Just got my Rover after selling my mustang. There's supposedly a waving culture with stangs, but I never saw it. I'm excited to have some dudes and dudettes who will wave back for once! On that note, should the wave be a full on wave? 2 lifted fingers? Wave out the window? Wave from top of wheel? I'm starting to think that the stang owners didn't wave back because of my wave method. The ol' lean out the window and start waving frantically move. Any suggestions on waving tactics??

 

At least you are trying, buddy! Keep it up,. And screw the losers who don't wave back, they must be just posers! We don't talk to people like that

You'll know a true LR enthusiast when he/she waves back at you!

 

I've tried a few methods with the Landies and Rangies. I now do a full wave with the right hand after one flash of the lights. Most drivers don't flash the lights but I find that it gets their attention better!

I have come to the conclusion that it's 50/50 success rate and that depends entirely on where abouts you live. In more upper class, snooty or heavy urban areas people tend not to wave back for either of three reasons:

1) they're too busy fkking around with their phones and not paying attention
2) they think they are better than everyone else, or
3) they simply are oblivious to the wave culture.

However, there are exceptions.

People who live in a slightly more friendly town, rural areas or places where people actually have some common decency, you are highly likely to get a wave back.

A wave is a sign that the other driver is an enthusiast. No wave back is a sign that they are clueless. I don't get angry when they fail to wave. I just peg them as clueless.

So, I find that our waving culture is a little different, it's not just waving for no apparent reason - it is a way to identify others (and get recognized in return).Yes, it's fun.

These days, I basically wave at every Landy/Rangie I pass by.

Just don't get upset if you only have a 50% success rate. Like I say: it's a way to identify. If they don't wave back then it simply means theyare not part of the "enthusiast club". That's all. They probably bought their car so they could pose in it.



If I see you, I'll wave crazily! Lol.

Welcome to the club!

 

I've started dailying my 'Stang to save on gas and the Rover has been bumped to the "toy" position. I wave at most Mustangs too and have never really gotten much response. I wave from the wheel in the 'Stang. I'll go out the window in the Rover if the window is already down, otherwise it gets from the wheel also.

 

In Toronto I've just been at nodding acknowledgement level, but I've been in Florida for a few weeks and now know just how rare they are down here. I've seen two disco's the whole time I've been here. Including on the drive down.
Now thinking of skipping waving and jumping right to flagging them down for a hug.

 

Haha! Make sure you video the process. You might get popular on youtube.

 

Hilarious! that made me laugh...

Yeah, all those Florida country boys like to "buy American" so you don't see too many quality British-made vehicles on the roads. I went last year, was the same.

 

Meme's. Gotta love em.

 

Took care of all threads per your request.

I wave at folks I know or at LR events. Oh and honking at folks in my area might get you shot.

 

Guess my reply was deleted in that process........