Is the wave dying?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Rhode Island
Originally Posted by pcfred
Sadly you just don't understand, and if after reading all the posts in favor of the wave you still hold the same attitude towards it then sell the vette and buy a beamer.
7th Gear
Joined: Feb 2005
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Pro
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 527
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From: Chicago Il
Originally Posted by pcfred
It's friendship, comradery, and a unique tradition for a unique automobile.
The wave is strong here in Chicagoland!!!!Even people without vettes kick you a wave here and there.
Intermediate
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 34
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From: Columbus Ohio
Another guy on the C5 forum that doesn't even own a Vette. And you wave?
are you saying since i dont own a vette, im not allowed to be here then?
and yes i wave. you got a problem with that?
here ya go. just print it off and fill in your name.
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Pro
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Lantana, TX
Originally Posted by keen02
I drove my car home from Illinois to Florida and I saw so many other Corvettes on the road. I waved every time...never got one back. I even stopped down at Bowling Green on my way back and saw two or three there with no wave. What's up with that?
And here's one from Utah
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Newark, DE
St. Jude Donor '06
I honestly don't know if the wave is dying. I do know that I received my all-time most unusual wave today.
I was stopped at a traffic lite, and the right-turn-only lane (immediately to my right) was moving. As this white C5 passed me on the inside, this hand comes up in a big wave...but the driver wasn't even looking in my direction! It was almost like it she had a Corvette proximity sensor that automatically caused her arm to jerk up in a full palm-open wave.
I was stopped at a traffic lite, and the right-turn-only lane (immediately to my right) was moving. As this white C5 passed me on the inside, this hand comes up in a big wave...but the driver wasn't even looking in my direction! It was almost like it she had a Corvette proximity sensor that automatically caused her arm to jerk up in a full palm-open wave.
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Ohio
Originally Posted by pcfred
O.K., here goes. Back in the day when there were less vettes on the road the owners felt closer due to the uniqueness of the car and the understanding what each other went through to own, repair, and maintain a vette along with the understanding of what a beautiful machine he/she had. Nowadays you'll probably see more pre-C5/C6 owners waving for the same reasons plus the fact that they all are keeping an American tradition alive. A lot of C5 and now C6 owners that don't work on their own cars or mod them just drive them like just another expensive car and have no real vette fever or passion. Those C5/C6 owners that constantly carefor, and get a great feeling from driving their vettes are the ones you can expect to wave. Once in awhile we don't see each other in time to wave, sometimes if I see a wave and it's too late for me to return it I'll flash my emergency flasher or blink each turn signal once in hopes that they will see my acknowledgement.
Hey, it's just like speaking to strangers, you say hello, hi, or good morning but not everyone speaks, but that doesn't stop you from speaking to people, so don't stop waving!!!
Hey, it's just like speaking to strangers, you say hello, hi, or good morning but not everyone speaks, but that doesn't stop you from speaking to people, so don't stop waving!!!
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: hamilton nj "Life's tough......It's even tougher if you're stupid."-John Wayne
Originally Posted by 90 droptop
I wave when I see a Corvette, any Corvette. The return waves are hit or mis, usually they don't see the wave to start with. For the ones that see me wave and ignore it, oh well.
Drifting
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From: Eventus stultorum magister. Texas
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'12
Originally Posted by 400hp
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Instructor
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Suwanee GA
Originally Posted by OCMike
Female Corvette drivers who wave are few and far between. They give you that "Deer In the Headlights" look... 
