The Porsche Wave-Ten Simple Rules

[randywebb]

Originally posted by J P Stein
-Since you stick to the backwaters of Orygun you will seldom see anyone who posted on this thread

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Considerin' thet i wuz growed up in Louisianner, the backwaters here seem quite urbane and soffifercated...

[Dan Mc Intyre]

Originally posted by darkbeer
I even wave a Corvettes, A.M.C. Pacers & Gremlins, Yugos, any Studebaker, all aircooled VW's, De Loreans, Datsun 1600's & 2000's, all Woodies (any make), any& all cars built before 1940, I.H. Scouts, Unimogs & any Anfibicar (that car/boat combo thing).....

Oh...& 58 Impalas, especially convertables

I just happened to see an Amphicar at the Iola car show this year.

[ianc]

just happened to see an Amphicar at the Iola car show this year

Yeah, but did you wave?

ianc

[JCF]

An ol Steve McQueen salut to any Porsche that crosses my path - if you're cool consider it in the spirit it was given in the film - if you're an ass, well you know what it means then.

John

[efhughes3]

HELP-moderators! Please kill this thread

[JCF]

Hey Ed, consider yourself saluted ....

[86Carrera]

Originally posted by island911
I'll second that.

I'll third that, esp. the six.

[herdman]

Now Let's see, When I was 18 I had a 356 , at 25 a 914. Then at about 30 a 944 and a differant 914. then after that a 924., some were along the way a fiat, Then a 65 mustang And now a 924S. With each passing ownership was I a jerk at one time and one cool dude at another? I,m lost in the logic. Let's kill this Please!! P.S I forgot the 68' 912 it the age of 40 something.

[Por_sha911]

Originally posted by herdman
Now Let's see, When I was 18 I had a 356 , at 25 a 914. Then at about 30 a 944 and a differant 914. then after that a 924., some were along the way a fiat, Then a 65 mustang And now a 924S. With each passing ownership was I a jerk at one time and one cool dude at another? I,m lost in the logic. Let's kill this Please!! P.S I forgot the 68' 912 it the age of 40 something.

I think the answer is obvious: you have automotive schizophrenia

[klober23]

We need to edit these rules for the Cayman.

[RFR]

WOW! I like the T shirt idea.......but all the freaking discord this thread has caused.

Some may be in jest, but I think there is some real antagonism here!

Some porsche owners sound like real pricks!

I owned 2 914s LOVED them! But got crap for not having a "real Porsche"

Now I own a 78 targa LOVE it! but get crap for not having a coupe, or having an SC or a turbo or ( fill in blank)

I also own 2 Datsun 1600 roadsters, A 66 and a 70. No one ever gives me crap for those!!! people just say COOL CAR!

The datsun crowd seems to apreciate all models, be it 67.5 2000, or late model 1600s or 510s or 240s, 260s 280s 300ZX, etc.

There is so much less bickering and flaming because your car of choice is not the "right one"

I think ALL porsches are cool!


Roman
78 PORSCHE SC TARGA
66 DATSUN 1600 ROADSTER
70 DATSUN 1600 ROADSTER

[ChemMan]

I wave at all other porsches, not like there are a bunch around where I live. I stopped waving at the single cayenne in the area. I just get a confused look back.
Mike

[klober23]

By the way.....I like all Porsches Just having fun, not serious

[MysticLlama]

It goes both ways, I've had some aircooled 911s not even see me in the Boxster. I'm perfectly happy to give a wave or a nod.

The SC has been at home in the garage for a couple weeks now. It gets more attention, but that might be because it's about 3 times as loud as the 986 is.

[bigchillcar]

this thread..is back..must..must..phone help..must..help..
ryan

[emcdan]

We need to edit these rules for the Cayman.

Klober....did you have to think it about for 5 months? or did you just now see the thread? ha ha

[911Atlanta]

Glenn -- finally, someone put into words what I've been thinking ! Now, how about a hierarchy of "waves, which allows for modulation based on mood, driving conditions, car conditioin, whether or not a hot chick is driving, etc., regardless of car. Someone should put together a matrix.

Now, for my list, ranked in order of respect given:

1. Double Flash of Bright Lights

2. Single Flash of Brights

3. Wave

4. Head Nod (up or down, though up is a bit cooler)

5. Eye Contact / Slight Smile

6. Lack of Scowl / Avoidance of Eye Contact

[MysticLlama]

I do the nod or half steering wheel wave a lot. Don't flash the brights.

Lack of scowling... that one might be difficult for me to accomplish. Grr.

[911skb]

At the risk of adding to this bad dream of a thread, I thought I'd give my experience of not to interpret too much into a wave or a lack of a wave.

I was driving my 77 911 (one of those despised middies ) and was focusing to my right at approaching cross traffic, more of a peripherial vision look, my head was still straight (had sunglasses on, so you wouldn't know I was looking to my right).

Anyway, at the last minute, I see a bright yellow newer 2003ish turbo passing right by me. The driver is an overweight middle age guy (I'm overweight but not quite middle age ). He is waving to me and smiling, I notice him too late and don't get my hand up, just see him go by. Probably giving him a deadpanned looked w/ my sunglasses on.

Now I feel like the horses a$$, looking like a air-cooled Porsche snob that won't wave at any of those new water cooled Porsche wanna-be's. When really I'll wave to anybody and am usually looking for other Porsches whenever I'm driving.

Who knows what he thought, but I hope an inadvertent missed wave on my part didn't sour him to folks driving older p-cars.

Likewise, if someone in a different model Porsche doesn't wave to me, I don't write off that whole crowd either.

My $0.02

[DP944]

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this man is right