A wave from St. Paul, MN

 

If I'm not concentrating on traffic, you bet I'll wave. Here's one from Trenton.

 

heres a wave from So.Fl

 

I always wave no matter what. I get about 25% back. I don't care. I think its fun.

 

 

here is a big wave from Woodlake,California

 

I too have thought the wave was a thing of the past (except for us few die-hards). But, a little thing happened last Friday on the way home from a LOOOONg week at work that made me smile. I was merging in to bumper-to-bumper traffic in Houston. I got in my lane, and noticed a Ryder rental truck coming up on my right side (the first thing I thought was "here we go ... a big truck is going to force their way in front of me"). He had his blinker on, so I thought I'd be nice and let him merge in. As he passed me I noticed the guy gave me a wave. I didn't have a chance to wave back before he got by me, and thought that was a little weird to wave before I had even let him in.

What I didn't realize is he was pulling a trailer with a C4 on it. I finally got to his left, and as I eased by him he had a big 'ole grin on his face adn he gave me a big 'ole wave. I returned the favor.

So maybe the wave isn't dead ... I realize there are some out there that think it's a little silly, but I wave everytime I see one!

 

story

 

Gotta Wave, can't let the smug ones off. Maybe next time they Wave.

from Ventura Cal

 

Today was a beautiful day in downtown Round Rock, TX, so I decided this morning to wash and wax the 2000 perwter vert. After all that hard work, my wife and I decided to take the vette about 15 miles north to Georgetown. We saw three vettes and got three waves. Can't beat 1000%. I wish it were always that kind of response, but I continue to wave regardless of the percentages of waves in return. Wave On!

 

from Kentucky..........

 

Excellent story. Here is another wave from Kentucky.

 

SAVE THE WAVE

The following is a reprint of an article, titled "SAVE THE WAVE" that is said to have appeared in the Aug / Sep '69 issue of the Corvette News...

Ever since Corvette No. 00001 first met Corvette No. 00002 on the road, their drivers saluted each other with waves. Today, unfortunately, this grand and glorious tradition is wavering. There's one item of standard equipment that comes as a pleasant surprise to every new Corvette owner. It's an instant wave of recognition he or she receives when he meets one of their ilks on the road. The first time it happens, they will be taken by surprise. He immediately thinks:

1) He has been mistaken for Sterling Moss.
2) His lights are on.
3) He has just been given the bird.

Soon, however, the new Vette owner anticipates, indeed even relishes, encountering other Vettes as he drives. During this period, he experiments with his waves, running the gamut from the gaping "yoo hoo" to the ultra cool "two finger flip." He perfects his timing, making sure he affects neither a too-early wave, nor the jaded "oh brother" too-late variety. Determined not to be one upped, he even develops a defense mechanism for non wavers, usually settling on the "Wave? My hand was just on the way to scratch my head" approach. (This is especially useful when you're not driving your Vette, but you forget, and like a dummy, you wave anyway.)

Indeed, one of the most perplexing problems facing a would-be waver is what to do when driving next to a fellow Vette owner. Passing him going in opposite directions is one thing. Greetings are exchanged, and that's that. But what happens when you pull up next to a guy at a light, wave, nod, smile and then pull up to him at the next light, a block later? Wave again? Nod bashfully? Grin self-consciously? Ignore him? Or take the chicken's way out and turn down the next side street? If you're expecting an answer, you won't find it here. Sad to say, some questions don't have any.

Girl-type Corvette drivers also have a unique problem: to wave or not to wave. This miss or misses who borrows her man's Corvette for the first time is immediately faced with this quandary. Should she wave first and look overly friendly, or ignore the wave and look like a snob? Most ladies who drive their own Vettes prefer to suffer the latter rather than take a chance of being misread. For this reason, all girls are excused for occasionally failing to return a well-meaning wave. So are new owners who are still learning the ropes.

There is no excuse, however, for a guy who refuses to return the wave, not out of ignorance, but of arrogance or apathy. While this type of behavior is the exception to the rule, it seems a few owners of newer models [remember this article was written in 1969] refuse to recognize anything older than theirs, while some others simply won't wave, period. Boo on them. These ding-a-lings don't seem to realize that they are helping to squash a tradition that had its beginnings back when most of us were still driving tootsie-toys.

So, when you see a fellow Corvette owner,
SAVE THE WAVE!

 

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Here is a wave and greeting to all my buds on the CF forum. Save the wave.

 

I waved to a couple of nice looking lady's in a C6 but just stares in return.

 

Just got done doing a few things around the house and thought I would come by and , say "Good Morning."

SAVE THE WAVE!

Micah

 

Here's a wave from way up here.

 

heres one from IL

 

I agree. I wonder if Corvette owners who do not wave also ride Harleys. As a motorcycle rider, Harley owners NEVER wave. It's hilarious how some wannabe biker who is actually an acccountant thinks he/she's is tough just by riding a Harley.

Same thing with some Corvette owners. I drive a Corvette because I love the performance AND the engineering behind the vehicle. I do not drive a Vette only because it looks cool or due to some type of mid life crisis.

If you see a pewter C5 with C5 U4EA on the plate, I'll be waving back.

DKIGHPERF