You must have a different flavor. All ours install coffee can exhausts, 20000 watt stereos, and spinning hub caps.

 

I see the same C4's-C6's around town and I wave to all of them. The first times i saw them they didnt wave, but they did see me as I did see them looking at me. After a couple times they finally caught on and now when i see them they always wave. Im sure the ones who dont wave are new to corvettes and dont know the "rules". It just takes a couple times for them and they will put it together...corvette + corvette = wave. Fact is we are all new owners at one point and maybe some of us didnt know about the wave until our first drive (like me). C4,5 and 6 owners do tend to wave less, but that may be because they dont yet understand the rules. If they do understand the rules, shame on them

 

...and are skinheads with tatoos on their necks....

Rich

 

I will usually wave at other vette drivers, irregardless if they wave back or not. Its just the code.

I will also give a thumbs up to any old muscle car or antique on the road. Just out of appreciation of keeping those cars rolling.

kdf

 

I keep forgetting which car I'm driving and wave at inappropriate times and places. When I'm driving my Vette I sometimes forget to wave. A guy in a C5 waved at me the other day and I just sat there staring as we passed.:o I was driving my 69 Mustang convertible last week and waved at another first generation Mustang. The occupants looked at me like I was crazy. If I should accidentally wave at another 4th gen Camaro it may be incite a drag race. I accidentally waved at a Vette the other day when in my Mustang and the guy gave me a "drop dead" stink eye. I waved at a nice Mustang fastback from my Y2K Camaro and the guy flipped me off. It's so confusing. Can't we all just get along?

BTW, the guy who wrote those waving rules must have gone to school in CA.
mystique = mystic
poise = pose
gesture = jester

 

 

I wave and honk... because I like the way the old horns sound and it gives me an excuse to honk it.

 

Not to pick, but my wife was private schooled and after 18 years of marriage to her correcting my grammer all the time I can't help myself...
mystique
mys·tique - Pronunciation: \mi-ˈstēk\, Function: noun
Etymology:
French, from mystique, adjective, mystic, from Latin mysticus
Date:
1891
1 : an air or attitude of mystery and reverence developing around something or someone 2 : the special esoteric skill essential in a calling or activity

poise - Pronunciation: \ˈpȯiz\ Function: verb
Etymology:
Middle English, to weigh, ponder, from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin pensare — more at pensive
Date:
1598
1 a: balance; especially : to hold or carry in equilibrium <carried a water jar poised on her head> b: to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position <poised her fork and gave her guest a knowing look — Louis Bromfield>2: to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way3: to put into readiness :

gesture Pronunciation: \ˈjes-chər, ˈjesh-\, Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gestura mode of action, from Latin gestus, past participle of gerere
Date:
15th century

1.archaic : carriage, bearing 2: a movement usually of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea, sentiment, or attitude3: the use of motions of the limbs or body as a means of expression4: something said or done by way of formality or courtesy, as a symbol or token, or for its effect on the attitudes of others <a political gesture to draw popular support
Hope that clears it up!

 

If I pass another C3 on the road. I wave, honk and act completely stupid !

I get pretty good percentage of return waves and from C5s in the area.

C6s are however a different story.

 

the wave is interesting lol me and my wife also had two jeeps and the wave was there with them as well the jeep people say" its a jeep thing"the funny thing is here in denver it seems that the new vetters or one might want to call them yuppyettes are alittle to hight brow to wave i even had one totally avoided me in my 74 he slowed to 20 in a 45 and all i wanted to do was look at his 2007 oh well i will keep waving no matter what. cuz its a VETTE THING!!!!!!

 

If I saw another Corvette over here I would just be amazed and forget to wave.

 

Love the whole wave aspect of the car, always make sure I give a wave or at least the two fingers off the wheel to any other vette I see, regardless of Generation!

 

i still remember being 16 and painting my newly installed muffler blue on my hand me down station wagon so it wouldn't rust ......the guys at the garage were rolling on the floor laughing at me.....so since then i give kids a break

 

I can see why.

 

On Sunday I was taking the vette out on its first test run as I was tuning the carb, and I encountered my first vette since I bought mine. I was stopped at a light waiting to make a left and a red c-5 z06 pulls up to the left (so he can make a right turn going the opposite way from me). He beat me to the wave! I waved back and then again as he was able to make his right turn. 10 seconds later a callaway c6 shoots through the intersection.

It was a great 30 seconds!

 

 

Just move out here to the sticks where almost EVERYONE waves at each other(regardless of vehicle)...I've actually had people ask me why I didn't wave at them!

 

NO SH#T!!!


Is it just me or does it seem like C5 owners just don't wave?
Seriously, a C-2, C-3 and even C4's will wave but...A C5 owner? I don't think I have ever got one back

Therefore, I say C5 owners are a$$hole$!

Okay, just kidding, but the majoruty of C5 owners just don't wave. Too sad really.

 

I had sevaral waves just not from other corvettes, i even waved at another c3 today while going through a intersection, no wave back but he was stareing! Last night was pumping some amaco gold a new vet pulls up other side of same pump, when i walked around to go pay i said (how you doing this evening) he just nodded his head, probly couldn"t speak cause he probly had a mouth full of chewing tobacco. I think there all just jelious cause i got a new corvette! They might as well start waveing back cause i ain"t giving up

 

Exactly. My comment was that he used the words on the right side of my = sign instead of the correct word, which was on the left. Thanks for the definitions though. Your wife has done good work. Having gone to school in California from first grade through graduate school, it's amazing that I can spell at all. I'm going to contribute my body to the CTA (California Teacher's Association) when I pass away. They can use it to research what sort of abberation I was victimized by that prevented them from turning my brain to mush in the usual manner, or render it down for tallow. Either way, I won't care.