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Yeah, "The Wave Thing"
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bucks County Pa
Yeah, "The Wave Thing"
I was out for almost 4 hours on a cruise through Stewartsville, Hacketstown, NJ - up 57 and west on 46 then down 31. Saw 31 C5 and a couple of C6s, I waved to everyone (I know they saw me -we had eye contact) yet not one waved back! Makes you feel like a smacked a$Z when this occurs. I'm not waving anymore or I'll wait to see what the other guy does. 
BTW, this is usually what happens - seems only people on this and some other forums do (or say they do) the wave.
BTW, this is usually what happens - seems only people on this and some other forums do (or say they do) the wave.
Le Mans Master
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From: Syracuse NY
I've had mixed responces to a wave with all generations,some wave others don't.
Could be a ton of reasons, I supect many didn't see me. A lot of the C5 and C6 guys just don't know any better.
I still wave to all of them though, I refuse to take it personal if I don't get a wave back....now if I get flipped off in return for a wave I might take that personal
Rick
Could be a ton of reasons, I supect many didn't see me. A lot of the C5 and C6 guys just don't know any better.
I still wave to all of them though, I refuse to take it personal if I don't get a wave back....now if I get flipped off in return for a wave I might take that personal
Rick
Le Mans Master
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From: Syracuse NY
I've had mixed responses to a wave with all generations,some wave others don't.
Could be a ton of reasons, I supect many didn't see me. A lot of the C5 and C6 guys just don't know any better.
I still wave to all of them though, I refuse to take it personal if I don't get a wave back....now if I get flipped off in return for a wave I might take that personal
I figure it doesn't take that much effort to lift my hand that little bit.
Rick
Could be a ton of reasons, I supect many didn't see me. A lot of the C5 and C6 guys just don't know any better.
I still wave to all of them though, I refuse to take it personal if I don't get a wave back....now if I get flipped off in return for a wave I might take that personal
I figure it doesn't take that much effort to lift my hand that little bit.
Rick
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Melting Slicks
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If you ever pass a '71 B/B in southeast CT, expect a wave. I wave to all 'Vettes. If they don't wave back, it shows that it is just a car to them, not a lifestyle!!! Those who wave are passionate about 'Vettes and the heritage of the original American sports car.
So when you are out and and about...Don't forget to
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So when you are out and and about...Don't forget to
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Burning Brakes
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From: POINT PLEASANT NEW JERSEY
You know whenever I pass a C5 or C6 and the driver does not wave back...I just pass it off to my belief that they are just some snapper head with new money, who doesn't have a clue of the Tradition of the Corvette.....and the respect that each Generation has for one another. To them its just a generic "sports car" and looks at another Corvette as being outside his own circle. Of course this is a generalization....I always keep an open mind...but the blatant failures to wave back usually fall into this catagory in my mind.
Race Director
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From: Winston-Salem North Carolina
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Originally Posted by Chewch87
You know whenever I pass a C5 or C6 and the driver does not wave back...I just pass it off to my belief that they are just some snapper head with new money, who doesn't have a clue of the Tradition of the Corvette.....and the respect that each Generation has for one another. To them its just a generic "sports car" and looks at another Corvette as being outside his own circle. Of course this is a generalization....I always keep an open mind...but the blatant failures to wave back usually fall into this catagory in my mind.
I eeven wave when I'm in my work truck
Safety Car
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From: TAMPA BAY FL.
I saw about 10 this weekend, all waved except 2 They never saw me. I went to my brothers and everyone that walked in to the backyard said whos got the vette! My mother kept raising her hand and freakin everybody out.
Had a woman strike up a conversation with me at Dunkin D's she has a 05 c6 same color as C6Dvl's
Went through a DWI check with my mom in the car. cop stops me and says"you dont speed in this thing do you? I said no sir, not with my mom in the car! He asked me about my front plate, or lack there of, and I said oh we dont need them in CT. He let me go. I saw about 6 people pulled over in a 2 mile sretch of the taconic, right at the 84 exchange. Theyre gonna make some revenue this weekend.
Had a woman strike up a conversation with me at Dunkin D's she has a 05 c6 same color as C6Dvl's
Went through a DWI check with my mom in the car. cop stops me and says"you dont speed in this thing do you? I said no sir, not with my mom in the car! He asked me about my front plate, or lack there of, and I said oh we dont need them in CT. He let me go. I saw about 6 people pulled over in a 2 mile sretch of the taconic, right at the 84 exchange. Theyre gonna make some revenue this weekend.
Instructor
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From: Longmeadow MA
Originally Posted by Chewch87
You know whenever I pass a C5 or C6 and the driver does not wave back...I just pass it off to my belief that they are just some snapper head with new money, who doesn't have a clue of the Tradition of the Corvette.....and the respect that each Generation has for one another. To them its just a generic "sports car" and looks at another Corvette as being outside his own circle. Of course this is a generalization....I always keep an open mind...but the blatant failures to wave back usually fall into this catagory in my mind.
Safety Car
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From: Forked River N.J.
Originally Posted by drrichie
I was out for almost 4 hours on a cruise through Stewartsville, Hacketstown, NJ - up 57 and west on 46 then down 31. Saw 31 C5 and a couple of C6s, I waved to everyone (I know they saw me -we had eye contact) yet not one waved back! Makes you feel like a smacked a$Z when this occurs. I'm not waving anymore or I'll wait to see what the other guy does. BTW, this is usually what happens - seems only people on this and some other forums do (or say they do) the wave.
BTW, this is usually what happens - seems only people on this and some other forums do (or say they do) the wave.
Race Director
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From: Far side of the Moon
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St. Jude '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-16-'17
I wave because it makes me happy. I don't keep score. It is nice is they wave back, but not required cause I was happy to wave.
Last edited by Rogue Wave; May 29, 2006 at 11:05 PM.