Ok, so the second time I ever drove a Porsche (test driving a 97 S tip), a fellow Porsche guy smiled & waved as he drove by. I thought, "How cool, he thinks I'm in the club" and I waved back. Shortly thereafter, I got my first Porsche, 95 993 C2Cab...now I'm waving...big wave, little wave, fingers, smiles, whatever...and get almost nothing back. Did I miss a memo? Did this tradition die? Was it never a tradition and I just ran into a friendly sort? Please advise, as my wife finds it a source of constant amusement...

 

I saw a guy yesterday in a slate gray C4S and he didn't wave back either. He was a crotchedy old fart.

 

The higher the density of Porsches in an area, the more likely that tradition will have withered.

You'd in the p-car capital of the world, so it's not surprising.

In Houston, at least in the areas I'm in, they're damn near like Chevys, so that's precious little waving/flashing/etc here, too.

 

There have been several threads on the wave and headlight flash. You should be able to find them using the search feature. I read a cute one somewhere about the pecking order for waving/flashing. Briefly, the driver in the lower status car is supposed to wave first, hoping he gets a return from the driver of the higher status car. If he doesn't, he can complain that 996 Turbo (or whatever) drivers are stuck up. Some wave/flash; some don't; so wave/flash if you want to (it's considered a friendly gesture), but try not to let it ruin your day if you don't get a return.

 

[quote]Originally posted by Jim Michaels:
<strong>... the driver in the lower status car is supposed to wave first, hoping he gets a return from the driver of the higher status car.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yup. That's why I always wait for those 996 guys, but I guess they don't know the rules.

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Uhmm.. Dan- the only 993 guys waving at me is when they wave me by at the track . Regards. Mike

 

OK Mike - that was a pretty good retort ... even if it did take you just over an hour <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

 

I flash/wave. If I get no response, I moon.
Cheers,
Chris

 

I always wave first, and have gotten responses (when driving either the 996 or my 911) from almost every 911. I don't recall ever getting a response from a 944 or Boxster.

 

Yeah Dan- my wpm on typing is equal to my IQ. Too much to read on this board . Thanks for the beer!! Regards. MIke

 

Dan, et al:

The cute article included the P-car pecking order, which I guess wavers/flashers would have to either memorize or post on the dash. The '70s 911 RS was up there pretty high, as were the 924 turbo (race version) and the 914-6, as I recall. If I approached a 959 (550, 904, GT1, etc.), I'd have to salute, flash, turn on the wipers, turn up the radio, and do a barrel roll. One problem is that many P-car drivers don't know (or care) what all the other P-cars are when they see them. If a 944 driver doesn't wave, maybe it's because he's a kid running NOS with the ricer set; if a Boxster driver doesn't wave maybe he's leasing and doesn't know there were other Porsche models before the 986; in fact, he won't know what a 986 is.