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do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« on: May 30, 2009, 06:06:04 pm »
you see another MK5 GTI??

when i had a mini some years back we used to do this, i also used to do it when i saw another MK1 GTI

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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2009, 06:14:58 pm »
I used to do it, but got so many strange looks from people that didn't understand what I meant! I think the GTI is too common for it really.

Its a big thing for all Lotus owners - everyone flashes and waves! Great feeling too  :smiley: :smiley:
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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2009, 06:23:12 pm »
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Yes, and I do it to other VW's too such as all Mk GTI's, R32's, Campers, Beetles/Bugs.

I now do the 'thumb+little finger, twist the wrist' wave which means "V" and "W".

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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2009, 06:25:19 pm »
I've only ever seen your middle finger in action in the pics RR :grin:

I wave or flash if I see them soon enough :smiley:
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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2009, 06:27:43 pm »
I look and if they look as though they may be an enthusiast I will wave/thumbs up/flash. Often don't get a response but as more cars are sold through the second hand market I think we will get more response!  :happy2:

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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2009, 06:36:46 pm »

I've only ever seen your middle finger in action in the pics RR :grin:


....That's reserved for friends! :evilgrin:



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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2009, 10:26:16 am »
I look and if they look as though they may be an enthusiast I will wave/thumbs up/flash. Often don't get a response but as more cars are sold through the second hand market I think we will get more response!  :happy2:

ha ha i know what you mean,

lets bring it back people, bring it back.....

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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2009, 10:30:16 am »
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Yep! Bring it back!! :happy2:

I always wave if I see them in time and if they don't wave back then they are the miserable losers.

Hey, can we have a 'VW finger wave' smilie icon pleeeeeeeeeeease, dear Moderators?

Joe, u got 1?


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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2009, 10:43:07 am »
My dad has a Porsche 911 - all the 911 salute each other - just we never salute the copy's e.g Boxster and Cayman.


Quite funny really - sometimes they salute up to us, but 911 owners never salute back. :signLOL:


The true porsche is the 911 - owning a Boxster or Cayman proves you can afford a 911 and is a cheap way of saying i own a Porsche.


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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2009, 02:08:56 pm »
^^^^
That's rather snobbish differentiating between Porsche versions like that :sad:


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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2009, 06:05:32 pm »
My dad has a Porsche 911 - all the 911 salute each other - just we never salute the copy's e.g Boxster and Cayman.


Quite funny really - sometimes they salute up to us, but 911 owners never salute back. :signLOL:


The true porsche is the 911 - owning a Boxster or Cayman proves you can afford a 911 and is a cheap way of saying i own a Porsche.




Most pathetic thing i have ever heard.
The cayman is actually a better car (platform) than the 911 and is given higher reviews than all but the RS 911 in most i have seen. I would have a cayman s over most 911's to be honest, only the GT2/3 RS, Turbo and Carrera 2S are true 911's the rest are for people to buy to say ''i own a porsche''  :wink:

The boxster is one of the best sports cars on the road, i would proudly own one. Amazing noise, feedback, handling, quality and power  8)

Which one would you say is the better car?

http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/899745.htm

or

http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/935012.htm

Oh and to the OP, i get admirational nods off GTI owners and R32 owners alike. Im more of a subtle nodder than a full on psycho waver  :laugh:
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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2009, 06:10:27 pm »
I wave or flash the lights when I'm in my mk1 when I see another mk1 but wouldn't do it in the Mk5, as said before they are a bit too common.

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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2009, 06:16:42 pm »
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When I was driving around in the S4 I found myself waving at GTI's out of habit but then remembering I wasn't in one! No wonder no-one waved back!


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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2009, 07:32:01 pm »
it seems people wave when u r in older dubs. i only get people waving when im in my mk 1, never in the mk5. its mostly people in campers, mk1 or mk2 golfs.

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Re: do you Wave/Salute/Flash you lights when.......
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2009, 08:21:52 pm »
R32's wave at each other, they are a bit rarer though.

What are ED30 owners like?