Hi everyone! I have a brand new Chili Red/white MINI and I have been trying to think of something clever and cute to put on my license plates. I was looking for British phrases, etc. and came across "Pip Pip" so that's what I ordered for my plates. Now I'm having second thoughts. What do you all think? Beckie

 

Beckie, congratulations on your new MINI. I think that's a fine name for you're MINI. Enjoy.

 

I think that's adorable (and clever!) I know the dreaded "cute" word can be a negative in MINI circles, but I like it!

(Then again, depending on what my car strikes me as when I meet it, my little one with be either MoneyPenny or Mr. Darcy... so.. I'm kinda on the cute brit path myself...)

 

how about - ELLOGOV

 

the only thing about it is that it is not used any more really.

i would have went with Bollocks or bollox.

check out this site
http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml

 

Yeah, I just read that it's not used anymore. Maybe they'll let me cancel it/change it. Thanks, everyone!

 

I once saw a Z 28 in Dallas with the following

PHU KIT

I have no idea how that one went through the DMV.

 

If your application hasn't been processed yet the DMV will most likely let you change it if you like. I change my mind three times before they got around to processing the plate for my PT. In my own defense it didn't have the custom flame painted hood when I bought it. It was only after I added the flames that the car should be "1 FLMN PT". As for the MINI I had one of MY nicknames on it for the first year. People mis-read it alot and it made me crazy. I thought about a new name almost the whole time I had those plates on it. I'm now really happy with "CHEQQRS". I wanted to add the British influence too (chequers not ckeckers). Again, as I customized the car it worked out its own name. If you don't like the one you choose this time you can change it next year at no extra cost (at least in WI no cost). Have fun naming your red baby. Oh yeah, I kinda like Pip Pip. It made me say Cheerio in my head, don't know if thats a good thing?

 

That's a cute one and very acceptable for a female to use.

Bullocks, bollox, bullox, etc. --- my old RAF buddies used the word all the time along with "bloody hell", etc.
Bloody hell! Drop that spanner b'for ya bollox the whole works, ya ****** ya!

 

Ha ha! I tried Cheerio first! (taken) :D I'm working on another name now. I'll let you guys know if I get it. Calling the DMV when it opens ... NOW! :D

 

Stupid Illinois - they won't let me change it. I can change it in 90 days, but I'll have to pay again. Ugh.

 

I think Pip, Pip is totally suitable.

Words like bollocks are really a bit crude and have limited appeal, usually to spotty teenage boys.

First instincts are usually the best.

Good luck.

 

Blue collar workers, military types, and the rest of society's underbelly as well....

 

I was thinking about

JOG ON

but that might be a bit confrontational for me.

 

+1

 

Then there's, "CHEEKY".

(This familiar brit term seemed fitting as I read the crass, indiscriminate comments submitted by forum contributors Greengobin, and Arnbut).

 

I thought about cheeky for about a second -- but then I started thinking about all of the other possible ... umm ... associations with that word.

 

Hurray! Society's underbelly! Wish I could fit that on my plate!

 

Bravo. Dry enough for a slow clap applause.

 

I frequently see a BRG Cooper called 'PIP'.

 

It's growing on me - pip-pip. I'm trying to imagine John Cleese saying it or one of the characters in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. :D

 

Good choice. We like it.

While Pip-Pip is old-fashioned English it is certainly still recognizable. It was used as both a greeting and a farewell (especially with "Cheerio" which is also "goodbye"). Etymologists think pip-pip imitated the sound of a bicycle horn. So I think it works well as a plate.

Pip was also the lead character in Dickens' Great Expectations. Can't get much more British that that!

 

Pip Pip is cool. I like it.

I went with KOOPA.

 

Thank you so much for all of this information! I feel so much better now. I was just thinking it was obsolete and no one would get it. And thank you to all of you for being so great - MINI people rock!

 

I sent in 12 names for my Mini plates, I couldn't decide which one to get. I finally got tired of waiting & called the bureau that makes the decision and low & behold, every name I sent in was available. I received the 1st one on my list, L'BEN. Its short & I don't have to explain it.