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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAm I interpreting this wrong?
I don't know if you can see this in my pic but this plate says
W PWR
Is there some other meaning besides white power? I was shocked when I saw this. Hopefully I am missing something here.
vanlassie
(5,698 posts)I don't know.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)Hope that is it .
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,861 posts)I would probably guess "white power" too, at least initially.
SunSeeker
(51,898 posts)Egnever
(21,506 posts)Thanks makes me feel a bit better. Still surprised it passed the DMV.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)meaculpa2011
(918 posts)I've had my 1995 BMW 525 for 21 years.
If you hadn't told me I would never have known that I'm a racist.
CincyDem
(6,426 posts)underthematrix
(5,811 posts)with White Power
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)WhiteTara
(29,740 posts)Are you glad you didn't have to look at the car's owner?
Egnever
(21,506 posts)but had to leave before they came out.
It could be wind power. Still surprised it passed the dmv.
WhiteTara
(29,740 posts)You would have needed eye bleach! You can't unsee things like that!
snooper2
(30,151 posts)also over a 100K dollar car
Egnever
(21,506 posts)I see ferraris and lamborghinis and and even mclarens in that area almost daily.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)But as we can see in this thread people automatically think the worst
Egnever
(21,506 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)"people automatically think the worst..."
Or trendy skeptics allowing the benefit of a doubt for its own sake. I imagine it depends on the narrative we want delivered....
The2ndWheel
(7,947 posts)Might as well stick around and see who comes out, and ask them what it means. If you're that curious.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)you can fill out to register your complaint.
http://www.dmvnv.com/pdfforms/sp74.pdf
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)There has not been an Alpina B9 since 1985 ish. This vehicle is an Alpina B6.
surrealAmerican
(11,373 posts)I suppose it's possible some former employee retired to Nevada.
B2G
(9,766 posts)W Power is a California certified woman-and-minority owned business enterprise (WMBE) focused on doing business in California's energy industry. W Power ...
http://www.wpowerllc.com/
That is likely what it refers to then given the price of this car.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)Nevermind the fact that 1)White is as common a last name in the Boston area as you'll find and 2) Half of the guys with the last name White inevitably get nicknamed "Whitey".
This seems more questionable, but I do always get amused at people reading into things. What if the owner's name is "William Powers"?
OnDoutside
(19,990 posts)Egnever
(21,506 posts)Mea culpa.
C_U_L8R
(45,052 posts)Must be a special friend of Donnie.
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