I wave at the police too. Especially when they run out in the road and wave at me. I just don't thank I should take my hands off the wheel at those speeds. :arf: :devil: They should know better. :biggrin5: :biggrin5:
Don't understand all the 500 hate. At least 500 owners did not buy big honkin SUVs instead. More small carson the road using less space & less fuel is a good thing in my mind. :wink::crazy::wink:
A few days after I got my MCS I was cruising down the highway late at night, and another MINI flew by me honking and waving! It was so exciting. I had heard about the wave and have been doing my part, but I've never gotten the same response. I even saw a guy in the same year/color combo but he wanted nothing to do with my wave.
I rented the Fiat 500 on a whim. I need a car until my Roadster arrives and the Fiat caught my eye at Budget. Good mileage and not too bad to drive. Unfortunately, I can't get Charlie Sheen to come drive it around my house.
I don't much like the 500 .... Something about the blah looks of the front end. However if the Abarth came with the hot Italian girl in their commercial.... I'd buy one in a heartbeat. (Then I'd put a tarp over it in the garage)...
Till I have a day to fix my Mini I've been driving the spare car. Its a 1988 Acura Integra. I have caught myself starting to wave every time I see a Mini.
IMO, "The Wave" is a Jeep thing and has a very long history (began during WWII). I've owned a few Jeeps over the years and I would feel like I'm stealing or insulting a piece of the Jeep culture, so I don't wave and if I do it's a Jeep wave--2 or 4 fingers raised from the steering wheel.
Urban legend. Almost all drivers in rural areas waved at each other as they passed in the 1930s and '40s (and through the 1960s). In WWII, GIs (whether in a Ford/Willys Jeep or a Dodge PowerWagon) waved at each other... especially the AA guys driving the Red Ball Express.
In the 1950s USA, most British car drivers (MGs, Triumphs, and Healeys) and ALL Porsche drivers waved at each other (Porsche drivers kept it up until the 1980s).
It's great that CJ and Wrangler folks wave, but they didn't begin it, and it ain't exclusive with them.
I also flash ... :ihih:... my lights. If it gets their attention it usually results in waves.
I like having a car that not to many people have, so I have always thought MINIs acknowledging another MINI was pretty cool.
I'm thinking neither... Dave's keeping both hands on the wheel as he said.... But somehow he's able to "moon" them as he passed by... So he can't be wearing his seatbelt which is somewhat disturbing...
That's funny right there Dave! I use one up against the driver's glass so I don't get too distracted by a lengthy arm movement. It's sort of a patented move of mine, but we're all friends here...
Remember now, it's Justa quick flip of the wrist and elbow that snaps that bird right up against the glass. Hold for 3-5 seconds, then release back to the wheel. Try it, you'll like it.
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