Is STW dead or dying?
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 123
Likes: 0
From: Carson VA
I live in the boonies and love the fact that we all (regardless of vehicle make) wave at each other. The sad thing is that in town, all C5s wave, but no C6s do. I guess my pop=up headlights scare them...
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 135
Likes: 1
From: Augusta Kansas
You can pretty much tell from a distance if you will get a wave. If the car is stock, expect a Corvette enthusiast.......and a wave.
If you see a corny bulge in the hood, weird lights, stripes and lowered. Forget it. These owners are into themselves, and you'll never get a wave. This includes tints, where you can't tell if the driver is waving or not.
If you see a corny bulge in the hood, weird lights, stripes and lowered. Forget it. These owners are into themselves, and you'll never get a wave. This includes tints, where you can't tell if the driver is waving or not.
Last edited by hammerdwn; Jan 20, 2012 at 04:51 PM.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 73,568
Likes: 33
From: Somewhere in Mo
St. Jude Donor '09-'10, '14
Yeah, in my hometown everyone waves no matter what they drive. But usually with one finger, (index finger). We call it the one finger wave.
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,522
Likes: 24,821
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
It does seem that getting a wave from another Vette owner is not as prevalent as it used to be. I do my part, but just can't control what others do. It's too bad GM does not include a short write-up on the history of the wave in either the owners manual or in a separate brochure to be given to new owners. Heck, they could even put something on the DVDs for new owners.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 7,428
Likes: 973
From: Morristown New Jersey
Oldtimer
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 4,754
Likes: 167
From: Youngsville North Carolina
It does seem that getting a wave from another Vette owner is not as prevalent as it used to be. I do my part, but just can't control what others do. It's too bad GM does not include a short write-up on the history of the wave in either the owners manual or in a separate brochure to be given to new owners. Heck, they could even put something on the DVDs for new owners.
I can see it now, a lead up commercial were you only see the hand on the wheel of the C7 driver and hood view out the windshield - 2 lane road - and one model of each generation passes in the opposite direction of the C7 and both drivers wave
Pro
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 623
Likes: 0
From: Tsawwassen BC
When riding my motorcycle I get about 90% waves back...in my vette about 75%....but I still wave....sometimes I go by a vette and just notice it at the last second a get a wave but I am too late to wave back which makes me feel a little sorry I didn't reciprocate 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 7,604
Likes: 8
From: Belleville Il
Generally around here there is a fairly high percentage,although it does sometimes seem to be streaky. I think at least part of the problem is as the generations get newer the driver is less visible as the windshield is more laid back putting the driver further back into the cockpit.Harder to see each other. I know in my shark I am much more visible to other drivers!
Instructor
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 217
Likes: 1
From: New Jersey
Oldtimer
I wave, when I notice another vette.
I don't notice too many vettes though. Its surprising considering I live in a densely populated state.
Hey a wave is always a friendly gesture anyway.
I don't notice too many vettes though. Its surprising considering I live in a densely populated state.
Hey a wave is always a friendly gesture anyway.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 110
Likes: 1
Might be a cool marketing scheme to work into a new C7 commerical
I can see it now, a lead up commercial were you only see the hand on the wheel of the C7 driver and hood view out the windshield - 2 lane road - and one model of each generation passes in the opposite direction of the C7 and both drivers wave
I can see it now, a lead up commercial were you only see the hand on the wheel of the C7 driver and hood view out the windshield - 2 lane road - and one model of each generation passes in the opposite direction of the C7 and both drivers wave
I LOVE that idea- send it in- mebbe GM will send you something like a credit for lots of gofast parts.
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 17,769
Likes: 3,697
From: The Sunshine State
2022 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2021 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
Finalist 2020 C7 of the Year -- Modified
2020 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C5 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
2018 C5 of Year Finalist
I only notice the non-wave return from C6 owners. Most C5 owners and owners of older generations wave back. Perhaps it's because people new to Corvettes don't recognize older models. I know, hard to believe!
A few weeks ago I enjoyed a top down drive in my vert along our beautiful 2-lane Gulf Drive through Long Boat Key. I was enjoying a nice 1/2 mile stretch with no cars and then noticed another C5 vert coming directly at me from around the bend as you can't miss the distinctive C5 DRLs. If there was ever a chance to test the condition of the Corvette waive, this was it. Funny thing is that although I waived to the driver, it was the passenger (man) who waived back. I don't think his wife or lady friend understood why I was waiving at them.
A few weeks ago I enjoyed a top down drive in my vert along our beautiful 2-lane Gulf Drive through Long Boat Key. I was enjoying a nice 1/2 mile stretch with no cars and then noticed another C5 vert coming directly at me from around the bend as you can't miss the distinctive C5 DRLs. If there was ever a chance to test the condition of the Corvette waive, this was it. Funny thing is that although I waived to the driver, it was the passenger (man) who waived back. I don't think his wife or lady friend understood why I was waiving at them.
Race Director
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 11,125
Likes: 673
From: SE Pennsylvania
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
Oldtimer
"The Wave "
It does seem that getting a wave from another Vette owner is not as prevalent as it used to be. I do my part, but just can't control what others do. It's too bad GM does not include a short write-up on the history of the wave in either the owners manual or in a separate brochure to be given to new owners. Heck, they could even put something on the DVDs for new owners.