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Old Jul 7, 2019 | 02:49 PM
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Two weeks ago picked up my c7 so the first wave was this past Friday July 5th around 730AM near teterboro airport to a red C7 coupe. I stuck my hand over the windshield to wave but midway, my hand hit my vanity mirror and was super awkward but I did manage to get my hand out and make a wave. Red C7 waved back lol.

The awkwardness level was if you guys have seen that video where POTUS is shaking macron's hand so hard that Macron almost fell over towards trump lol

Happy sunday and damn what a great product America has made!!
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Old Jul 7, 2019 | 02:51 PM
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I used to wave but found if the roof was on, I got a bad headache.....
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Old Jul 7, 2019 | 03:56 PM
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I do the wave. Here is maybe your first forum wave.
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Old Jul 7, 2019 | 04:45 PM
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GOOD for you!

I've given up waving, at least to newer version Vettes (C6&7s) when in the C7. I do, however, flash my lights at all Vettes. I can recall but one reply in almost two years from either waves or flashes when driving the C7. I did, and still do get a few--very few--responses when in my C5 (which I still drive occasionally), most of those being many years ago.

I think part of it is most of us being in "hermetically sealed" cocoons, both givers and receivers of waves... or whatever. I always get LOTS of waves when driving my vintage, OPEN roadster.

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I always give a thumbs up instead of a wave.
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Old Jul 7, 2019 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Corgidog1
I always give a thumbs up instead of a wave.
I had a guy in a Porsche give me a thumbs up once too. Except he didn't use his thumb
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Hopefully that wave is the first of many that you will get. Seems like the wave tradition is slowly fading out though - but keep doing your part.
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Waving is so cool
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I wave. Hey here's your wave and a thumbs up too.
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The first of many, for sure....
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Hopefully that wave is the first of many that you will get. Seems like the wave tradition is slowly fading out though - but keep doing your part.
I wave at all Corvettes here, and nearly all the time get one in return (and from all generations too).
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If you ever cruise down to the jersey shore you will get a wave from me!
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On Independence Day we were driving the other car through Sonoita AZ and I spotted a 58 Corvette coming towards us, I waved and he waved back. I said to my wife, he knows I'm a Corvette driver, she said but you don't have one yet. The next day I accepted my 2019 Stingray Convertible 2LT Torch Red from Watson Chevrolet.
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I’ve waved at Corvettes from everything I’ve driven over the past few years, and will spark up a brief complimentary conversation when I run into them at a gas stations.
It’s fun to see and hear the mixed results.
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