OT: Do you have any Michigan stuff on your car?

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on April 30th, 2019 at 11:22 PM

Bumper stick? License plate bracket? More? Share

BigT

May 1st, 2019 at 8:21 AM ^

Alumni license plate bracket. Counter balances my wife's Ohio State alumni bracket on her car. 

Also, I live in Columbus and have had not one incident in 10+ years with it. People need go get over this irrational fear. 

bluebyyou

May 1st, 2019 at 8:28 AM ^

Nope...car is exactly as it came from the factory.  I would probably do a license plate frame but I drive to Columbus on occasion and I prefer not to have to deal with the aftermath.

mitchewr

May 1st, 2019 at 8:39 AM ^

I tried once but the wifey didn't want anything "spoiling" the look of the vehicle. (She's not a fan of any kind of bumper sticker or window decal). 

I do however have UM floor mats in my car....so that's something LoL.

IronDMK

May 1st, 2019 at 8:50 AM ^

Michigan dirt, tar, and other road debris.

Oh, like fan stuff?  Block M window sticker... but with window tint it doesn't show up.  Fail on my part.  I need to do something different.  I do have a UM Alumni license plate bracket and the "M" license plate.  So I guess that has to count for something.  How else would I have everyone else know that I went to UM??  That's all part of the Michigan arrogance, right?  :0)

1VaBlue1

May 1st, 2019 at 9:22 AM ^

I used to have a personalized plate that said 'MZN BLUE', but the peeps in VA kept asking about my "missin' blue" meaning.  Not a lot of CFB fans outside of a handful of VT here.  (I'm fairly close to Charlottesville, but UVA fans think of football as a nice social event that acts as a harbinger of basketball season.)  I don't have that plate anymore...

No decals or stickers for me, other than small cling-on M and the silver Dolphins emblem (submarine qualified).  I don't even let car dealerships keep their dealership emblems on a car when I buy one - if you're not going to pay me to advertise your store, get your advertisements off my property.  (That's always a good fight, with plenty of dealer pushback.  But they'll relent if you're serious about walking out...)

oriental andrew

May 1st, 2019 at 9:38 AM ^

Not anymore. At various points, I had the "University of Michigan" sticker the the back window of my 1991 Accord (similar to THIS although mine was a sticker and a decal); a 1997 Michigan Rose Bowl champion window flag (which I still have somewhere); an alumni club sticker on the windshield of my 1993 MR2 Turbo; and a license plate frame (like THIS one) on my MR2 and 2003 VW Passat wagon, until it peeled and corroded. 

Now I have no paraphernalia. 

oriental andrew

May 1st, 2019 at 9:58 AM ^

When my sister (also a UM  alum) moved to Columbus (by way of Atlanta and Modesto, CA), her husband took off her Michigan license plate frame and a window sticker because he was worried about her car getting vandalized. He's from Illinois and went to MIT, but still recognized the "zeal" the cooler poopers. 

Rug Dog

May 1st, 2019 at 9:50 AM ^

No because I live in Ohio.  Last car had a window decal and I would get stuff thrown at my car randomly, unsure if it's because of the decal or what but the current vehicle I drive is my first brand new vehicle and didn't want to risk it.  Haven't had anything thrown at my car, so it was probably the decal.

Boglehead

May 1st, 2019 at 9:53 AM ^

I have alumni plate frames on both of our cars. My wife sometimes gets annoyed that I have one on hers. But I drive it also when we go somewhere as a family, so I want it on there.

I've always been obsessed with UM plate frames. After I received my admission letter, I remember calling the Michigan Union to get one mailed to me (pre-internet). 

BahamaMama

May 1st, 2019 at 9:56 AM ^

License plate bracket and blue state of Michigan decal with maize block M. Mr. BahamaMama has a Cruze and faces his block M baseball cap out the back window.

RGard

May 1st, 2019 at 10:34 AM ^

You can't see it, but there is a 'William & Mary Dad' window cling on the back window.  Sort of spoils the Michigan/Star Wars theme, but I am proud of my son studying at W&M.

 

MMB 82

May 1st, 2019 at 10:35 AM ^

Nothing on my car- too many Buckeyes are transplanted to AZ. Hell, they even have a town named Buckeye, but you have to drive halfway to LA to get there...

Hail85

May 1st, 2019 at 11:06 AM ^

Block M on front plate, chrome block M on back window, and Go Blue seat belt covers on the F-150.  I live about 45 minutes away from Murray State University so I usually get confused for a huge Racer fan.

My 4-year-old and 2-year-old have a Go Blue bumper sticker on their ride-on John Deere Gator.  They drive around saying go blue to everyone.

East Quad

May 1st, 2019 at 11:10 AM ^

License plate bracket in the back and a block M plate in front.  The State of Florida only requires rear plates so the Block M leads my way.

Blue Ballin'

May 1st, 2019 at 11:36 AM ^

I've got a really clean-looking, 2.5" maize block 'M' in the lower-right corner of my rear window. Picked it up on last fall's annual football visit to A2. The first and only time I've put a decal of any kind on a car of mine. See lots of UM stickers here around the north side of Phoenix. I've gotten a few thumbs-up signals from people, but no middle fingers so far.

Bonus Effect: When my car isn't in the garage, the OSU fan down the street, whose car looks like a vomit of scarlet and grey, has to look at it as he comes down the street.

GoBlueBill

May 1st, 2019 at 12:12 PM ^

I have one small block M ,  I made myself out of vinyl decal. Its in the corner of my back window on my Suburban .

Im down here in Texas and a guy was pretty hyped when he spotted it . The guy said he is best friends with Shea and will be up in Michigan to see him soon .  I thought that was pretty cool .

IOE86MBA01

May 1st, 2019 at 12:24 PM ^

I see a lot of comments from people living in Ohio that don't want to risk advertising their fandom.  I live smack dab in Buckeye country and choose to take the opposite approach.  Personalized Ohio Go Blue plates with a Michigan Wolverine license plate that covers up the Ohio portion of the plate.

 

Bluetotheday

May 1st, 2019 at 12:44 PM ^

Yep, frame around my plate. Love getting honks on the road in San Diego. Oddly, we i hank at someone with Michigan on their car they don’t seem as excited as me. Weird 

Air-Ron

May 1st, 2019 at 1:02 PM ^

Alumni decal in the rear window, and a block M hitch cover, but the paint is peeling on that one.  I occasionally get a honk and a wave from other Michigan fans in Tulsa.  

Cereal Killer

May 1st, 2019 at 3:04 PM ^

I have nothing on my car, and have never had anything on my car.  I live in Ohio and don't want my car to be keyed.  My son will be an incoming freshman this fall.  I intend to put a clingy decal in the back window and cross my fingers.  Friggin' Ohio, amirite?