Do you acknowledge another Porsche driver coming towards you

[Buster73]

A nod ?

A lift of one finger ?

A wave ?

A flash of the lights ?


Just saw a 911 today and we both waved as we went past , then the dragon piped up "do you know him " ?

[macar]

Nazi salute usually

[Buster73]

macar said:

Nazi salute usually

Tried that but bruised my knuckles on the windscreen.

[jimmy p]

I think we should all acknowledge each other and no snobbery over what type whether it be a 2.5 Boxster or GT2 RS, they are all good cars and we all love them. Could be something positive for a change rather than all this economy doom and gloom.

[RSGulp]

Anything contemporary or older than my own 964RS then I do flash/wave and usually get a response. Anything newer and I don't bother after many confused looks and disappointingly little response.

I guess if the protocol was owners of the newer Porsche waved first then the entire system would be a lot more successful.

[g7jhp]

I did when I had the 3.2 Carrera but only to more classic (air cooled or 924,944,968,928) or enthusiast models (GT3 etc). But would always wave if waved at.

Too many standard Boxster and 996, 997 driven by people who aren't interested!

[A.C.E]

i do at anything older than a boxster, and get a wave back.
anything newer and i don't bother anymore as i've never yet had a wave back.

[Ekona]

I had a wave returned by a friendly Cayenne driver last week when I was out in the 997. I'll always wave for every Porker, even if it's only one in ten that gets returned.

[Buster73]

My old man had a Triumph TR4 many moons ago ,and All the drivers acknowledged each other.

Maybe it's time to try it again , everyone to acknowledge the other Porsche driver , you never know it might become contagious.

[marky911]

g7jhp said:

I did when I had the 3.2 Carrera but only to more classic (air cooled or 924,944,968,928) or enthusiast models (GT3 etc). But would always wave if waved at.

Too many standard Boxster and 996, 997 driven by people who aren't interested!

Yep, this. ^^^

Always look to wave at older stuff and always flash back when I'm flashed but, I don't bother with anything post 996/Boxster. Although again, if they flash I'll happily wave.

There is a guy in a silver 996 round my way who flashes and waves, so they're not all bad them kettle owners.

[Barty964rst]

It used to be the norm to acknowledge another P driver 20 years ago! It seems so rare to see another P driver acknowledge the 'older pork' these days. However, I did see get x 2 997 GT3 and a GT2 (+ Testarossa & Caterham) last weekend, wave and thumbs up - which is more than I have seen all year.

Come on guys, Flash (lights only please) wave, thumbs or smile enthusiastically.

Remember, there's no bad Pork out there! We are all friends!!!!!

[marky911]

Buster73 said:

then the dragon piped up "do you know him " ?

...and who says romance is dead!?

[SEE YA]

Yes Boxster owners some do wave back most do not?.

[JNG1]

I decide whether to acknowledge depending on the other driver. Lots of humourless 997TT-driving slapheads around my way, so generally I don't bother.

[bristolracer]

Rarely get a wave as i own a 924

Only flash i ever got was from a 997 gt3 but i guess if you own one of those then you are a hardcore enthusiast.

Not sure how many boxster/cayenne owners are enthusiasts or brand snobs

[Ikobo]

In my car history I owned 3 S2000's back to back, pretty much every other owner always waved back which was nice. The demographic of the owners of them has changed a lot now though, so I doubt it's still the same. I'll certainly try it in the 911 and see if people just think i'm some weirdo or respond, and that's me in one of those pesky 996's.

[pete]

Yes, although I was a long term TVR owner before the Porsche, so accustomed to everyone waving at each other regardless of the age of car. I have to say I probably only get one response in ten though; just reflects the fact that plenty of Porsche owners are not enthusiasts, whereas with a TVR or classic, you have to be an enthusiast to put up with the foibles...

Pete

[cragswinter]

bristolracer said:

Rarely get a wave as i own a 924

ah you'd get one from us mate! Definatly with anything pre latest model, but even the new stuff get one of those half winks that you're old man used to give you. I dion' know what they really imply? Maybe a bit of a "aye, that's the spirit" or something

[yeti]

As mentioned above, seemed appropriate for the air cooled's to wave at one another, I always did when I had my 964.

I'll make a start at waving tomorrow in my 996 cabrio, I live in West London so every 10th car is a Porsche of some description...

Similar topic on the Aston forum with the same conclusions - too many new owners who bought the car for the badge and aren't actually interested in the marque i.e. Vantage owners generally. Waves met with blank looks soon get boring...

[993944]

Tricky one - I used to do it more than now - I ride bikes as well and nowadays it's only about 60% of bikers who will acknowledge my nod. As already posted here, lots of different types of people buy porsches now and lots seem totally oblivious that there are still an army of enthusiasts out there that just want to raise a hand to say 'nice one'. C'est la vie and at the end of the day, who cares? Just keep on enjoying your car no matter what you drive!!