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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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Simply stated NO.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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No, I don't wave when I'm driving my other car.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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Sometimes I do; I want them to know I am a Vette driver too. Can't help myself.

I also find that Harley riders are the first to wave at me when I am in the Vette. There seems to be a cosmic connection.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 12:39 PM
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My fiancée always looks at me funny when we're in the Vette and I wave.

There's NWIH I'm going to wave when we're in her car.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by sabooher
There's NWIH I'm going to wave when we're in her car.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 01:09 PM
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I don't. Tried it a few times in the wife's SUV with no luck.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 01:20 PM
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I know that I will probably get alot of flack over this but I don't wave....period....I just don't get it....I've owned 3 vettes and more than my share of harleys . It seems a little pompous to me. Just because you have a vette or a harley doesn't mean we have anything in common....Just the way I feel....
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cb98coupe
I know that I will probably get alot of flack over this but I don't wave....period....I just don't get it....I've owned 3 vettes and more than my share of harleys . It seems a little pompous to me. Just because you have a vette or a harley doesn't mean we have anything in common....Just the way I feel....
I guess it's just because they are both American icons, that is the connecting factor right there. And waving to another 'Vette or Harley owner just is a way of showing your mutual respect and passion for the car or bike you both own.

With so many a$$holes on the road doing mean things to other drivers like flippin' them the middle finger, a little wave goes a long way for me.

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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by rjwoerheide

No, you're not a dolt. That would be me, starting to pull through the intersection too early because I got my first Vette wave.

Yeah, I think it's just a noun. Pretty sure I picked it up for my childhood days of watching Monty Python (it's a British term).
Hey, dolt do that, okay?
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TedG
I am so used to waving at Vettes and motorcycles, I find myself waving at Vettes when I am on my bike, and waving at bikes when I am in my Vette.


But for me it's between Vettes and WRXs.

And for some reason I always see more Corvettes when I'm in my WRX, and more WRXs when I'm in the Vette.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Wayne O
No, I don't wave when I'm driving my other car.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by cb98coupe
I know that I will probably get alot of flack over this but I don't wave....period....I just don't get it....I've owned 3 vettes and more than my share of harleys . It seems a little pompous to me. Just because you have a vette or a harley doesn't mean we have anything in common....Just the way I feel....
You don't even have an appreciation for Corvettes or Harleys in common? It seems a little silly not to acknowledge another fellow enthusiast.

So you don't wave (or gesture) to any other motorcycle riders?
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by WAwatchnut
You don't even have an appreciation for Corvettes or Harleys in common? It seems a little silly not to acknowledge another fellow enthusiast.

So you don't wave (or gesture) to any other motorcycle riders?
After the 2nd or 3rd wave it gets old while riding the bike , so I just don't do it anymore....
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I've done it a couple of times in my Silverado, but never on purpose.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by WAwatchnut


But for me it's between Vettes and WRXs.

And for some reason I always see more Corvettes when I'm in my WRX, and more WRXs when I'm in the Vette.

Everytime I drive my Fit I see lots of Vettes and the opposite when in the Vette. WIERD
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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I generally do wave when I am driving my DD Dodge Durango, but most of the time I don't get a response. Sometimes I forget what I am driving when I am driving my 350Z and I wave at Corvettes. They sometimes wave back, but they look sort of puzzled when they do.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by EvanD
I do and get very few waves back. Every now and then they wave... But even in the vet I'd say it's 50/50 I get a return wave.

On a side note it used to be when I was on my motorcycle (non-Harley) and waved to Harleys I would seldom get a wave back, seems like I'm getting many more return waves lately, I wonder why...
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Bless your positive attitude. Keep waving!
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Bless your positive attitude. Keep waving!

I plan to.

Like I said before, there is so much hate and evil in this world, something simple like waving to a fellow 'Vette owner makes me feel better. Does it make me a better person or a saint? No, of course not. But at least I feel like a better person for it.

Call me crazy, but I believe in the little things to make this world a better place to live in.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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