# @benzinga on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C2GO7Git-20
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17857417-benzinga-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/76cc9614e844aaf37ef3419bc5fdab0e4d087bca923d6d8691b017327a675156.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-01-14T22:26:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Benzinga | News That Moves (@benzinga) — https://gondola.cc/benzinga

## Caption

Steve Jobs bought a new car every six months for decades of his life. He would purchase a black Porsche 911 and replace it six months later with an identical model.

This practice continued for many years before he switched over to the Mercedes-Benz SL55. The reason behind this was his dislike for license plates.

The state of California, at one point, did not require new vehicles to have a license plate for up to six months. Therefore, Jobs would lease a new vehicle every six months and then switch to a new model —a move that wouldn’t require him to ever need a license plate.

The loophole ended years later when the state of California made the switch to temporary license plates required at the time of a new vehicle sale.
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#stevejobs #california

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## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benzinga | News That Moves | @benzinga | https://gondola.cc/benzinga | Brand |
| Jacob Shipley | @okcmayor | https://gondola.cc/okcmayor | Director of Social Media |

## Tags

california, stevejobs

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