RUBYREDVET

I believe a vendor was offering "Z51" emblems for the C6 guys cause they were doing the same thing. Should be available for C7 soon.

dbs1vette

Maybe we should all just moon each other? Or...wienner wave???? Unfortunately no one would know I was waving....lol. Now all the big dogs in the C7 Z06 section...they could all compare "notes" as they drive...

RUBYREDVET

I've been wavin to other vettes since 1976 when I took delivery of my first vette. A 1976 orange 4-speed coupe. The dealer explained about vette owners wavin at each other. As a C6 owner I wave to all other generations and will even wave to a C7 although I haven't come upon very many yet. Sometimes people wave back and sometimes they don't. Might not be looking, maybe don't know about the wave or maybe don't give a rat's azz. I know I've caught a vette too late to wave. Nothing to lose sleep over.

not08crmanymore

Believe it or not, not everyone out there is a member of this forum.Hence,not everyone knows about the wave.I sometimes have to stop and think for a second when I mention the forum and they say.."where?" or what??

glenB

I joined a cult once...... once

R&L's C6

Not buying that statement Steve. If you thought of it as just a car, a Malibu or Prius would suffice. You can admit it, you bought it because it's a Corvette....

Hope your enjoying the new car

DanTheFireman

Just be thankful they didn't use the Toyota approach and label it " TRD ". One of my buddies removed the lettering from his pickup, it kept getting the U added in various forms.

jschindler

You can't call it a brother hood when they sell 30,000 of them a year. Just too many of them out there to expect everyone of the owners to act like it is some special cult. 90% of the Corvettes I see and owners I talk to like the car but they probably couldn't tell you how much horsepower it has.

Athrose

I feel "brotherhood" may be a little strong. I think there may be a measure of respect shown with the wave, but as I drive my C7 and as I wave at other Vette drivers, some respond and some don't. Who knows if they see my wave, elect not to respond or may not be aware of the wave thing to begin with. When I drove my motorcycle in the past, the wave was pretty common. Heck, no one seemed to care what year, brand or model you were driving. I belong to several other forums for other passions I have and I notice they all have their share of attackers and haters. However, there are a few members on this forum that go beyond just voicing their differences in opinion to actually attacking fellow forum members on a pretty regular basis. I joined this forum for the knowledge and wisdom that exists here and I have not been disappointed on that end. So again, I'm not sure I would use the term brotherhood, but there is a special bond when folks freely share their experiences, knowledge and wisdom. I'm glad to be a member of this forum (even though I've had to block a few of you as your responses just really rub me the wrong way)

Old Boot

Thats part of what makes it a cult....you CAN only join once!!!YIKES

nous defions

I have experienced that most other Corvette owners do wave back. If they don't, maybe they were distracted; no big deal.

As far as the forum goes, any loosely moderated forum will have issues. That's normal. I have been a member of a few forums before and I've seen the trend.

In one forum, where I'm a member, all members are verified current, or former, special operations operators. The dialogue can be controversial at times, but it is never disrespectful. But, that's likely because people there actually know you, there is always the chance that you will run into one another in the hallways of some headquarters building, or while deployed. There will be consequences at some point, which is fine as long as you are willing to face them.

In another forum (watch collectors) the moderators were too strict to the point it stifled almost any discussion that was borderline controversial. When one of the members left the forum and created a non-moderated forum in protest, it went to hell rather quickly. Most discussions were dominated by disrespect, bigotry, you name it. They hardly discussed what the forum intended (watches). He ended up setting up ground rules.

I think that, except for some cases, Internet anonymity leads people to create alternate personas. Since they can't be confronted (no consequences), they will cross lines that they'd never dare cross otherwise. But, that's all over the net.

As far as this forum, based on a lot of posts, one would have to assume that most members finish fist fights, are tough and scary, rich, super intelligent, worldly, captains of industry, know everything about cars (not just Corvettes) and about politics (domestic and international).

The only forum I've seen turn around the behavior was one were members were required to include their real names under their screen names, as well as their state of residence. I don't know how they enforced it, but it quelled the personal BS real quick.

important

Its not unique to this place, every forum is filled with internet douche nozzles.

But if you have an issue with your car, an army of Vette owners will come to your aid.

Believe it.

IndyBlue

NoOne

Since you asked, no.

It's car. It's a great car and I think GM did a fantastic job but its still just a car.

I bought it because I would enjoy it, not because someone else does.

Corgidog1

The wave started WAAAAY before this forum and the internet.

punky

Z51 badge="almost a Z06" in the mind of the owner.

Steve_R

I absolutely bought it because it's a Vette. I've owned a lot of cool cars over many years. When it got to the point where I was afraid to drive it, wouldn't drive it, or whatever I sold it. I don't want to own a car I won't drive any time I want, won't park in a parking lot, won't let a friend or relative drive, etc.

And yeah, I'm hugely enjoying the new C7. It's so much more refined and comfortable than the C6 it's amazing.

eboggs_jkvl

I'm in a Corvette club. Guess what the primary parameter is for becoming a member?


I'll wait.....


Ok, stop hurting your brain. You must own a Corvette. The folks are nuts about cars but they are proud of all they own. Good bunch of people in the club and very social. The absolute worst thing that can happen to a "fellow" Corvette owner is to drive the opposite direction down a 2 lane road when we are in convoy. That poor slob will need Blue Emu for the arm pain from the waves he needs to return.

Cult? No.

Pride in ownership? Yes.

BUT, I've had that for every car I've owned in the past 54 years.

Elmer

Mike Campbell

Way back, long before I owned a Corvette I knew some guys that did own one and they told me then that when you did own one other Vette owners always waved. It was then and still is unique. I usually always wave at other Vettes, regardless if they wave back or what year they are.

KenHorse

Did you need more cowbell?