Who leaves the license plate frame from the dealer on their cars?

[pstokely]

Why?

[Initech]

1. I have mine... but that's because I have never bothered to buy a new one.

I live in California and I've seen some pretty stupid shit on vanity license plate frames, so that doesn't concern me a whole lot.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Laziness. I've still got mine.

I'd have to go buy a new one, take off the old one, put on the new one... all that stuff. Basically, I don't care enough to bother.

[Nicole]

3. Not me.

I asked for it to be removed before I took possession. I told them not to put that dealer emblem on the car either.

[cboy4]

4. I have never understood those dealer emblems I've seen

in other states!

I've always thought, why do they do that? It ruins the car.

No dealer emblems in California. I'm not sure why we don't do it, but I'm glad! :)

[Nicole]

7. I don't like them.

The salesperson was shocked that I asked for it not to be put on there. He said he had never had that request before & just couldn't understand why I didn't want it.

I told him they weren't paying me to advertise for them and I wasn't going to do it for free.

I didn't know California dealers didn't use them, I thought everyone did it for the free advertising.

[cboy4]

13. Nope....we just have the license plate frames, which I've

taken off my past couple of new cars.

I agree with you....they're not paying me to advertise for them, so why should I? :shrug:

[dysfunctional press]

25. my father always stipulated that they couldn't put one on any car he bought.

he said that they weren't paying him to be their billboard, so he wasn't going to be one.

the 3-d metal ones that are riveted on are the worst- it's where the rust-through usually starts.

[MountainLaurel]

22. We did the same

My husband jokingly told the salesperson that he'd be happy to keep it on the car if they paid him for the advertising services.

[Nicole]

28. Good for you.

I've never understood why so many people just go along with it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. We ALWAYS remove ours!

Ick......just ick!

Strictly speaking, you don't need them...

There are holes in the car to screw the plates into...

And that's what we use!


:hi:

[ironflange]

6. No plate frame, but they have the dealer sticker

Both from the same place. Unlike many you see, it's a small unobtrusive one, so it doesn't bother us.

[Suich]

8. Well, I do!

Why not? It's not like I have to look at it all the time when I'm driving!

:hi:

[Jamastiene]

9. I do it, because I am cheap.

Even if I had the money to spend on a vanity plate, I probably wouldn't. Unless I had a real good reason to be unhappy with the dealer for some reason, I wouldn't see the need to spend money to change the license plate frame. To me, it's no big deal. :shrug:

[anti-everything]

10. Or...you could take the frame off...

You don't have to spend money to do that. All you have to do is take out and screw back in a couple of screws.

[Jamastiene]

12. Yes, I could, but

then the laziness part kicks in and wins. :P

[anti-everything]

14. Laziness, I can relate to...

why didn't you say that in the first place? I left my dealer plate on until I moved to Minnesota. Now there's no frame on my plates.

[Jamastiene]

24. Because it was more fun to work my way toward the

laziness part. :evilgrin: That way the second impression I made was lazy and the first impression was cheap. So, people now know I'm cheap and lazy in that order. :rofl: I guess I could get a screwdriver and take it off, but it's still not a pressing issue.

[Lost-in-FL]

11. Not only the license plate frame...

but we also remove the "stickers" that sometimes they place in the back. I don't like to advertise their business.

[LSK]

15. why make an effort to remove it?? I have better things to do

[YellowRubberDuckie]

16. Mine's halfway torn off...

It's been on there for like ten years now. :shrug: I am just too lazy to rip it off.
Duckie

[BarenakedLady]

17. I've had my minivan for 9 years

And I had to go outside to look if I still had them on. Obviously it isn't high on my list of priorities.


ftr: I still do have it on. :shrug:

[jakefrep]

18. I do

a) I'm too lazy
b) I don't mind leaving it there if the dealer treated me fairly and gave good service.

[cobalt1999]

19. I'd feel guilty if I didn't.

Our good friends own the dealership. Anyway, I don't mind advertising their business.

[AlCzervik]

20. mine are still on until i get my new plates and find a plate frame i want.

so my plate frame has the name of the dealer and so do the paper plates, i'm like a rolling advertisement for them.

[GOPisEvil]

21. They can get you a ticket here in Texas.

If the word "Texas" or any part of the plate is obscured, you CAN get a ticket for that. I took my frames off.

[azmouse]

40. That's true for AZ too but it seems everyone has a frame

that blocks the state name and nothing is done about it here.

[pstokely]

41. Blame the car dealer lobby

[LostinVA]

23. I did -- becasue it's a pain to take it off

[dysfunctional press]

26. and why do they even make the lisence plate frames that obscure big parts of the plates?

i mean- there's a standard size for plates in this country- is it really that difficult to make the holders the correct size?

[Kutjara]

27. Nope. The first thing I do is replace the license plate frame.

I don't want to let the world know where I was last ripped off.

I'd take the logos of the manufacturer off if I could. Same with clothes and shoes. I'm not some company's unpaid sandwichboard man.

[Catfight]

29. Okay, this made me laugh hard. I refuse to let them put my plates

on so I don't have to have that stupid frame on my car. Probably the same people that put those stupid fish symbols on their car. The only thing I've noticed about the fish people is they all drive like idiots.

[Kutjara]

31. Of course they drive like idiots.

The Lord is watching over them and their fate is in God's hands, so there's nothing they can actually do themselves to improve their chances of survival. So they sit back, relax and twiddle the wheel and pedals whenever the mood takes them.

[bigwillq]

30. I have mine still on.

It says the name of the dealer and all and if I didn't keep that one on, I would probably not buy another one and I think it looks better with the plate on.

[Skittles]

32. me

lazy

[petronius]

33. Probably the same people who leave the 'sample' picture in a new picture frame

I always take mine off...

[Kutjara]

34. Hey, the people in those sample pictures...

...look way better than my family. By leaving them in the frame, I can pretend I come from attractive stock.

[mikeytherat]

35. Dishwashing liquid + dental floss = no glued-on emblems

When I bought my first car, I stated, "No dealer emblem on the car!" Of course, when I picked up the car, there it was. Knowing this was a possibility, I had a small bottle of dishwashing liquid and some dental floss with me. After loud complaining to my salesguy, I soaked the emblem in Dawn and sawed it off with the dental floss right in front of the guy, and dropped it at his feet (it's the best way to remove those glue-on emblems from your car. I also remove the car's model number/ID from the back of car - I like 'em "shaved." Oooh, that last bit sounds kinda racy, doesn't it?).

mikey_the_rat

[Scarlett17]

36. Not me. It came off right away to make room for my

Little League of America "Being The Dream" license plate frame.

P.S. My son's games begin in 11 days. Yeah!

:applause:

[stuntcat]

37. Look at this person's :)

If it was my car I'd replace it with a solid black one but I don't have a car, I just wanted to show an example :D

[SacredCow]

38. Mine didn't come with a plate frame or a sticker....

I guess they know they're the only Saturn dealer in town.

However, if they had put one on, I'd leave it there. The family that owns the dealership is very generous with many of the organizations I belong to.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

39. I take it off the very same day I sign the bank loan..

They (the dealers) don't pay me to advertise!

[Neshanic]

42. Everyone who moves to Arizona from California..it's a law I think.