Buffettbassman Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Has anyone thought about trying to get a Mini Owners Group specialty license plate like the one I have for the Harley Owners Group. Would love it! This is Virginia, of course. The home of the vanity license plate. Cooper S Convertible...the best things in life are topless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcveay Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) I thought that was California? Okay, this will require some legwork on the part of all of us Viriginia MINI owners. To do this, you must have 350 paid applications and a design to submit for consideration. The attached document provides the information on what is required and the process for for getting it done. I would think we'd also want to get Passport and Sterling involved so they could tell new owners about it. One great aspect is that you don't have to give up your personalized plate you have now as you can simply transfer it over to the new plate design. For that reason, we'd want to keep the maximum number of characters. Not that we have that many but classic's would not count for the 350 to get this going as they are all running (or could be running) antique plates. If they are running regular registration, they would be eligible. Anyone else out there like this idea? Craig Edited May 28, 2010 by cmcveay Additional info 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Love the idea (of course), it's been brought up before though... tough to get 350 people to agree to prepay to make this happen. All I can think of to help is if the dealerships wanted to help front the money, but they may not immediately see the benefit to their business in doing so. "Mr. OEM" - 05 JCW (TK, GPIC, SS, GPTA, R56 RSB, StBr, R56 BBK, GPWhls, SV, RS, R56 GSI, IES, StrWhl, GK, HG, LBIT) MCS, HB/HB, Packs: 1, 2, 3 & 4. LSD, Rear FL, LB/PB upholstery (inc. LB SB & HB), HB Int, Anth. HL, PDC, Nav. OEM: DPSM+Aux, SIRIUS, BT, RV Cam, Aux gauges, ILK, Alarm, AK, PFM, DL, SpLnk, CFD, CSL, BIW, R52 diag rods, EuroTL, EuroWT, EPS, EASM. AM: IanCullAUC, Intravee+KCA420i, SchrothR4, MM-STR. License Plate: SUV2BIG MotoringID: CARVE129 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGGRRR (Ali) Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 I would do it 349 to go Tigger 2006 the cabrio and Riversong the 2014 Countryman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carman63 Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMBlue Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 As long as I could keep my 7 character custom, I would be up for it. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr EZ Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Would the plate have the DC Metom Miini logo on it. I'm in [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] MR EZ; 06 MCS HB/HB, Sport, Conv, Cold, Areo Kit, Rack, JCW wing, rear fog and lots of nice stickers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcveay Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) I think we'd have to come up with something else to generate a wider interest. Something easy to associate to MINI/Mini ownership. Something fun? I have no drawing skills so I can't offer up any ideas but if anyone has something in mind, please share. Yes, keeping 7 characters is an absolute must! Looking at the various plates that are out there, maybe we could go with a silhouette of a classic and new mini behind the numbers and "Mini/MINI" below. We can't put anything to either side as that will reduce the number of characters. Edited May 28, 2010 by cmcveay 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffettbassman Posted May 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 Based on my previous experiences with doing this, I was thinking we might want to approach BMW to use the Mini logo like the BMW Owners Group did. I went to college with several high ranking execs working at the US BMW - MINI Headquarters in NJ. Let me make some phone calls/e-mails. If not, we'll need someone to come up with some artwork. I'd be more than willing to do the legwork with the local Mini dealers and with BMW/MINI Having done this before, here's how it goes: The Harley Owners Group used the logo approved by H-D and needed their permission as well to use it. I (we - the Parrothead Clubs) did a similar thing with the Parrotheads plate - Jimmy Buffett had to approve the use of the logo and the name "Parrotheads" since it's a licensed trademark to Margaritaville Holdings. That took about a year and finally Jimmy himself intervened after someone made contact with him. Then it took about 6 months to get 350. A record actually... The other one I worked on was for Oceana Naval Air Station when I was stationed there and took at about four years. The only place you could pick up the application form for pre-payment was at the main gate of the airbase. In retrospect, probably should have passed on that one:banghead: Cooper S Convertible...the best things in life are topless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffettbassman Posted June 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 In case anyone's interested, the word I get back from BMW is they will not authorize the use of the MINI logo for any reason. Cooper S Convertible...the best things in life are topless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcveay Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Well, there is the option of a profile, something like HRMINI has on their hats and stuff... Can anyone think of any copyright issues with that? 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keckert Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I would buy one so if you're looking for names for the 350, I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poison Ivy Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 You could count on me! Love this idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcveay Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 The latest we had on this was that BMW wouldn't authorize the use of the MINI wings logo for the plates and since it's trademarked, that's a requirement. Unlike Harley who is willing to market their brand in many ways, BMW has made the choice to maintain pretty tight control over their trademarked "stuff". 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGGRRR (Ali) Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 The latest we had on this was that BMW wouldn't authorize the use of the MINI wings logo for the plates and since it's trademarked, that's a requirement. Unlike Harley who is willing to market their brand in many ways, BMW has made the choice to maintain pretty tight control over their trademarked "stuff". Boooo Hssssssss:tomato: Please note: boos, hsssses and tomatoes are not being thrown at the messenger... Tigger 2006 the cabrio and Riversong the 2014 Countryman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcveay Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 I know, you are throwing at the message and I agree. Not long ago, Marty mentioned a proven marketing strategy that MINI USA should consider. MINI USA should have dealerships start promoting a line of dealership specific Tshirts and they can market them nationwide. That would be a "draw" to get people into the dealerships. The strategy has worked very well for HD as they have people walk in for Tshirts and walk out with bikes pretty much every day of the week! Allowing the use of the MINI wings Logo for something like a license plate sure seems like it would be a good idea. 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scavenger Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I was playing around on the VA site tonight, and thought I'd post a few screenshots of some I thought of. 2006 MCS, SB/S , "B.A." Performance: DINAN "Stage 5" tune, throttle body, boost kit (fuel pump, pulley), & CAI; JCW exhaust sans resonator, brakes, & GP IC; DDM IC diverter; CSF Racing Aluminum Radiator Suspension: DINAN front strut brace; Alta 22mm rear bar; KW V1 coil-overs; H-Sport adjustable rear control arms; CravenSpeed strut underators Interior: CravenSpeed gauge mounts with Cooper S boost and voltage, & shift well cover Wheels: Enkei PF01 17" Audio: Kenwood Excelon KDC-X994 HU; MTX Terminator speakers F&B Alan @ opensource.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TATTRAT Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 My sense of humor holds me back from some of the best plates I like. A MINI-centric plate would be awesome for a platform! flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGGRRR (Ali) Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I love Dale's plate Haulin S Tigger 2006 the cabrio and Riversong the 2014 Countryman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
