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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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Went home to Franklin, TN for the weekend and bought a Jeep there on Saturday.

Drove it back here to Memphis this afternoon and discovered that...Jeep people don't wave.

GENERALLY speaking, I'm convinced nobody waves anymore, 'cept maybe the Harley guys.

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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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I wave!
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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Forgive me but I gotta ask - who you wave at?

(I know - that was smart aleck - sorry )
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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I wave too!
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 09:59 PM
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I do, for real. If I see a fellow owner, I give a thumbs up or a wave. I do this in both my Lincoln and Vette.
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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I Wave All The Time!
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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I wave at everybody, and they probably think I'm nuts, some even wave back, I'm just happy to be driving my vette! (c6ers don't wave)
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 10:47 PM
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I waved at a Viper today and got a wave back. They're both American
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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All Vettes get a wave from me.
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 11:08 PM
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I wave, and usually get a wave back! Sometimes I wave, forgetting that I'm not in the Vette! Woops!
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 11:50 PM
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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Hell, I've got dark tint all the way around on my car(including the windshield) so no one can even see my waves unless I'm driving with the windows down(which doesnt happen much during these 100 degree Florida summers) but I make sure to wave anyways, just in case for some freak reason the lighting is right and they can see me!

Unfortunately, Jacksonville is full of Corvettes(very common car here) and hardly anybody waves, most have never even heard of the Corvette salute, I tend to get some weird looks from time to time. But, I dont care, its an American tradition and I'm sure as hell gonna do my best to keep it going!

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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 12:33 AM
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Always vave and get 80% to wave back. That includes all generations of Corvette not just C4s. Funny though, first person to wave at me was a Viper the day I got the car....
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 12:42 AM
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I always wave if they are going in the opposite direction... and usually they wave back.. I would never wave if I pulled up next to a vette or they pulled along side me.. Unless it was a good looking lady driving.
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 01:18 AM
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First weekend i had the car seemed like i was getting a wave at every turn. Maybe it was just luck, or maybe it was just part of the initiation into the corvette family. After a while i wouldnt get waves, but lately i been waving to C6, C5, C5 Z06 and have always been gettin a wave back. Although ever since i bought the car i rarely see C4s now....
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In da Vette I wave at other Vettes all the time. If I see a nice hot rod I wave. If I see a well restored domestic I wave. I never wave at imports ! At work I get to drive this once in a while --- and I WAVE --

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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by RICEKILA
In da Vette I wave at other Vettes all the time. If I see a nice hot rod I wave. If I see a well restored domestic I wave. I never wave at imports ! At work I get to drive this once in a while --- and I WAVE --



hahahaha
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 94 whezzer
I wave at everybody, and they probably think I'm nuts, some even wave back, I'm just happy to be driving my vette! (c6ers don't wave)

I've got a C4 and a C6 and I always wave. Next time you don't get a return wave, consider it an opportunity to continue to drive the vette until you do!
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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Have a C4 and a C5 and always wave.
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