Why Do People Leave Advertisements From Dealer On Their Car?

BayMoWe335 · 08-30-2016, 03:00 PM

Why would someone leave DavidMcDavid.com, Sewell, Park Place, Crest, etc dealer badges and license plate frames on their cars? It's idiotic. I hate people that don't pay attention to detail.

Take all that shit off and stop the free advertising for your shitty stealership.

Luckily, I've noticed most of the BMW guys here are pretty good about removing all that shit.

Some kind of license plate frame with a website, dealer badge, or dealer name plate is on like 9/10 cars I see.

PINeely · 08-30-2016, 03:03 PM

Agreed. I always ask the dealership take their decal off when I pick up the car, same goes for license plate frames.

BayMoWe335 · 08-30-2016, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PINeely

Agreed. I always ask the dealership take their decal off when I pick up the car, same goes for license plate frames.

If it's on there, I've taken that shit off with dental floss and immediately remove any license plate frames with their shitty website on there.

bimmette · 08-30-2016, 03:05 PM

Most people don't care. Only car people care.

BayMoWe335 · 08-30-2016, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmette

Most people don't care. Only car people care.

So annoying. I hate people.

jtodd_fl · 08-30-2016, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BayMoWe335

If it's on there, I've taken that shit off with dental floss and immediately remove any license plate frames with their shitty website on there.

I take all decals off and replace them with M badges and stickers - for the HP gains. Even on my 04 Kia Optima. Cuz I am a car guy!

bimmette · 08-30-2016, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BayMoWe335

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Originally Posted by bimmette

Most people don't care. Only car people care.

So annoying. I hate people.

Me too

jtodd_fl · 08-30-2016, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmette

Me too

Wow... thread full of misanthropes.

C1Boston · 08-30-2016, 03:37 PM

A month later and I still have my dealer license plates...after my last trip to that same dealer I'm going to set the frames on fire and replace them with the M sport frames or something.

BayMoWe335 · 08-30-2016, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by C1Boston

A month later and I still have my dealer license plates...after my last trip to that same dealer I'm going to set the frames on fire and replace them with the M sport frames or something.

Should have never had them on there in the first place, n00b.

C1Boston · 08-30-2016, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BayMoWe335

Should have never had them on there in the first place, n00b.

Haha tell me about it

they scratched the crap out of car...hairline scratches everywhere.

jtodd_fl · 08-30-2016, 03:54 PM

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Me too

Hah...

Why I am an Extrovert

BimmerRookie · 08-30-2016, 03:56 PM

Never really thought about it...its a license plate frame? Doesn't really bother me

UncleWede · 08-30-2016, 04:29 PM

If a family member comes over to have me detail their car, that is usually the first thing I remove. Sometimes I ask them why they advertise for free, but any more I just remove them.

Naz24 · 08-30-2016, 05:43 PM

They used to add their plate frames to my cars when i brought them in for service... yeah, i have a stack of em at home

Beartato · 08-30-2016, 06:16 PM

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They used to add their plate frames to my cars when i brought them in for service... yeah, i have a stack of em at home

That'd be really annoying. When I got my window's tinted the shop slapped some nasty sticker advertising their place on my rear window. I peeled it off in the parking lot and walked back inside the shop to toss it. I'm not free advertising.

Needbmwpartzz · 08-30-2016, 06:30 PM

Yup....take off unpaid advertisements.

shanetoast · 08-30-2016, 06:31 PM

I leave my dealer plates on so i can use the toll roads and run camera lights.

smoosh · 08-30-2016, 06:32 PM

Before I purchase a car, I tell them very clearly, remove all that shit, let me confirm it's been removed, and THEN we'll proceed...

shoei · 08-30-2016, 07:13 PM

I don't think I've ever paid close attention to license plate brackets...

Some states, like Texas, have giant stickers on the back trunk of dealerships... That's hideous... Or carmax...

The dealbreaker for me is if they drill front license plate holes... Only happened once and wasn't my sales guys fault... But it is something that I stipulate before car arrives / as its being prepped... Where I live they are pretty good about that though... Anything M or even M-Sport they won't drill holes unless asked by customer...

burnrbr · 08-30-2016, 08:23 PM

Totally agree.. it's defacing the car.

PoorLurker · 08-30-2016, 09:21 PM

I left the dealer plate on my wife's car.

It's chrome with chrome knobs covering the screw holes and says, "NEWPORT BEACH" along with the dealership.

Then, when people drive behind us they will think we are rich and live in Newport Beach.

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PINeely Lieutenant Colonel 1086 Rep 1,912 Posts Drives: 2013 535i, 2015 Tundra 1794 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jackson, MS iTrader: (2)	Agreed. I always ask the dealership take their decal off when I pick up the car, same goes for license plate frames.
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bimmette YouTube.com/TvTara 6454 Rep 4,715 Posts Drives: like I stole it! (11 m3 E93) Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	Most people don't care. Only car people care. __________________ Watch my DIY mods at: YouTube/TvTara Follow me on Instagram at: TvTara1
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C1Boston Private First Class 103 Rep 199 Posts Drives: Uber Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	A month later and I still have my dealer license plates...after my last trip to that same dealer I'm going to set the frames on fire and replace them with the M sport frames or something.
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BimmerRookie Major 469 Rep 1,320 Posts Drives: E93 Cavalier Z24 M3 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Never really thought about it...its a license plate frame? Doesn't really bother me
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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 17998 Rep 9,378 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	If a family member comes over to have me detail their car, that is usually the first thing I remove. Sometimes I ask them why they advertise for free, but any more I just remove them.
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Naz24 Lieutenant Colonel 1628 Rep 1,727 Posts Drives: W205 AMG C63 / E70 X5M Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: North/Central NJ iTrader: (1)	They used to add their plate frames to my cars when i brought them in for service... yeah, i have a stack of em at home __________________ 2017 C63 2012 X5M SOLD: 2015 M3; 2007 X3 M Sport; 2014 X3 M Sport 35i; 2004 X5 4.4i; 1994 325i
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Needbmwpartzz Colonel 851 Rep 2,793 Posts Drives: 2009 bmw 328i x-drive Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Kitchener/Waterloo iTrader: (0)	Yup....take off unpaid advertisements.
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shanetoast Private 26 Rep 55 Posts Drives: 2015 F80 YMB Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: RPV iTrader: (0)	I leave my dealer plates on so i can use the toll roads and run camera lights.
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smoosh fight me bro 2212 Rep 531 Posts Drives: slut whisperer Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Running away from an ocean vagina iTrader: (0)	Before I purchase a car, I tell them very clearly, remove all that shit, let me confirm it's been removed, and THEN we'll proceed...
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shoei Banned 7779 Rep 2,602 Posts Drives: MW Vespa w/pink racing stripes Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Peeing in your garden iTrader: (3)	I don't think I've ever paid close attention to license plate brackets... Some states, like Texas, have giant stickers on the back trunk of dealerships... That's hideous... Or carmax... The dealbreaker for me is if they drill front license plate holes... Only happened once and wasn't my sales guys fault... But it is something that I stipulate before car arrives / as its being prepped... Where I live they are pretty good about that though... Anything M or even M-Sport they won't drill holes unless asked by customer...
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burnrbr Second Lieutenant 69 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 Comp DCT Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Jacksonville, FL iTrader: (2)	Totally agree.. it's defacing the car.
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PoorLurker Custom User Title 1137 Rep 675 Posts Drives: a bicycle Join Date: May 2015 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	I left the dealer plate on my wife's car. It's chrome with chrome knobs covering the screw holes and says, "NEWPORT BEACH" along with the dealership. Then, when people drive behind us they will think we are rich and live in Newport Beach.
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