The Wave -
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From: Chicago Suburb Illinois
The Wave -
Is there and ettiquette for this? (written or unwritten?)
If there is a passenger in the car, wave?
Does the passenger have to wave?
8 yr old sons (one at a time) do they have to wave?
If you have a MN6 and can't (Am I chastised if not waving?)
I know.....
Just some questions for thought?
I am sure more questions but just a few I have.
Burn me, Flame me, Whatever, .....
If anyone wants to save the wave.... One should know.
If there is a passenger in the car, wave?
Does the passenger have to wave?
8 yr old sons (one at a time) do they have to wave?
If you have a MN6 and can't (Am I chastised if not waving?)
I know.....
Just some questions for thought?
I am sure more questions but just a few I have.
Burn me, Flame me, Whatever, .....
If anyone wants to save the wave.... One should know.
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,732
Likes: 21
From: Napa Ca
Don't think about it...just wave. Your passenger can wave too.
Word of advise to anyone on a two lane road: don't be sniffing the tailpipe in front of you - you may not get a wave if I don't see you behind that mini-van.
Word of advise to anyone on a two lane road: don't be sniffing the tailpipe in front of you - you may not get a wave if I don't see you behind that mini-van.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 1999
Posts: 2,886
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From: Scottsdale AZ
St. Jude Donor '11
On my third Corvette, I've noticed a more rapid decline of the "wave" here in Snottsdale, AZ (yes, I intended that spelling...) vs. the motorcycle wave. I ride Harley's, but generally the majority of fellow motorcycle enthusiasts will wave. Even the crotch-rocket sport bike set. Noticed the same thing recently in So. CA where sport bikes/crotch rockets seem to outnumber Harley's two to one. 99% waved.
But in the past year my Corvette wave % in Snottsdale is in the 50's.
Oh well, I just keep
But in the past year my Corvette wave % in Snottsdale is in the 50's.
Oh well, I just keep
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From: Hope, Arkansas - '07 LMB Coupe
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The only rules for waiving that I'm aware of are:
Perform the wave for all Corvettes whenever possible.
Any type of wave is acceptable as long as more than one finger is used although a single thumb is considered acceptable by most.
Perform the wave for all Corvettes whenever possible.
Any type of wave is acceptable as long as more than one finger is used although a single thumb is considered acceptable by most.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Florida
To much thought, worry and stress goin' into this. 
Half the time the other Vette going in the opposite direction has already passed before I noticed him, unless it's on an open highway. If I see him in time, I wave, if not, no biggie.
AL
Half the time the other Vette going in the opposite direction has already passed before I noticed him, unless it's on an open highway. If I see him in time, I wave, if not, no biggie.
AL
Racer
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 423
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From: Durham NC
I wave whenever I see one. I get 9 out of 10 around here. 
Only one that wasn't right....
Right after we purchased our 05, we went on a short road trip to the beach. I saw an awesome 58 vert, and waved to the guy. He looked over and gave me the finger. I was
; I just couldn't help but laugh at him. I still think that's funny.
Only one that wasn't right....
Right after we purchased our 05, we went on a short road trip to the beach. I saw an awesome 58 vert, and waved to the guy. He looked over and gave me the finger. I was
; I just couldn't help but laugh at him. I still think that's funny.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 57,804
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From: Portrichey FL
St. Jude Donor '13
I wave whenever I see one. I get 9 out of 10 around here.
Only one that wasn't right....
Right after we purchased our 05, we went on a short road trip to the beach. I saw an awesome 58 vert, and waved to the guy. He looked over and gave me the finger. I was; I just couldn't help but laugh at him. I still think that's funny.
Only one that wasn't right....
Right after we purchased our 05, we went on a short road trip to the beach. I saw an awesome 58 vert, and waved to the guy. He looked over and gave me the finger. I was
; I just couldn't help but laugh at him. I still think that's funny.I would never give the bird to another Vette driver!
Racer
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 423
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From: Durham NC
"C6 So easy a Caveman could buy one". He has one of those Caveman pictures too.
that's priceless.I've always wanted a 72 LT1. The first time I ever saw a vette it was a 72. My cousin bought a new 73, and that was the first time I ever rode in one, and I remember the wave from back then. I dreamed of owning a Vette for 33 years until I got the 05, and I'm on my second C6 now.
I'll eventually get a C3 (I hope), and I'll work on it just like I have worked on all the cars I've had over the years. The price of entry is going up every year though. I hope I can get a project car one of these days.
Anyway I don't think this guy was in a bad mood, and it wasn't that he wanted a C6 either ... If I had been in that 72 C3, I'd still probably have received the finger from him. No big deal; There are all kinds.
Save the wave
