Things you like when driving
Things you like when driving
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Garlick

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40,601 posts

269 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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TVR drivers always acknowledge each other with a wave and I love that.

Out in mine today I saw two other Chims. Both drivers waved (as did I) and smiled, other times I've had headlight flashes and even arms extended out of open roofs from drivers and passengers in all manner of TVRs and I really like the 'club' feel this gives

Anyone else have similar things that make you biggrin ?

bencollins4

1,239 posts

235 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Loved the 'Lotus wave' when out in the Elise.

Haven't noticed the same thing in the 1 series......

thorpie

32 posts

168 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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used to do this all the time when first got my audi, lots waved back but probably just a reaction too a flash and a wave biggrin as you can guess got a bit tiring sometimes smile

g3org3y

22,466 posts

220 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Fellow E30 owners waving.

People actually saying thank you when you let them out (getting rarer of late).




jimmy156

3,834 posts

216 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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You get the very occasional alfa wave/nod which i always apprecitate, usually from something older, a 75 or something. Never had one form a Mito or Guilietta.

One of my favourite things is coming across someone else who is obviously having a play, and driving with them for a few miles. Even better if you get a flash or wave in recognition.

Spanna

3,737 posts

205 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Similar to 'the Nod' when out on the bike. Most bikers give a nod to each other and as you say it gives that I'm in a club feeling.

I especially like going out my old bike. It gets looks, smiles and laughs from everyone. Partly because of the massive racket it makes on short pipes, partly because I probably look a tit riding a 70s Honda and partly because we don't often see old vehicles on the road and it breaks the monotony of black, white and silver cars.


Mastodon2

14,324 posts

194 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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I love seeing any Honda Type R, loud exhaust, on the VTEC. Might upset some of the old timers, but to me, this family of lairy Jap hot hatches should be loud - loud suits Jap performance cars imo. When I see one coming the other way and I get a few seconds of the "1000 angry hornets" as it passes I just think it's ace. Ace cars, sounding like Honda wanted them to, being used like they should.

E500 TAT

317 posts

228 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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jimmy156 said:
One of my favourite things is coming across someone else who is obviously having a play, and driving with them for a few miles. Even better if you get a flash or wave in recognition.
This or a thumbs up.

Eighteeteewhy

7,259 posts

197 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Garlick said:
TVR drivers always acknowledge each other with a wave and I love that.

Out in mine today I saw two other Chims. Both drivers waved (as did I) and smiled, other times I've had headlight flashes and even arms extended out of open roofs from drivers and passengers in all manner of TVRs and I really like the 'club' feel this gives

Anyone else have similar things that make you biggrin ?
yes


It's something that first happened to me when I got my Eunos. I even started a similar thread, and the first other Marque that was mentioned was TVR. smile

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

sulli

584 posts

248 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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My favourite thing while driving is head. Well, it's my favourite thing anytime really.
Oh, and I have found no Porsche drivers like waving thus far.....

Garlick

Original Poster:

40,601 posts

269 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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I've done a repost...

paperbag

NightRunner

12,423 posts

223 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Eighteeteewhy said:
yes


It's something that first happened to me when I got my Eunos. I even started a similar thread, and the first other Marque that was mentioned was TVR. smile

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Oh yes, especially when I had a mk1.

P I Staker

3,308 posts

185 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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I really like driving through town late at night in a loud car, don't know why it just really brings out my inner child. biggrin

StuB

6,695 posts

268 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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I like it when you "have a play" and occasionally someone acknowledges with a smile, nod or wave. School kids always seem to appreciate a bit of hooliganism, 2 wheels, 1 wheel or 4 biggrin

Eighteeteewhy

7,259 posts

197 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Garlick said:
I've done a repost...

paperbag
I think you can use the >12months ago get out clause. smile

Ved

3,949 posts

204 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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When I go to overtake another car and they roll their window down to get a better ear full of V6

ajprice

33,365 posts

225 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Smarts are all for the waves and flashes.

The Moose

23,677 posts

238 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Mk 1 mx5 light flash.

Nod on the bike.

All good smile

Urban Sports

11,321 posts

232 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Flashing my lights to shovel people out of my fking way.

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

192 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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I never see any Escort Cosworths to try "the wave" probably cos they are all broken......

.........like mine,did see one on Thursday actually,parked up outside some flatsfrown

I would be eternally embarressed if i acknowledged a fake/replica with a 1.3 fitted rolleyes