last time I waved at a passing sports car was probably 40 years ago

today's old -school car quiz question:

what mid 70s car was one of the first inexpensive imported " modmobile " whose many enthusiasts went on to start the whole SoCal-bred ricer scene that swept the globe in the mid 80s and beyond ?

Its owners " beep beeped " as they passed each other .

( it was to the 70s what the GTi was to the 80s, CRX in the early 90s, the WRX in the 2000s and the Toyoburu twins represent today : starter new cars that college aged car nuts can afford with large tuning industry support that seasoned elder enthusiasts respect )

 

When I learned to drive my dad's 356 back in the early 60s, he taught me to flash the headlights at any Porsche I met. Nowadays, you'd wear out the switch doing that, and everybody would think you're signaling them about a speed-trap ahead. Times have changed....

TT

 

I wave at no one......well I did at a 918 spyder......I guess I'm just a hater.

 

Stopped waving after a while, almost nobody in my area gives a **** to wave back. There is something profoundly sad if you wave to somebody and they don't wave back. LOL!

 

I always wave...in the past year I have had exactly ONE 911 wave back.

I won't give up, though...I am a friendly person!

 

Oof. Ain't that the truth. More like after a couple of good German beers and a G&T. FWIW, I generally confine my waving or flashing to other 911s and pretty much only do it where the driving is fun. My hit rate for returned waves is still south of 50%.

 

I've just become a 911 owner (just over 1 week now ) and I've been pleasantly surprised by the "Porsche wave". Boxster, Cayman and Carrera drivers all seem to wave and acknowledge a fellow P-car owner. Porsches certainly aren't common in my area, so it's not like I'm seeing them daily.
Cayenne drivers (which I suspect are a different type of Porsche buyer) seem exempt from the wave courtesy

 

Really? I wave to everyone while riding (pedons, runners, cyclists) and people wave back maybe half the time (in Napa). In Hawai'i (Big Island) everyone waves - probably b/c they are so happy to be there.

 

Yep, and it's typical. I think it's because I'm out early and pretty much where I'm going everyone is riding for pleasure. Hard to not be happy and wanting to connect with others who are likely doing the same thing.

 

People in older Porsches always wave. They're enthusiasts with a proper appreciation of the marque.
While all on this forum are enthusiasts, I'd guess most new 991 owners aren't, and that's why, after only a few thousand miles, there are so many awesome 1 and 2 year old 991s for sale. These guys go back to their Lexuses or Infinitis or Mercedeses, to which they are more well suited. These guys don't wave, usually not because they are A holes, but because they don't know they're supposed to.

 

I thought it is obvious - I sometimes drive Cayenne and Macan, and I sometimes drive 911s and Panamera.

 

I usually just flip the bird to all the 911 drivers when they wave at me