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Can anyone explain the advantage to driving without plates? It seems that being the Mercedes AMG would be just as easy to identify as the Mercedes with the APP
by mikeryan 15y ago
Can anyone explain the advantage to driving without plates?
It seems that being the Mercedes AMG would be just as easy to identify as the Mercedes with the APPLE1 plate.
- rokhayakebe 15y agoIf you are Steve you probably ask yourself "Why must I do this?" about 20 times per day.
- oneplusone 15y agoMinimalism. A reflection of his design philosophy.
- lanstein 15y agoThough strangely, he left the dealer plate on.
- lanstein 15y agoOut here? No way, you probably see at least five of those a day.
- liber8er 15y agoAnonymity. Silver SL's, even AMGs, aren't exactly uncommon in the area. Plus, you don't have to worry about red light cameras.
- icebraining 15y agoAnonymity? How many plate-less Mercedes are there in CA?
- hugh3 15y agoIf I'd had a silver SL55 I would have de-plated it, in the hope that Steve Jobs would have got blamed for everything I did.
- joejohnson 15y agoHow common are Silver SL's without a license plate in that area?
- anigbrowl 15y agoCommon enough that I wouldn't give it a second glance. I regularly see plateless cars in SF, and Mercedes SLs are popular in the Bay Area - stylish without being flashy. Most of the Ferraris, Lamborghinis etc. are down in LA.
- thret 15y agoThe advantage is that you can't prove it was his car. Even if every other Mercedes AMG is registered, there's no way to prove that his is the only one without a plate.
- fletchowns 15y agoVIN is visible from the outside of the car
- ashleyw 15y agoNot at 90 mph.
- felipemnoa 15y agoHis head is.
- awm 15y agoMy best bet is he just didn't want to have to deal with the DMV...
- lanstein 15y agoIf anyone happens to see this, the best thing I've learned this year is that you can do all your DMV business (at least in CA) at any AAA office, if you're a member.
- hugh3 15y agoReally? Including getting my licence renewed? I've been putting off going to the DMV for nearly a year now. My licence is very, very expired. If I can join AAA to avoid this, I definitely will.
- lanstein 15y agoWell, I bought a car and exchanged plates there.
- YuriNiyazov 15y agoI just got my CA license last week. The whole procedure, from showing up to leaving, took less than 1 hour. Maybe the claremont office in oakland is somehow different than others.
- hugh3 15y agoAnd "less than 1 hour" is supposed to be a good thing now? I used to complain about the RTA (the NSW equivalent) in Sydney. But I have to admit that last time I showed up to get my New South Wales licence renewed, I was in and out with a licence in my hand (printed on the spot) in about fifteen minutes.
- gcv 15y agoFifteen minutes; impressive. In the US, various states' DMV offices, especially in densely-populated urban areas, are a frequently-cited example of public sector inefficiencies. Waiting in line for 2-4 hours (to deal with registration, issuing licenses, and so forth) is par for the course.
- ghshephard 15y agoParking Tickets. Steve had a habit of parking basically wherever he felt like it.
- hugh3 15y agoAre we sure we don't have this backwards? Perhaps it's not that he got a new car every six months because he really disliked plates. Perhaps he just got a new car every six months because he really liked having a brand new car. Heck, I would. I wouldn't always get the same car, like Steve Jobs, but then again I wouldn't always wear the same clothes either.