other peoples plates on commission, and advertise them at what the customer would WANT to get for the plate, not what it will actually sell for.