Golf R Observations and Questions

[Converted]

I have spent a fortune over the years with personalised plates, i'm on to my 5th set. I always chose something which was specific to the make/model of the car. I then either left the plates on the car when i sold it or tried to sell them afterwards which can be a pain.

This time around i decided to just order some that i can keep and transfer from car to car so i just used a combination of my initials and dob.

I was thinking along the same lines when purchasing my plates, personally thought it would be a hassle to try and sell car/make specific plates when selling the car, so I opted to go with something non-car related. Coincidentally, there is a wee bit of relevance between my plates and the car.

[dave_r]

The very first Golf R I saw on the road had the personalised euro plate of V WR 020..

I'd thought of that but seems a bit captain obvious. Can see its a VW, has an R badge on the back etc. GOLFR etc would get confused with old people who walk around golf course on a sunday mirning in their pyjama pants and silly jumpes hehe. I guess you're either into plates or not. I'd be happy if Vicroads offered the next available combo euro plates in black like they do white.

I have spent a fortune over the years with personalised plates, i'm on to my 5th set.

Not sure what they cost out west, but here in mexico that'd be a good $2k+

[Prodigy]

Not sure what they cost out west, but here in mexico that'd be a good $2k+

This latest set is costing me $585 but they vary in price depending on the style and material used, but yeah, it's easy been a couple of grand.

[Jasonpb]

This latest set is costing me $585 but they vary in price depending on the style and material used, but yeah, it's easy been a couple of grand.

Personalised plates are fairly cheap here in WA but the Euro plates are a bit of a joke, $400 for ones they give you over the counter, three letters of your choice $800 and it goes up from there. Personally I don't see the point in plates but I got a set of the euro plates to try and cover up that large black plastic plate holder.

[Corey_R]

Std Euro plates are also $400 in NSW.
$595 in QLD
$575 in TAS
$495 in VIC.

So if they're only $400 in WA, then stop complaining
(Although I thought that they were $445 in WA, as per Transport WA's Plate Fees PDF)

[Prodigy]

Yep $445 for the basic Euro's in WA, then $585 for mine which is where you can have 2 letters & 3 numbers of your choice.

[Pepe]

Towards the end of the R32, they bought in a limited number of Candy White and Tornado Red R32's. I'm not sure if there was opportunity for customers to specify options and custom order, or whether it was just a case of taking what the dealers had in stock. But there you go

I saw a white one this afternoon, a 5DR, out the back of the Hospital on Macquarie St... it was nice, very clean

[dave_r]

Std Euro plates are also $400 in NSW.<snip>

Yeah but as Prodigy said, the prices are for their base ones. $495 in Vic gets you white plates in the next available combo which for ages was VAG###. Made me laugh everytime I saw them, ok so I'm not very mature.

To choose your own combos or Black plates, its $695 which is absurd for 2 bits of metal!

[Tony_Mitchell_1983]

Yeah but as Prodigy said, the prices are for their base ones. $495 in Vic gets you white plates in the next available combo which for ages was VAG###. Made me laugh everytime I saw them, ok so I'm not very mature.

Heh heh heh... VAG...

I love VAG. (volkswagen automotive group, of course)

[Fab_R]

There's a lot of VAG loving going on here!!!