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Stealthtercel HalfDork
9/6/12 8:40 a.m.

I saw a recent VW Golf this morning with the licence plate "CEL 4 U."

At first I thought the guy was a phone salesman who can't spell; now I'm thinking maybe he's actually a VW service tech.

xflowgolf Reader
9/6/12 8:41 a.m.

that's actually a pretty hilarious VW plate . CEL 4 LIFE wouldn't fit.

Ranger50 UltraDork
9/6/12 8:51 a.m.

If you got 7 letters... CEL4LYF

Tyler H GRM+ Memberand Dork
9/6/12 9:07 a.m.

TODOS CEL

Stealthtercel HalfDork
9/6/12 9:17 a.m.

Actually, you can have 8 characters in Ontario, so CEL4LIFE is quite possible – unless it's already taken by another happy customer.

Anti-stance Dork
9/6/12 10:25 a.m.

I can only assume it was a mkIV golf or jetta. It's kind of a joke in the vw community.

yamaha HalfDork
9/6/12 10:57 a.m.

When I attempted to talk a friend into another TT(after his burned to the ground) I told him to get "OMGFIRE".......it was sadly taken in Indiana.....

ZOO GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
9/6/12 1:06 p.m.

CHECK ENG works too.

POS works.

E36M3BOX works.

fidelity101 New Reader
9/6/12 1:14 p.m.

YOLO CEL

JohnInKansas HalfDork
9/6/12 1:24 p.m.

CEL4EVR

Cone_Junky Dork
9/6/12 1:26 p.m.

To be technically correct I would go for "MIL4EVR".

I hate "CEL" for being improper terminology. Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) has been the proper universal term since OBDII in 1996.

Conquest351 SuperDork
9/6/12 1:59 p.m.

Good luck telling that to the people in my area. LOL Pretty good stuff though. My buddy who owned a WRX sent me a pic of one with OMG LAG as the license plate. He thought that was hillarious.

Bowenaero New Reader
9/6/12 2:02 p.m.

Cone_Junky wrote: To be technically correct I would go for "MIL4EVR". I hate "CEL" for being improper terminology. Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) has been the proper universal term since OBDII in 1996.

What if it's a pre-'96 car?

slantvaliant SuperDork
9/6/12 2:28 p.m.

Cone_Junky wrote: To be technically correct I would go for "MIL4EVR". I hate "CEL" for being improper terminology. Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) has been the proper universal term since OBDII in 1996.

Did someone say "MILF"?

Feedyurhed Dork
9/6/12 2:32 p.m.

slantvaliant wrote:
Cone_Junky wrote: To be technically correct I would go for "MIL4EVR". I hate "CEL" for being improper terminology. Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) has been the proper universal term since OBDII in 1996.
Did someone say "MILF"?

That's what I thought of too. MILF4EVR. I guess only in Canada.

Wally GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
9/6/12 8:44 p.m.

my favorite is PHCOUGH

Double_Wishbone New Reader
9/6/12 9:24 p.m.

Bowenaero wrote:
Cone_Junky wrote: To be technically correct I would go for "MIL4EVR". I hate "CEL" for being improper terminology. Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) has been the proper universal term since OBDII in 1996.
What if it's a pre-'96 car?

It probably depends on the car. My car is OBD1 and the shop manual refers to it as the MIL. I think it just became a universal term for all manufacturers in '96.

Knurled GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
9/6/12 9:34 p.m.

Anti-stance wrote: I can only assume it was a mkIV golf or jetta. It's kind of a joke in the vw community.

Assuming that CEL means MIL.

Yes, that makes a lot of sense. Most A4-chassis Golf/Jettas have owners who subscribe to the "does it still move? Yes? Good enough" school of maintenance and repair. Sad, really, since they're pretty nice cars despite their size.

They're NOT difficult or expensive to repair, either. Being proud of having the MIL on is like being proud of driving on a flat tire.

Anti-stance Dork
9/6/12 10:50 p.m.

In reply to Knurled:

Oh god, here we go, A4 instead of mkIV and MIL instead of CEL.

Knurled GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
9/6/12 11:03 p.m.

Terminology, man, it's important.

Call up a Ford dealership and ask for a rear O2 for (x). "Fords don't HAVE rear O2s, they have catalyst monitors."

(and a mkIV is an Escort )

Anti-stance Dork
9/6/12 11:18 p.m.

So when someone says they have an A4 whats your next question? An Audi A4? Most people getting parts say they have a (insert year and car model) not the chassis code. A mk can be anything as you well know, being that it denotes the generation. (Not only Escort, but GT40 as well )

The A4-mkIV thing is one of many reasons I could care less about being around VW cars or die-hard VW people anymore. Check "bagged or static low" much higher on that list though.