When I first got my copper s in 04......other mini people were always waving at me, much like many motorcycle riders do. But, over the last year i have noticed few fellow mini drivers see or choose to wave back.....is this form of comradely dead among fellow mini people ???

 

Many of us wave (I'm a motorcycle guy too, so I wave.) but I think as the car becomes more and more popular it's fewer "MINI Culture" kind of people riding around in them, statistically speaking. Keep waving!

 

It doesn't hurt to wave, maybe you can fire up their wave spirit

 

I always wave and feel like a fool when they don't see me but I still do it. It is the 1 out of 10-20 that wave back that really make my day.

 

My experience is similar to @yetti96's, about 50% of MINI drivers wave back at me...but I keep waving! :-)

 

ive been waved at once since ive owned my mini. I still wave even tho over half the time i dont get something back.....since there is a Mini dealership close to where i live there are a lot more minis around....i guess they dont wave back cause to them its just a car

 

I definitely wave. If I see somebody not waving back, sometimes I will do a very enthusiastic wave to try to force one out of them!

 

I don't. I hate the whole "cute wave" thing :-/

 

I mean to wave, but I have to (1) recognise that the approaching vehicle is indeed a MINI, and (2) remember if I am driving my MINI. Sometimes, by the time my brain comes up to a "yes" for both, that other MINI has already passed by.

 

Yes i wave and it feels kinda nice when others wave back "WITH A SMILE". Though i am getting a little tired of not getting any response from most. It seems the MINI is just another car to some fellow owners. Funny how i get waves from non-MINI owners with big *** smiles too.

 

I have given up since nobody waves back . . .

 

I always wave and most wave back.

Dave

 

No wavers but me and 1 or 2 others in the Buffalo area...

 

I do, figure it couldn't hurt.

 

always wave

 

I always wave on my leisurely trips around the area. But if I'm raking the gears & cutting thru rush hour traffic in true MINI fashion, I'm usually focused on gaps a few cars ahead & don't really look for MINIs to wave unless at a stop light or maybe passing one.

 

I have only had 1 or 2 people wave to me first. But I always wave and about 50% of the time I get a wave back. When people leisurely drive on the weekends I generally get a few more waves. Keep Waving!

 

I didn't even know about the whole waving thing since im relatively new to the mini world. However I've had 3 people wave at me while I'm driving (they were all in minis) since I've owned the car (4 months) and I always wave back. However something that I've noticed is that it's near impossible to get a mini to race. I'm a naturally speed oriented guy, probably because my last car was an m5, so I always try to entice other minis.. In general, they won't budge unless they actually have visible performance mods.

 

find me on the GSP or rt78
we will vroom vroom

ive found the only willing people are in there fully bodyflared ricers.

im stock in a justa... for now. its not fast but its fun to toy around

 

In case you're interested, here is another link dealing with this topic:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...to-wave-1.html

Just keep waving, somedays I get a lot of return waves, somedays I don't get any!

 

I usually evaluate the oncoming MINI and choose whether to wave or not.

Brightly colored MINI with checkered mirror caps, checkered roof and checkered rearview-wave, they're enthusiastic.

Sparkling Silver or Pepper White with nothing on it-don't wave unless waved to, they're strictly a commuter who's looking for good gas mileage.

Black with darkly tinted windows-are they waving? I can't tell. Should I wave? I don't know-I don't wanna invade their privacy. It seems like it's important to them.

JK, I'll probably be tinting my windows on my Chili Red. I love that look.

 

hahahahaha
oddrock has it right

 

Oh Yea ! Always wave ! Geaux Cooper Wave .
El Tiger

 

I go (Geaux) for Cooper waving too. Seems that getting a wave back is a very rare thing anymore. C'est la cie...

 

i gave up. plus the same ones i see daily ive already tried and theres no point in waving to the same random stranger every day lol