Who Waves

71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh

1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 7:40 am

#737892

Does everyone on here wave to other ACVW drivers, and how many get waves back.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 29 Sep 2009, 7:41 am

#737893

Hi

All the time and most times I get a wave back.

Steve

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 29 Sep 2009, 7:56 am

#737895

I wave all the time. Usually get ignored by kombi drivers though and if I am in the new beetle, usually get ignored by everyone (even other new beetle drivers). Regulars I see are used to it though and wave back.

Yogie

kombivw Wolfsburg Wizard

463 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 8:07 am

#737896

Fraid I am one that ignores Beetles. was never intentional, its just that i notice other Kombi's more, and rarely get a wave back when I initiate to a Beetle. Always feel bad tho when a Beetle waves and I notice at last minute (beetle and wave) and have not responded. apologies to any I have done this to.
Have to say my two passions ACVW and M/bikes seem to be the only forms of transport that have the wave and the nod. always impresses passengers who have never seen this.

MY KOMBI AND BUG (CLICK HERE)

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 29 Sep 2009, 9:04 am

#737900

only old VWs no one waves in a new generation VW

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Dirtbag What the hell does standard mean?

407 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 9:21 am

#737902

I think that's because new generation VWs are generally owned (I say generally, not all) by different kinds of people, not enthusiasts.

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 29 Sep 2009, 10:42 am

#737912

vw54 wrote:only old VWs no one waves in a new generation VW

I do from both my oval and my MkV Golf!
🙂

...and Robert's ya father's brother...

rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 29 Sep 2009, 11:10 am

#737916

I wave at old vw's but kombi drivers make me cross as most of them don't wave back but I still wave at them anyway😂😂
And when I'm driving the hilux I wave at old vw's some times just habbit and they probably think who the hell is that 😂😂 just a friendly hilux driver.😂

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 11:32 am

#737917

I wave 🙂

alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 29 Sep 2009, 11:53 am

#737918

I usually give the oh so cool fingers off the steering wheel wave to fellow old beetle drivers and only wave back to bus drivers if they wave first. Most Bus drivers do not wave at Beetles, well to me anyway. Snobs😂

On another note, there's a young girl around here driving a pink 1302 that never waves. She was herd at the local servo saying in reply to the attendant "people should just get over them" when she was complemented on her nice looking ride. Hmm🙅

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 · 29 Sep 2009, 3:29 pm

#737952

I wave at any old VW, which means pre 90's

Marc

If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 4:09 pm

#737958

Hey 71-BEETLE-SEDAN I waved at you, how about that!!!!!! (White T5 Kombi).

Cheers, Greg

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh

1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 4:23 pm

#737959

Sorry i didnt notice you, ill keep an eye out now, does everyones passengers think they are weird or what cause my girlfriend thinks its soooooooooo cute that i wave.

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 4:35 pm

#737961

alien8 wrote:I usually give the oh so cool fingers off the steering wheel wave to fellow old beetle drivers and only wave back to bus drivers if they wave first. Most Bus drivers do not wave at Beetles, well to me anyway. Snobs😂

On another note, there's a young girl around here driving a pink 1302 that never waves. She was herd at the local servo saying in reply to the attendant "people should just get over them" when she was complemented on her nice looking ride. Hmm🙅

sounds like a silly girl to me.....

71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh

1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 4:40 pm

#737963

I think she needs to sell her car to someone who will appreciate it

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 5:17 pm

#737969

I usually wave, and mostly get a wave back from ACVWs. I often wave at 2nd generation stuff, but often don't get a wave back unless they know me (and quite a few do).

From your ole' mate Jeff

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 29 Sep 2009, 6:28 pm

#737988

that chick needs to trade it in for something more like her...

A holden camira or nova or sumfin... vn commodore will do. what a tart...

Was her number plate PMS-WGN?

(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

matt Insano Dub Head

743 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 29 Sep 2009, 6:53 pm

#737991

i wave and do get waves back but also get a lot of strange looks too 🙂

matt

DaveCarter Officially Full-On Dubber

285 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 6:53 pm

#737992

I always wave but as my dad pointed out it is always with the wrong hand so it is hidden behind the a pillar. Atleast I feel friendly lol

More pics at http://clubvw.org.au/david_carter1.htm
My beast at Warwick drags:
And at Marulan:

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 7:39 pm

#737999

Gotta be a left hand wave.... or a right hand out the window illegal wave....

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 7:41 pm

#738001

bajachris88 wrote:Was her number plate PMS-WGN?

Hahaha.... No. PMS-71S

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 29 Sep 2009, 8:17 pm

#738011

I must admit that I'm a slow waver...
as i don't often see a beetle on the road...

and sometimes the first thing I notice is the wave...
then the beetle... lol

or sometimes a kombi

although I must say there is an elderly gentleman driving a type 3 fastback [probably original owner] in Muswellbrook who always gives Me a wave...

I get used to waving to school kids...
and bipping the horn... beep beep...

PS: two fingers up from the steering wheel was common back in the 60s..

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

coletrickle Wolfsburg Wizard

661 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 8:21 pm

#738014

I used be of the opinion that just because i drive a vw does not make me your friend🙂 so i never waved But now i have a much lower expectation of people so now i wave all the time get a wave most of the time but i'll remember the ones that don't!It's amazing the response i got driving fruit loop around with master racer on the side the man or lady (could't tell they were so angry)in the blue rav 4 obvously had a humor bypass i've never seen anybody so bent out of shape but the smiles/waves from muslim ladys in the full hijab,sudanese refugees little kids,outlaw bikers,police,bogans makes up for the non wavers.Re the chick in the pink super maybe the front end is shaged out and she darenot take a hand off the wheel for fear of crashing

ByronBug High Priestess of Unequaled Coolness & Flower Child

1,446 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 29 Sep 2009, 9:05 pm

#738034

I wave to all VW's...mostly the "newer" VW drivers don't wave back....obviously the newer ones don't have the"wave" printed in their owners manual

59 Microbus Kombi (MERCY)
64 Microbus Kombi (CHANNON)

FROSTY Insano Dub Head

744 posts · joined May 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 9:12 pm

#738036

And there is the new generation that drive the new golf, jetta and passat that wave to me ( I drive a new one for work) I don't wave at them they are a mob of tossers.....

Oh you should have chased the chick in the pink super to ask her why she didn't wave.

polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 9:36 pm

#738055

yep every time and get a wave everytime

VW - helping put oil back into the ground for over 60 years

Steve Koontz Learner Dubber

2 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 29 Sep 2009, 9:37 pm

#738057

I wave to everyone all the time doesnt matter what they drive.👍

vanderaj Administrator a suffusion of yellow

3,130 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Sep 2009, 2:47 am

#738119

The "Steve Koontz" poster is not the real sbk we know and love on this forum.

I've temporarily banned this probably fake user until an explanation is forthcoming. In the unlikely event that the new member is also a "Steve Koontz" the account will be unbanned and renamed to remove confusion between sbk and this member.

thanks,
Andrew

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 30 Sep 2009, 7:58 am

#738139

I wave but as people said before i often get ignored by kombis. And it's hard to know to wave to 2nd generation vee dubbs cause some are enthusiasts that used to have an air cooled vw but have "updated" to new dubbs. But mostly get a wave back but for some reason some just don't wave back even if your both in beetles. From Dylan The Dubber.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Sep 2009, 8:13 am

#738142

Hi

I find the best way to get a wave if your feeling all alone in your VW, is beep the horn, wave your right arm out the window and swerve into their lane, works every time, even if they don't have a VW.🤪

Steve