inflated and plated

Term to define a parked vehicle that is technically not an eyesore. Stems from the minimum standard required to keep a vehicle in your driveway in Troy, Michigan. If all the tires are inflated and the car is plated, it meets the requirements of Chapter 82, Section 302.8 of the Troy Property Maintenance Code.

Dave's cars are far from collectors' pieces or even rough-around-the-edges daily drivers. Dave's more of an 'inflated and plated' kind of car owner.