Ok, which of you did this? [license plate]

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Ok, which of you did this? [license plate]

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Saw on our drive to dinner last night :D

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That's awesome! Is that a Missouri plate? It's difficult to clearly zoom in.
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Lol! This is awesome.
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The fact that it’s a Corolla seems too good to be true ;)

You should have pulled up to him at the exit and asked “why not VT?”
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RMO87 wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:42 am That's awesome! Is that a Missouri plate? It's difficult to clearly zoom in.
Your comment sent me down the rabbit hole and I confirmed that MO plate 'VTSAX' is indeed unavailable. Well done fellow BH!
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Seems like a Boglehead car.
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Would be cooler if it was a Porsche.
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Funny.
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The funny thing is that VTSAX doesn't hold any Toyota stock.

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Needs an "and chill" bumper sticker to complete the package.
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There is no doubt that this person is a boglehead.
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Candor wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:43 amNeeds an "and chill" bumper sticker to complete the package.
Underappreciated both for the way it rolls off the tongue just like NF&C but also because "chill" is short for stay the course. I would love a "VTSAX and chill" bumper sticker.
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Yup. That car will be staying its course.
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Was that JL Collins behind the wheel?
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retired@50 wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:28 am The funny thing is that VTSAX doesn't hold any Toyota stock.

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That was my first thought. What a hypocrite!
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RMO87 wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:42 am That's awesome! Is that a Missouri plate? It's difficult to clearly zoom in.
Yes, I’m in St. Louis :)
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KidneyMD wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:34 am Saw on our drive to dinner last night :D
(picture of Toyota Corolla with license plate 'VTSAX')
I was also headed to dinner ... at McDonald's, with coupons (in the style of Warren Buffett).
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Hmm, if I take the marginal cost of a vanity plate, assume I save it instead, and then compound that over 30 years . . . .
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KidneyMD wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:37 am
RMO87 wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:42 am That's awesome! Is that a Missouri plate? It's difficult to clearly zoom in.
Yes, I’m in St. Louis :)
Hopefully this car spends a lot of time driving near the Edward Jones complex off 270.
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I’m a bit skeptical that a true Boglehead would pay extra to have a personalized license plate. Seems a bit like frivolous spending…😀
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retired@50 wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:28 am The funny thing is that VTSAX doesn't hold any Toyota stock.

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Shoulda made the plate either VTWAX or VT instead.
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arcticpineapplecorp. wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:26 am
retired@50 wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:28 am The funny thing is that VTSAX doesn't hold any Toyota stock.

Regards,
Shoulda made the plate either VTWAX or VT instead.
VTIAX would work too. Seems like VTSAX should be a license plate on the back of a Ford or Chevy.

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HMBL BRG

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Vermont saxophone player?
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Raycpact wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:06 pm Vermont saxophone player?
Seems more likely.

A true Boglehead would NEVER pay extra money for vanity plate.
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Raycpact wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:06 pm Vermont saxophone player?


Or could be a Virginia Tech saxophone player.
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KidneyMD wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:37 am
RMO87 wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:42 am That's awesome! Is that a Missouri plate? It's difficult to clearly zoom in.
Yes, I’m in St. Louis :)
So are you claiming this is your car?
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OP, Why are you driving on a freeway and using up expensive gas just to go to dinner? Aren’t there any reasonable restaurants near you?
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celia wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:04 pm OP, Why are you driving on a freeway and using up expensive gas just to go to dinner? Aren’t there any reasonable restaurants near you?
He said he's in St. Louis. (Just kidding.) But apparently he's a nephrologist. You know how they are with money.
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whodidntante wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:23 am Seems like a Boglehead car.
Not enough information given. Was it purchased used with intent to drive for 300K miles? Could be leased for all we know …
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burgrat wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:15 am I’m a bit skeptical that a true Boglehead would pay extra to have a personalized license plate. Seems a bit like frivolous spending…😀
In Missouri it's like $15
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celia wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:04 pm OP, Why are you driving on a freeway and using up expensive gas just to go to dinner? Aren’t there any reasonable restaurants near you?
Wife's birthday, I'm not taking her to Culver's or McDonald's :D

We live close to the freeway, I take it to work everyday.
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Doom&Gloom wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:09 am Yup. That car will be staying its course.
where is the upvote button?
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Bogleheads:

I love it!

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Doom&Gloom wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:09 am Yup. That car will be staying its course.
Which for Missouri drivers is saying something :wink:
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KidneyMD wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:41 pm
burgrat wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:15 am I’m a bit skeptical that a true Boglehead would pay extra to have a personalized license plate. Seems a bit like frivolous spending…😀
In Missouri it's like $15
And yet with Bogleheads, the point remains valid.
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Definitely worth posting, I would have tried to get the pic too. Good thing your wife was with you OP!
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is he claiming that VTSAX paid for the car?

if so, that's the reason nobody's license plate says "ENRON"
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zaboomafoozarg wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:21 pm It's probably ALL_IN_VTSAX from Reddit.
LOL!
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KyleAAA wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:24 am Would be cooler if it was a Porsche.
A Poorsche is just as good.
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Ultra Radical Boglehead . 8-)
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If they’re on the board, they’re probably hanging out in the US vs. Int’l threads.
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Love it. The irony though is that the car company is in VXUS.
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steadyosmosis wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:45 am
KidneyMD wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:34 am Saw on our drive to dinner last night :D
(picture of Toyota Corolla with license plate 'VTSAX')
I was also headed to dinner ... at McDonald's, with coupons (in the style of Warren Buffett).
I wonder if this is a correlation or a coincidence?? LOL.

McDonald's ... steadyosmosis ... KidneyMD
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retired@50 wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:28 am The funny thing is that VTSAX doesn't hold any Toyota stock.

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KyleAAA wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:24 am Would be cooler if it was a Porsche.
That’s how they roll (I see hair in passenger seat thus assume car pooling as well)

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8301 wrote: Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:26 am
retired@50 wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:28 am The funny thing is that VTSAX doesn't hold any Toyota stock.

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Obviously someone from Vermont loves the Saxophone.
Might be Angelo Aprilliano, but I hope that it is Edgar Winter or Phil Kenzie
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VanGar+Goyle wrote: Sun Apr 09, 2023 7:31 am Obviously someone from Vermont loves the Saxophone.
Might be Angelo Aprilliano, but I hope that it is Edgar Winter or Phil Kenzie
:confused ... Oh! :D that took me longer than it should have :beer
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