corvette wave thoughts
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 74
Likes: 0
corvette wave thoughts
I have had my 94 about a month now and have collected a few waves and have some thoughts.
1. Men are more likely to wave than women.
2. C6 owners are less likely to wave as has been noted before.
Any other additions to the list? I thought I had more, but I guess I am too tired right now to come up with more.
1. Men are more likely to wave than women.
2. C6 owners are less likely to wave as has been noted before.
Any other additions to the list? I thought I had more, but I guess I am too tired right now to come up with more.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 278
Likes: 0
From: Mississippi Gulf Coast
I am a female driver, If there is a chance I will wave, but somethimes DUH at night it is pointless...I also have dark tint on my windows, so somtimes it is mute anyhow, but the effert is not always.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,129
Likes: 1
From: Pasadena CA
I was driving home the other night.
(OK I've had the car a WEEK so bear with me)
Up front at the next lights what do I see, ANOTHER black C4. I tactically lane changed so we ended up with a bit of luck at the lights next to each other at the same time. He was on the phone so I had to wait a bit before he saw me grinning at him like a lunatic. I gave the thumbs up and he waved back.
Then we cruised all the way down La Cienega- this is a long section of 3-lane 55 speed limit which looks like freeway. We stayed at around 60 in lanes 2 and 3 - all the other cars stayed back (most cars normally do 65 here). Back into streets and 35 mph and he gets behind me and a C5 gets beside me and joins us! I am so busy admiring the C4 in my mirror, I dont notice for ages, but the C5 is staying right next to me.. I waved and he hit the gas and was gone.
I feel like I'm 12 years old again.. good stuff
(OK I've had the car a WEEK so bear with me)
Up front at the next lights what do I see, ANOTHER black C4. I tactically lane changed so we ended up with a bit of luck at the lights next to each other at the same time. He was on the phone so I had to wait a bit before he saw me grinning at him like a lunatic. I gave the thumbs up and he waved back.
Then we cruised all the way down La Cienega- this is a long section of 3-lane 55 speed limit which looks like freeway. We stayed at around 60 in lanes 2 and 3 - all the other cars stayed back (most cars normally do 65 here). Back into streets and 35 mph and he gets behind me and a C5 gets beside me and joins us! I am so busy admiring the C4 in my mirror, I dont notice for ages, but the C5 is staying right next to me.. I waved and he hit the gas and was gone.
I feel like I'm 12 years old again.. good stuff
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 220
Likes: 0
From: Central New Jersey
Driving my 87' coupe around is just plain fun! It is a great feeling when I see other Corvettes on the road and they wave back as they pass. I have come across C2's, C3's, other C4's, C5's and C6's in my travels and I have to say that about 90% of the time I get a wave back. Some are just the passing flick of the wrist wave, and others are the enthusiastic full two hands over the windshield wave. I wave to every Corvette I see and when I don't get a wave back I figure the driver is just busy and they'll catch me on the next one. 
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski
2027 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know!
Joe Kucinski
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,263
Likes: 0
From: CV ca
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13
Originally Posted by Eakster
I was driving home the other night.
(OK I've had the car a WEEK so bear with me)
Up front at the next lights what do I see, ANOTHER black C4. I tactically lane changed so we ended up with a bit of luck at the lights next to each other at the same time. He was on the phone so I had to wait a bit before he saw me grinning at him like a lunatic. I gave the thumbs up and he waved back.
Then we cruised all the way down La Cienega- this is a long section of 3-lane 55 speed limit which looks like freeway. We stayed at around 60 in lanes 2 and 3 - all the other cars stayed back (most cars normally do 65 here). Back into streets and 35 mph and he gets behind me and a C5 gets beside me and joins us! I am so busy admiring the C4 in my mirror, I dont notice for ages, but the C5 is staying right next to me.. I waved and he hit the gas and was gone.
I feel like I'm 12 years old again.. good stuff
(OK I've had the car a WEEK so bear with me)
Up front at the next lights what do I see, ANOTHER black C4. I tactically lane changed so we ended up with a bit of luck at the lights next to each other at the same time. He was on the phone so I had to wait a bit before he saw me grinning at him like a lunatic. I gave the thumbs up and he waved back.
Then we cruised all the way down La Cienega- this is a long section of 3-lane 55 speed limit which looks like freeway. We stayed at around 60 in lanes 2 and 3 - all the other cars stayed back (most cars normally do 65 here). Back into streets and 35 mph and he gets behind me and a C5 gets beside me and joins us! I am so busy admiring the C4 in my mirror, I dont notice for ages, but the C5 is staying right next to me.. I waved and he hit the gas and was gone.
I feel like I'm 12 years old again.. good stuff
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 18,447
Likes: 14
From: Sheboygan Wisconsin
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
Obsevation: Self concious people worry about it. Others are sick of hearing about it. Most don't even open these threads anymore.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 389
Likes: 0
From: Sayreville New Jersey
Wave is Alive in NJ!
I moved up from a C3 (owned for 3.5 years) to my C4 and here in Central NJ I get waves back from most other Vette drivers. I actually got a wave back from a C1 driver on my way home from work yesterday afternoon.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,272
Likes: 201
From: Sussex,Wi
2023 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2022 C3 of the Year Winner - Unmodified
Originally Posted by Grenkepr
Originally Posted by bizaro
Obsevation: Self concious people worry about it. Others are sick of hearing about it. Most don't even open these threads anymore.
............ You did............
Obsevation: Self concious people worry about it. Others are sick of hearing about it. Most don't even open these threads anymore.
............ You did............
BUSTED
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,156
Likes: 1
From: Pittsburgh Pirates PA
I think it has more to do with the self important people on their cell phones making inane conversations, ("Hi it's me, I'm driving!"), than not waving for other reasons noted. Can't wave when you're holding a phone stuck to your ear. I wave all the time, if I get no response, who cares. I've had waves from C1's to C6's.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,263
Likes: 0
From: CV ca
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13
Originally Posted by bdvdvh7
I think it has more to do with the self important people on their cell phones making inane conversations, ("Hi it's me, I'm driving!"), than not waving for other reasons noted. Can't wave when you're holding a phone stuck to your ear. I wave all the time, if I get no response, who cares. I've had waves from C1's to C6's.
Here's a guy that would much rather be driving his Corvette than pretty much anything else in the world
. But one thing is keeping him from being in that Corvette, WORK. He grabs his briefcase, crams a fistful of papers in it, sneaks out the back door and there it is, waiting......his Corvette. He jumps in, a smile on his face so big it couldn't be bigger if it were stretched between 2 clydsdales. 
Great day, favorite song on the radio. It don't get no better than this. All of a sudden the phone rings, he looks at the number.......THE BOSS
!in a panic he grabs for his briefcase hoping he has the info THE BOSS needs
. Briefcase slips to the floor...can barely reach it.....Phone ringing louder than ever....radio still cranking.....Corvette goes by.....not enough hands for everything...AAAHHHHH!!! He picks up the phone.....THE BOSS
says....Hey! .....I here you don't wave at passing Corvettes.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,263
Likes: 0
From: CV ca
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13
Originally Posted by FF1wms
That's one way to look at it. Let me run this one by you and tell me what you think.
Here's a guy that would much rather be driving his Corvette than pretty much anything else in the world . But one thing is keeping him from being in that Corvette, WORK. He grabs his briefcase, crams a fistful of papers in it, sneaks out the back door and there it is, waiting......his Corvette. He jumps in, a smile on his face so big it couldn't be bigger if it were stretched between 2 clydsdales. Great day, favorite song on the radio. It don't get no better than this. All of a sudden the phone rings, he looks at the number.......THE BOSS !
in a panic he grabs for his briefcase hoping he has the info THE BOSS needs . Briefcase slips to the floor...can barely reach it.....Phone ringing louder than ever....radio still cranking.....Corvette goes by.....not enough hands for everything...AAAHHHHH!!!
He picks up the phone.....THE BOSS says....Hey! .....I here you don't wave at passing Corvettes.
Here's a guy that would much rather be driving his Corvette than pretty much anything else in the world
. But one thing is keeping him from being in that Corvette, WORK. He grabs his briefcase, crams a fistful of papers in it, sneaks out the back door and there it is, waiting......his Corvette. He jumps in, a smile on his face so big it couldn't be bigger if it were stretched between 2 clydsdales. Great day, favorite song on the radio. It don't get no better than this. All of a sudden the phone rings, he looks at the number.......THE BOSS !in a panic he grabs for his briefcase hoping he has the info THE BOSS needs
. Briefcase slips to the floor...can barely reach it.....Phone ringing louder than ever....radio still cranking.....Corvette goes by.....not enough hands for everything...AAAHHHHH!!! He picks up the phone.....THE BOSS
says....Hey! .....I here you don't wave at passing Corvettes. 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,475
Likes: 2
From: Austin TX
St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by Aquaman92
I get plenty of waves here in FL I could swear that Florida is a breeding ground for these cars.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,768
Likes: 33
From: Van Steel Corvettes
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
Originally Posted by VetteUSA
That's because Florida has 50% of all corvettes ever made. How do you guys get so many vettes in that state? I could swear that Florida is a breeding ground for these cars.
I could swear that Florida is a breeding ground for these cars. 
Love it down here! I actually get more waves from C6 owners than C4 owners here and it seems 4 out of 5 C6 owners are now women in FL (maybe I'm just a sexy mo fo). C5's are hit and miss, but with the traffic it's kinda expected. I'd rather them pay attention to the road than wave.