Topic: land rover waive. A thing of the past? (Read 6637 times)

the loon · « **on:** August 17, 2005, 22:51:43 »

Have just seen Dave's post about land rover waives and how disco 3 owners dont seem to waive(see http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=10981&highlight= )
Daves the second person in the last few days who I have heard say this.
In this months LRO theres a letter about just this on page 25.

Is the land rover waive becoming a thing of the past?

It came as a total shock to me when got my first landy back in jan that strange people will waive at you and flash lights. I thought it was because I was driving badly or something had /was in the process of falling off.
It wasnt untill I was told by a local independant land rover garage that "no its ok. Its a land rover thing" that I twigged that other landy drivers where waiving simply because of felowship.

Now driving around I'll always waive at people in a landy (not so much disco's or freelanders as tends to be either family's or people who wont waive back anyway)and less and less people will waive back.
Is this true all over or just up here in the north east?

Dont let the waive die out.

muddyweb · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2005, 22:53:29 »

Sadly it seems to be true all over I think.

Seems to be the exception rather than the rule now, even with the modified vehicles.

Andy. · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2005, 22:57:16 »

I'd say not.

I get waived at all the time, granted not by any new 4x4's especially LR's but the old ones yes.

I get a waive every morning from a 90.

I think it's great, and the wife often say's "do you know that person?" Which I say "no". "So why waive" she say's? "Because there're driving a Landie" :D

Barry Scott · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2005, 23:02:16 »

I waive 4x4's all the time regardless. Not had a waive back yet :( but I will soldier on.

Andy. · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2005, 23:05:02 »

You keep at it Barry, one day someone will waive back even if his lights are flashing blue :lol:

Jim-Willy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2005, 23:05:23 »

No way, not in Yorkshire or anywhere. Just went Scandinavia and over there you get headlamps windows down orgasmically enthusiastic (is that a word) waves, it way cool. I don't wave to freelanders/discos/RR's cos most of them aren't enthusiasts but i wave back if they do, but series and defender drivers always wave/flash usually before i do in this country (apart from the odd grumpy arsed farmer). It winds up folk who are in the truck with me no end. One lass who was riding with me summed it up, she said it was like being in a huge family. (She is after a Disco now, HE, HE)

Jim-Willy · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2005, 23:07:43 »

Quote from: "Andy."

I'd say not.

I get waived at all the time, granted not by any new 4x4's especially LR's but the old ones yes.

I get a waive every morning from a 90.

I think it's great, and the wife often say's "do you know that person?" Which I say "no". "So why waive" she say's? "Because there're driving a Landie" :D

Its cos tha's a Yorkshireman, folk don't come more friendly than us. Gods own county.

Andy the Landy · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2005, 23:08:43 »

Series motors and 90's wave round here - they even wave when I flash the lights and wave from the coach :D

robbie · « **Reply #8 on:** August 17, 2005, 23:11:59 »

We have just bought a 90 which my lad drives mainly. He noticed within a few days that 'strange men' waived at him for no apparent reason except they were driving a Land Rover . . . . . . .

Difficult to explain when I spent years warning him of strange men being friendly for no reason as he was growing up

It is a god thing though, and he waives back now..... :lol:

the loon · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2005, 23:18:33 »

Quote from: "jim-willy"

One lass who was riding with me summed it up, she said it was like being in a huge family. (She is after a Disco now, HE, HE)

I agree with that as gave a lass a lift home from work last week and she was baffled as to why this guy in a series was waiving and I wavied back.
she asked if I knew them and just said no its just what landy drivers do.
But I think its just not as comon as once was

landybabe · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2005, 23:33:31 »

Quote from: "landyloony"

(not so much disco's or freelanders as tends to be either family's or people who wont waive back anyway)

HWMBO drives a disco and he'll wave at anybody :lol: :lol:
Do two fingered waves count :?: :? :?: :shock:
Me?? By the time I've realised why somebody's been waving they're
half a mile away!! But you shouldn't let those, who forget or refuse
to wave back, stop you...

:(biggrin): :(biggrin):

Reaper · « **Reply #11 on:** August 18, 2005, 08:14:04 »

I get waived at all the time when I'm driving my sIII, mainly by other series or 90 owners. Having a bright orange Disco helps so I do get a lot of waives in that too, SWMBO has gotten used to it now and has stopped asking the "who was that" question. :lol: :lol:

jnoshea · « **Reply #12 on:** August 18, 2005, 08:14:35 »

Discos don't wave and defenders don't waive to me 'cos I'm driving a disco. I thought the giant splat on the bonnet would help but no

I assume that you series and defender drivers would flash back though if I initiated it though :roll:

datalas · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2005, 08:18:39 »

in the defense of series drivers they're usually too busy holding the doors shut, keeping it in gear, compensating for the vauge steering and wondering what's about to fall off to wave :)

nobody else has an excuse though :(

jnoshea · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2005, 08:27:27 »

It's not just Land Rovers either. When we had the Porsche 944 we always used to flash other (older) porsches. Though never flashed the boxsters and new ones. There's an assumption that drivers of the very expensive models are not enthusiasts and wouldn't be interested in being part of a driving community (waving to us little people). Probably a valid assumption in most cases :(

Hightower · « **Reply #15 on:** August 18, 2005, 08:47:59 »

Quote from: "jnoshea"

Discos don't wave

Ahem.
We wave at anything that has the slightest hint of modification, from snorkel to sticker. Sometimes we get a wave back, others just a blank 'who the hell are you' look. Standard cars just don't bother in our experience :roll:

gecko · « **Reply #16 on:** August 18, 2005, 09:16:47 »

got to say my dad has a td5 110 and he is alllwaysgetting pplto wave to him when he is out with me in the disco no one will wave back

Vam · « **Reply #17 on:** August 18, 2005, 09:35:18 »

We always wave, and generally we get a wave back

Reckon it helps having 2 lunatic boys in the back though

Lostboy · « **Reply #18 on:** August 18, 2005, 10:20:08 »

Does the one-fingered wave count? I seem to get a lot of those :oops:

luffy · « **Reply #19 on:** August 18, 2005, 10:25:23 »

I always wave at other Series motors and 90/110s. The Series drivers always wave back and more often than not, the others will aswell

I used to wave to RR & Discos but it seemed to be that unless the vehicle was modified they wouln't bother to wave :(

Now I just tend to acknowledge modified Discos and RRs in the belief that the drivers are more enthusiatic about the LR community.

jnoshea · « **Reply #20 on:** August 18, 2005, 10:27:41 »

Quote from: "luffy"

I always wave at other Series motors and 90/110s. The Series drivers always wave back and more often than not, the others will aswell

I used to wave to RR & Discos but it seemed to be that unless the vehicle was modified they wouln't bother to wave :(

Now I just tend to acknowledge modified Discos and RRs in the belief that the drivers are more enthusiatic about the LR community.

So that's what a snorkel is for :shock:

Owen · « **Reply #21 on:** August 18, 2005, 10:32:44 »

I have a Jeep, so no one waves at me :( Not even the other Grand Cherokee's that I see about.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Frankie-Boy · « **Reply #22 on:** August 18, 2005, 10:38:47 »

Well,

My Disco is pretty standard, you wouldn't see many stickers on it from the front but I'll wave at most things LR, and I shall be very very offended if any of you ignore me just coz I'm in a standard looking vehicle.

Look out for my Number Plate, It's quite easy to spot.

Wanderer · « **Reply #23 on:** August 18, 2005, 11:47:14 »

It seems to be dying off.

I keep waving and when it's not reciprocated I keep saying that's the last time I give a wave. Then along comes another LR and guess what I wave.

Ed

turtle · « **Reply #24 on:** August 18, 2005, 11:48:37 »

I'm always waving, and when the mrs is in the car she always says whos that?, my normal reply is I don't know

Keep waving guys :D

dracula · « **Reply #25 on:** August 18, 2005, 12:26:54 »

My wife and daughter thought I was mad when I first bought my 90.
Used to get waved at a lot.
Now in the Disco

nothing.
Too many life style drivers, not enough enthusiasts

Wanderer · « **Reply #26 on:** August 18, 2005, 13:13:22 »

Just got a wave off a nice young lady in a new D3.

Gobsmacked. I nearly forgot to wave back. I really wasn't expecting it. Newer Landies seem to ignore you. Especially the ones with the PSX fitted sa standard :)

Ed

Bishops Finger · « **Reply #27 on:** August 18, 2005, 13:44:42 »

Similar thing with Jeeps so don't think you're alone

Normally get a wave from off road prepped landies it must be said

jnoshea · « **Reply #28 on:** August 18, 2005, 13:49:12 »

Quote from: "Wanderer"

Just got a wave off a nice young lady in a new D3.

Gobsmacked. I nearly forgot to wave back. I really wasn't expecting it. Newer Landies seem to ignore you. Especially the ones with the PSX fitted sa standard :)

Ed

PSX? :?

Dangermouse · « **Reply #29 on:** August 18, 2005, 13:55:54 »

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PSX?

Yeah me to

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