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Old 01-15-2013 | 10:09 AM
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Favorite and least favorite state license plates

Who likes the license plate game? Guessing where a plate is from, that is. I do! Some state plates are very attractive while others I find very dreary.


Favorite:
1. Oklahoma - I was stunned how beautiful it is
2. Arizona - Very characterful, always know where they are from
3. South Carolina - Very peaceful looking
4. Wyoming - Wow!
5. Colorado - Are they still embossed like that? Otherwise, simple and attractive.


Least favorite:
1. Pennsylvania - Not much excitment
2. Virgina - Meh
3. Wisconsin - Legible but stolid
4. California and Louisana - Looks the same as each other
5. Ohio - I can hardly even recognize the letters Ohio so I never know where it is from


This should be fun, and no offense intended. Respect for all states. I would add Minnesota (since I am so sick of looking at it ) to my list of least favorites but I wanted to keep it to 5.


What are your favorite state license plates?
Old 01-15-2013 | 10:18 AM
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1. Pennsylvania - Not much excitment






These are better looking than anything NJ has to offer.
Old 01-15-2013 | 10:20 AM
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Texas brought back the classic plates!!!!
they look 10x better!!!! fuck yes!
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Old 01-15-2013 | 10:47 AM
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i hate the NJ plate... its ugly yellow...
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Old 01-15-2013 | 11:12 AM
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I like the black and white Texas PP. Makes me want to move back down there.

Old 01-15-2013 | 12:10 PM
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Favorite:
Arizona
Colorado
New Hampshire
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Washington

Least Favorite:
Delaware
Indiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Old 01-15-2013 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by McCollins23
I like the black and white Texas PP. Makes me want to move back down there.


I like the old Texas plate better than the change a few years ago and probably more than the newest. It had everything that defined Texas in a simple design and embossed characters. The middle one is ugly as shit.

Old:


Newer:


Newest:


And then, the vanity plate list is pretty stout.

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Old 01-15-2013 | 12:30 PM
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Old 01-15-2013 | 12:35 PM
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Looks like the Pennsylvania one the OP was talking about.



Old 01-15-2013 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by oo7spy
Looks like the Pennsylvania one the OP was talking about.



I have the top one. The bottom one hasn't been produced in many many years.

Oh and no front plate in PA >*
Old 01-15-2013 | 12:59 PM
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I like the NC Blue Ridge Parkway Plates
Old 01-15-2013 | 01:20 PM
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Old 01-15-2013 | 02:01 PM
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I absolutely despise the newer NY plates
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Old 01-15-2013 | 02:10 PM
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I've got those. They especially look good on the blue S2000 and blue CR-Z.
Old 01-15-2013 | 02:17 PM
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Old 01-15-2013 | 03:14 PM
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Favorite: black TX plates

Least favorite: yellow/blue NY plates

I'm keeping my blue and white NY plates forever.
Old 01-15-2013 | 04:18 PM
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NY

Wow. The blue & white ones were far nicer. Definitely more "iconic" in that you knew a NY plate when you saw one.
Old 01-15-2013 | 04:25 PM
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We have over 200 plate styles in VA, from ships, jets to other state Universities.
Old 01-15-2013 | 04:38 PM
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While the standard Indiana plates do suck, we rock these...

Old 01-15-2013 | 05:37 PM
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The NY yellow plates are horrible. I've had this for about a month.

Old 01-15-2013 | 08:22 PM
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favorite: washington dc. TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
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Old 01-15-2013 | 08:32 PM
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NY's ugly!!! stupid bright yellow or whatever that crap is!
Texas black and white plates look nice
Old 01-15-2013 | 09:28 PM
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The black and white delaware plate is by far my favorite.



I would move there for that and to lose my front plate
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Old 01-15-2013 | 09:50 PM
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My favorites are the ones that don't nave to go on the front of the car, only the back.
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Old 01-15-2013 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bigballer8526
favorite: washington dc. TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
I hear that DC wanted to change that to: TAXATION FOR THE GREATER GOOD
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Old 01-15-2013 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Redsand353
The black and white delaware plate is by far my favorite.



I would move there for that and to lose my front plate
In the past, I considered registering my cars in Pa. for that exact same reason: single 'Preserve Our Heritage' plate in the rear.
Old 01-15-2013 | 10:27 PM
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I've come to work with whats available in my great state of NJ tho..



They look cool and I like to show my support, have a few friends who are officers.
Old 01-15-2013 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
My favorites are the ones that don't nave to go on the front of the car, only the back.


My favorite plate....AND they only have to go on the back


Never was a fan of the PA or NY plate.
Old 01-15-2013 | 11:28 PM
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Love the new Ohio plates coming in April:


Absolutely despise the current Ohio plates:


Like my Ohio Bicentennial classic plates best:


I also love the DC plates. Taxation without representation is NOT cool.

Love the black Tejas plates, those are simple yet elegant.

Whoever thought up those ugly-ass current New York plates should have their eyes burned out. Those are fugly.
Old 01-16-2013 | 12:40 AM
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I hear that DC wanted to change that to: TAXATION FOR THE GREATER GOOD
i heard that too on the news.

Old 01-16-2013 | 12:45 AM
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CA is working to bring back legacy design plates...I will put in the get a set of the black with yellow lettering for the Challenger...sadly I dont think I'll be able to keep my current vanity set.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/legacyplates/index.htm

Old 01-16-2013 | 12:52 AM
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Our plates in Ontario used to say "Keep It Beautiful" on the bottom, but they eventually gave up on keeping it beautiful and now they just say "Yours To Discover" lol
Old 01-16-2013 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by KaMLuNg
i hate the NJ plate... its ugly yellow...
Funny, New Jersey's yellow plates have always been one of my favorites. They always catch my eye.

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Old 01-16-2013 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Miiike
Our plates in Ontario used to say "Keep It Beautiful" on the bottom, but they eventually gave up on keeping it beautiful and now they just say "Yours To Discover" lol
I like "Yours to Discover" better, but MAN these things are boring:



Same blue lettering on white background for decades now. Some vanity plates are available with a logo to the left, but that's about as exciting as it gets:

Old 01-16-2013 | 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Redsand353
The black and white delaware plate is by far my favorite.



I would move there for that and to lose my front plate
This Tag is what I have on my Graphite Luster 4G TL. The Delaware Blue and Gold Tag would look ugly. No ugly stick on my TL.

Delaware Black and White Porcelain Tags are extremely hard to get, and the low digit ones sell for $100K+. The State also issues Stainless Steel Black and White Tags, but the porcelain ones are the one to get if you can.
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Originally Posted by Brandon24pdx
Funny, New Jersey's yellow plates have always been one of my favorites. They always catch my eye.
Only because it's probably a novelty in the Pac NW. I think we have boring plates.
Old 01-16-2013 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by neuronbob
Whoever thought up those ugly-ass current New York plates should have their eyes burned out. Those are fugly.
Someone decided to go old school 70s style on those NY plates.
Old 01-16-2013 | 06:30 AM
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Not familiar with many past the midwest, but here in the Northeast I hate the newer NY plates (as I can see i'm not in the minority) and most of all these:



and I personally don't mind our CT plates, we have some good preserve the wildlife plates, but I want to order these when I get back stateside:

Old 01-16-2013 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by UA6


My favorite plate....AND they only have to go on the back


Never was a fan of the PA or NY plate.
I was waiting for this plate to pop up. Looked so much better on my TL than my plain white CA plate.
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anddd these just looked funny when i was on google images






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