Surrendered Vanity Plates to DMV, but still have the plates!

dimabimmer · 12-15-2009, 02:29 PM

I thought this is a good story to share with fellow posters. My BMW lease was up so I brought the car into dealer for "lease return"... Taking "Vanity Plates" off that car was an emotional moment... it was like breaking up with a girlfriend. The car looked as good as new, not a single swirl on paint... it has never been through an automatic car wash and only been shampooed-up with a sheepskin glove and polished with "nano-express wax". I was not going to get the next car yet, so the "Vanity Plates" had to be surrendered to DMV. More than anything I hated to let go off, were these unique vanity plates. At DMV, upon surrendering the plates, I was pleasantly surprized to learn that Vanity Plates could be STORED FOR ONE YEAR AT DMV. It is "form-receipt FS 6T" here in NYS...when you store the plates you are given this receipt, which you use later to retrieve the plates, or if you wish to transfer plates to someone else...

zamm3k · 12-15-2009, 02:47 PM

wow. You were sad about turning in your plates but no your car. LOL thats wack! either way, that's cool to know! Enjoy whichever car you get next!

ACZakka325i · 12-15-2009, 10:48 PM

What is FS 6T?

Flat 6 Turbo? What am I missing?

JC919 · 12-15-2009, 11:11 PM

Sounds imotional

Periokid · 12-15-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ACZakka325i

What is FS 6T?

Flat 6 Turbo? What am I missing?

FS 6T is the form not the plate.

Cytoboy · 12-15-2009, 11:22 PM

What the heck is "imotional" anyway? Perhaps I must goggle it.

!Xoible · 12-15-2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JC919

Sounds imotional

yes i couldnt help but feel his imotions

Green///Hell · 12-15-2009, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Cytoboy

What the heck is "imotional" anyway? Perhaps I must goggle it.

I lol'd at that

What car are you getting now that your lease is up?

!Xoible · 12-15-2009, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Panda///Monic

I lol'd at that

What car are you getting now that your lease is up?

he's on m3post.com for a reason

Green///Hell · 12-16-2009, 12:05 AM

Figured as much, just wondered if he knew what exactly he wanted yet
But I forgot, theres only one kind of M3 right?

KANdaddy · 12-16-2009, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JC919

Sounds imotional

sounds uber ghey

JC919 · 12-16-2009, 02:20 AM

^We're just joking, no need to get so imotional there big cat

dimabimmer · 12-16-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PencilGeek

What the heck is wrong with you people? Give the guy a break. He does the forum a public service by reporting that anybody in NYS can store their plates for a year and you guys make fun of him for spelling incorrectly. Let the bashing end now...while I move his post to the regional forum.

That is absolutely right, this was ment to be a "public service" message to BMW owners out there. I discovered this option by chance... "DMV plate storage" is a nice option if one doesnt want to give up his/hers vanity plate...and its free

This thread should be in regional forum, but I thought this dmv option might be available in other states too.

dimabimmer · 12-16-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Panda///Monic

I lol'd at that

What car are you getting now that your lease is up?

After driving 335i for 3 years, I am naturally getting into an M3. Looking to buy 2008 M3 6MT CF, but there arent many of them out there yet...so I'm waiting and looking for a good deal. In the mean time, the vanity plates are nice and safe at DMV, ready to be put on that M3 as soon as I get one.

335i was a very nice ride, but at 55k miles and out of warranty... I was sooo happy the lease was up, that it was almost "emotional".

dimabimmer · 12-16-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by !Xoible

yes i couldnt help but feel his imotions

Thanks for grammar lesson... good looking out... I will do the same for you too.

"emotion" "i-motion" "i-drive"...who cares? all the same... You never misspelled before?

Definitive · 01-21-2010, 09:46 PM

Did I miss it, I cant believe no one asked what these Unique Vanity Plate says?

D

BRDHNTR · 01-28-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Definitive

Did I miss it, I cant believe no one asked what these Unique Vanity Plate says?

D

+1

I just got this plate for my e46 M3 track car, and I don't ever plan on getting rid of it. I can't see ever not having an M car at any point in my life, so the 1 year deal probably wouldn't be applicable.

dillon733 · 01-31-2010, 04:59 PM

thats pretty cool. I also heard that when you surrender vanity plates you get to keep one of the plates, but correct me if i'm wrong?

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dimabimmer Lieutenant Colonel 148 Rep 1,885 Posts Drives: '11 E92 M3 ZCP 6MT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Brooklyn to SoHo NYC iTrader: (0)	Surrendered Vanity Plates to DMV, but still have the plates! I thought this is a good story to share with fellow posters. My BMW lease was up so I brought the car into dealer for "lease return"... Taking "Vanity Plates" off that car was an emotional moment... it was like breaking up with a girlfriend. The car looked as good as new, not a single swirl on paint... it has never been through an automatic car wash and only been shampooed-up with a sheepskin glove and polished with "nano-express wax". I was not going to get the next car yet, so the "Vanity Plates" had to be surrendered to DMV. More than anything I hated to let go off, were these unique vanity plates. At DMV, upon surrendering the plates, I was pleasantly surprized to learn that Vanity Plates could be STORED FOR ONE YEAR AT DMV. It is "form-receipt FS 6T" here in NYS...when you store the plates you are given this receipt, which you use later to retrieve the plates, or if you wish to transfer plates to someone else... __________________ '11 E92 M3 ZCP SG 6MT Tech Sound USB Heat Cloth Aluminium Sunshade http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=422151 Last edited by dimabimmer; 12-16-2009 at 04:58 PM.. Reason: spelling
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zamm3k Bla! 82 Rep 909 Posts Drives: F82 M4 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (4)	wow. You were sad about turning in your plates but no your car. LOL thats wack! either way, that's cool to know! Enjoy whichever car you get next! __________________ ......................::.........................
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ACZakka325i Colonel 277 Rep 2,008 Posts Drives: 2 stroke Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CT iTrader: (2)	What is FS 6T? Flat 6 Turbo? What am I missing? __________________ (Waitlist): #1 M2CSL (Current): 2016 F15 X5 3.5xdrive - 2010 997.2 C4S Coupe (Past): 2016 F30 340xi M-Sport -2013 535i xdrive 2008 E92 M3 - 2006 E90 325i 2002 E46 325xi - 1991 E30 325i
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JC919 Lieutenant Colonel 72 Rep 1,803 Posts Drives: CSL Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland iTrader: (0)	Sounds imotional __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 2007 GT3 Clubsport w/CGT buckets in Scotland 2003 CSL, SG, Alcon BBK SOLD 2002 M5, SSII/Blk and bone stock. In storage back home in TX 2008 M3, AW/Blk 6MT, lots of track stuff SOLD
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Cytoboy Enlisted Member 2 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Convertible Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	What the heck is "imotional" anyway? Perhaps I must goggle it.
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Green///Hell Colonel 183 Rep 2,872 Posts Drives: 991 GT3, F15 X5, 1199S Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (5)	Figured as much, just wondered if he knew what exactly he wanted yet But I forgot, theres only one kind of M3 right?
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JC919 Lieutenant Colonel 72 Rep 1,803 Posts Drives: CSL Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland iTrader: (0)	^We're just joking, no need to get so imotional there big cat __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 2007 GT3 Clubsport w/CGT buckets in Scotland 2003 CSL, SG, Alcon BBK SOLD 2002 M5, SSII/Blk and bone stock. In storage back home in TX 2008 M3, AW/Blk 6MT, lots of track stuff SOLD
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dillon733 Major 96 Rep 1,196 Posts Drives: Jet Black e92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: new york iTrader: (3)	thats pretty cool. I also heard that when you surrender vanity plates you get to keep one of the plates, but correct me if i'm wrong?
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