I think personalized plates are tacky,except by an old-timer with the year it was build

 

How many characters does your state allow? I assume you mean ther actual license plate issued by the state?

 

I think some are cheesy depending on what you put. There are some that are just clever and appropriate

my state allows 8

 

Right they can be cheesy and some people might think mine are too so here goes: I have a Plymouth Acclaim (ACCLAIM) and a Toyota Camry (NIPPON). Believe it or not, JAPAN was available. The MB is SILBER, German spelling of silver. Last MB was smoke silver so I used RAUCH. Our state only allows 7 characters.

 

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imo personalized plates are just a bit over the top on MB's due in part to some small minded jealous instincts from some people. There are some good & clever choices but in general they can certainly attract unwanted attention

 

Why not just get a magnetic door sign that says "look at me, I'm driving a Mercedes?"

I haven't seen many car-related plates I thought were clever. There are quite a few profession-related ones I think are so, but that wasn't the question.

I have a Caymans number plate on the front of my R129, but I don't think that counts as a personalized plate.

 

mine would say Married

 

One of them has "WAYBOMB", go figure.
another has "AHOYM8E"