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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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Anyone else guilty? On occasion I have to drive my wife's Chrysler van and since Im used to waving at every Vette I pass, I have waved while in her car. I don't know what the Vette driver thinks. So, if you see a minivan driver wave when driving around Phoenix, it's me.
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Yeah, I wave all the time,even got my wife to wave also. People must think we are both crazy.
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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When driving the tin cars, my wife and I are always reminding each other "Don't wave!"
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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If I'm driving something else, I flip them the bird.
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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In the area I live in which I'd classify as rural I get about 20% of the waves from non Corvette vehicles. Not a lot of Vette's around here except the cruisers who do road trips from the SEA area through this picturesque area I live in during the summer months. Then there are Porches groups, Ferrari groups etc. every weekend is different if you can move amongst all the Harley's in the summer. I try to hook up with the Corvette groups or clubs when they come through. Hooked up with two such groups this summer and had a blast with the 15-20 Vette owners with each group. Great bunch of folks. My stock 2009 was limping along with all the tuned and tweaked Vettes for the most part.

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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 12:13 AM
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Funny this post came up today:
Today on the way back from Cache Creek Casino in Brooks CA, I waived at a GMC Sierra. He waived back. He was towing a C3 Stingray.


By the way today was perfect score: 7 wave back off 6 + 1 Vettes.
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Yeah, I find myself doing it all the time. I'll be driving our Jeep, see a Corvette and wave. Half the time they wave back. Hard to break old habits!
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If I'm not in the Corvette I'll occasionally give a thumbs-up to another Corvette but I don't wave. IMO there's just no 'connection' to The Wave if you're not in your Corvette.
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Yup I do it all the time when i'm not in the Vette, Yeah you kinda feel a little foolish but so what, Whats wrong with a friendly wave to anybody??? It cant hurt !!
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