yeah, the more I think of it, the more I'm leaning towards a regular plate. the hassle of antique just isn't worth the savings. and someday I want to show up at Lowes with a MJ towing an MJ trailer just because.
random things I've learned today while screwing around with the search:
-plenty of number-letter combos aren't allowed (for example, "1988 MJ" is not allowed simply because it's 4 numbers followed by 2 letters)
-1234567 is taken
-7654321 is deemed "inappropriate"
-123456 is not allowed because it's 6 numbers
-SAMPLE is inappropriate
-PLATE is taken
-0000000 and 1111111 are taken
-8888888 is "inappropriate"
-IH8YOU is available
-IH8YOU2 is taken
-GLDIATR is taken
-JPTRUCK is taken
-0111110 and 011110 are taken
-REALTRK is taken
-BESTDAMNTRUCKEVER doesn't fit in their little box for some reason