Corvette Wave?
Miles of Smiles
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3,180
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From: Omaha Nebraska
2016 C5 of the Year Finalist
It's alive here in Omaha, but I don't get a 100% return. Some may not be looking, while others may have never been educated on the tradition. And I'm sure there are some that just choose to abstain.
No matter to me, I'll always acknowledge another Vette owner when/if I see them.
No matter to me, I'll always acknowledge another Vette owner when/if I see them.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2018
Posts: 829
Likes: 293
From: Loveland Ohio
back last April when I was driving home from the dealer right after buying my C7, on a deserted back road I was taking, low and behold a C7 passes me in the other lane, I saw the wave but was ignorant as to what it meant. not now!
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 184
Likes: 57
From: Bowling Green Ohio
2021 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2020 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
When I've been out, whether in my 92 I previously had or in my 03, I almost always get a wave. Once passed another Z06 near Haskins and we both stuck our arms clear out the window to wave.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 16
Likes: 4
I have a c7 and I wave every time I can, although with tinted windows nobody can see me except out the front. My wife thinks I am crazy but if I see a vette of any generation getting gas or at a store I try and park near so I can meet them or talk about the car. But, that is just cause I have loved these cars since I rode in my neighbors 67 as a 12 yr old.That being said, not a whole lot of waving in S-west Mo.
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7th Gear
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 7
Likes: 0
From: DESTIN
I think its an urban legend...never seen it!
I see lots of Corvettes and have given plenty of waves...all have gone unanswered. When I owned a Wrangler, I always got the Jeep wave ( palm forward without taking your hand off the wheel). I see Harley riders doing the wave (nonchalant under-the-bars). Never seen the corvette wave. C2-C7, young or old...doesn't matter.
So what say you, Vette people? Do you often give/get the wave? Is there a special wave that I'm just missing?
I see lots of Corvettes and have given plenty of waves...all have gone unanswered. When I owned a Wrangler, I always got the Jeep wave ( palm forward without taking your hand off the wheel). I see Harley riders doing the wave (nonchalant under-the-bars). Never seen the corvette wave. C2-C7, young or old...doesn't matter.
So what say you, Vette people? Do you often give/get the wave? Is there a special wave that I'm just missing?
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 12,759
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From: Prosper TX/Austin TX
2020 C6 of the Year Winner - Modified
My wife owns a Wrangler Unlimited also & the Jeep wave is much more prevalent, however, we also pass by Jeeps in probably a 100:1 ratio to Vettes. My youngest son & I took the GS out yesterday for a nice long drive. Saw 5 other Vettes (1 C3 convertible, 2 C7 Z06s, 1 C7 Stingray & a C4) only 1 of the C7 Zs & the C4 returned the wave.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 3,280
Likes: 1,097
From: Pittsburgh PA
I was always looking for a wave back, not any more. I wave and don't look too see if they wave back. I even wave when I'm not in the Vette. Maybe its the corvette I'm waving at and not the driver.