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Old 02-18-2017, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by csf
Had my 2013 C6 GS out today in Maryland as it was almost 70 degre. Passed 5 Corvettes in 90 minutes . . . a C2, a C3, a C6 Z06, and 2 C7s. Five Vettes, five enthusiastic waves. All good for the wave in Maryland today.

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Had those record temps in Chicago today also
Old 02-18-2017, 10:14 PM
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C-7 drivers either have bad eyesight of their noses in the air, don't seem to get squat form them, fine by me from now on
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Old 02-18-2017, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Not So Fast
C-7 drivers either have bad eyesight of their noses in the air, don't seem to get squat form them, fine by me from now on
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No we don't. and now you can't say a C7 driver never waved.

Today (in the Stingray) the C4 drivers were oblivious. No waves even though if I had swerved a few inches to the left we would have collided. One of them even had a death grip on the wheel and a grimace on her face.
Old 02-19-2017, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by owc6


No we don't. and now you can't say a C7 driver never waved.

Today (in the Stingray) the C4 drivers were oblivious. No waves even though if I had swerved a few inches to the left we would have collided. One of them even had a death grip on the wheel and a grimace on her face.
She was probably a new driver and not use to all that power....

I have also noticed not as many people wave as they use to..I think it's because there are more people now that buy the cars and just drive them, without knowing other Corvette owners , also some own them as a statis symbol only .. Belonging to the forum and associating with other owners gives us a sense of kinship, and we wave because we're part of a group of Corvette owners sharing their passion for the cars.. A lot of people don't have that connection, and don't even know about the wave.....WW
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Old 02-20-2017, 01:50 PM
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I always wave, but not all wave back. I'm a traditionalist.
Old 02-20-2017, 04:53 PM
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Drove the Vette in the mountains a week ago, saw and waved to 5 or 6 but never got a wave back. Took my bike out yesterday, more or less same area, gave and got dozens of waves. I'm about ready go give up on waving to Vettes.
Old 02-20-2017, 04:56 PM
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Met 3 Vettes yesterday when out for my ride; 2 wave back, 1 didn't. FWIW, it was a C7.
Old 02-20-2017, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by dr_gallup
Drove the Vette in the mountains a week ago, saw and waved to 5 or 6 but never got a wave back. Took my bike out yesterday, more or less same area, gave and got dozens of waves. I'm about ready go give up on waving to Vettes.
Please, don't give up on the wave. Don't let the ignorance of the people who don't wave ruin a tradition amongst those who do.
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Originally Posted by Smitsd
Please, don't give up on the wave. Don't let the ignorance of the people who don't wave ruin a tradition amongst those who do.


Old 02-20-2017, 10:08 PM
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Old 02-20-2017, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon Hekking

I wave with one hand and keep the other on the wheel.
Old 02-21-2017, 02:32 PM
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The only thing I get to wave at this time of year is my car cover in the garage. We had some warm temps over the weekend so we lost about a foot of the 30 inches of snow on the ground. May 1st seems like a lifetime away
Old 02-22-2017, 06:40 PM
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I don't wave at my car when it sits idle in the garage waiting for the snow to melt either.

But I still wave at other Corvettes, even from the seat of my "lowly" C4. Hell, as a (former) Japanese bike owner, I even used to wave at Harleys -- and sometimes they'd wave back lol

Sometimes traditions need a boost to be remembered. If those of us who remember the wave get put out that others don't wave, then the tradition will die. Will the world lose anything of great value? Maybe not for the masses, but the Corvette world will lose out.

Save the wave
Old 02-22-2017, 06:44 PM
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Old 02-22-2017, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by owc6
Today (in the Stingray) the C4 drivers were oblivious. No waves even though if I had swerved a few inches to the left we would have collided. One of them even had a death grip on the wheel and a grimace on her face.
There's a C4 joke in there, but I'm not going for it.

Sometimes I get a begrudging return wave. Not sure what that's about.



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