THAT'S RIGHT! At DCMM we do wave (and talk about the people that don't): http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=68

 

I rode motorcycles for years, and the wave seems most common among motorcyclists.

I'm a VW fan, and the VW community used to wave a lot more, but now that VW's are everywhere, the wave has gone away for the most part.

I don't have a MINI yet, but will sure try the wave once I get mine. There's two or three MINIs in my work parking lot between day and night shift...

 

My Cinamini and I motored up Angeles Crest Hwy this past weekend (top down of course) and got some waves from motorcycles and an older couple in a 1960's-ish convertible beautiful Mercedes! I didn't wave first, all these happy folks did!

Never saw a single MINI though :(

 

Me and the other resident Mini owner in my neighborhood wave to each other whenever we pass each other.

I also pass a bright yellow mini with a white bonnet stripes on my way to work and I wave to her every morning, but she doesn't wave back.. I'll break her eventually

 

I love how the annoying details of a challenging day at work fade away after a wave on the drive home. Thanks, metallic silver w/blue stripes! I couldn't stop smiling yesterday after we "met", and I hope we pass one another again one afternoon soon.

 

Just got my mini and being a motorcycle rider as well as coming from a 99 subaru wrx, WRX guys always wave and of course bikers do. Kind of a downer I have not gotten one wave not even from a modded mini :/ Keep waving and they will get the idea eventually or just look at you like your stupid

 

Been driving the MC for 3 years now and I only waved once. He had the exact same car, MC Earl Grey edition. I waved at him and he kind of raised his hand with a confused look. It was awkward.

 

Keep waving. I didn't get my first wave until about a month after I got my MCS. Now it's hit or miss, but I usually get waves from Minis in my neighborhood or near my job.

 

Lately, I've been getting about 70% return waves around town.

Dave

 

I do the "lift-2-fingers-off-steering-wheel" move when I see another Mini...is that considered a wave? Much more subtle, but oncoming Mini's can definitely see the gesture...though still not response in about 10 tries :(

 

We now have 5 Minis in the valley here. They all wave! By chance, one person must work in the courthouse across the street from us so my Mini and that Mini form an alliance daily!

 

Got my first wave on Tuesday. It helped that I flashed my brights first, but it was a very enthusiastic wave -- made my day!

 

In the 3 weeks ive had my cooper ive been waved at about 4 out of 8 times. It makes me laugh a bit when someone does it!!!

 

Most people now are to busy talking on the phone to wave back!

 

Hmm...I'll have to try waving and see what happens. Should be interesting. Las Vegas isn't exactly filled with friendly people.

That...and my wife is probably going to think I've lost it.

 

Two waves for two return waves the past two days. Batting 1000 so far. w00t

 

Hi, Stephatron. Were you on 234 headed south a couple Saturdays back? I saw a laser blue MINI headed south when I was northbound on my way to MINI of Sterling for a quick checkup before headed down to NC for the THMMCs BRPT this past weekend. Couldn't see the licence plate because of the median but I did get a wave back. I am in a mellow yellow '09 as shown on my signature with license plate CARY CPR. If not, well, got a wave anyway so that was good! Actually I get quite a few waves except on I-95 where most folks look at me like I'm a nutcase (commuter MINIwankers... "MINIWanker" [n]: a MINI pilot with poor MINI motoring etiquette )

 

Only a few have waved back at me in my area. I'm usually the one who instigates the wave but there were a couple that waved first.

 

Until I read this thread I thought it was odd that a biker on his Hog gave me the biker wave (two fingers pointing at the ground) the other day when I had my wife's convertible. All the windows were up and I was too slow to be able to respond. :(

 

I still wave. And when I'm on my Harley, I regularly give MINIs a

 

You know.....it really is amusing. Initially, I figured all the gomer "Honda" riders and Trike-bike riders would be the ones to wave. However, in 3 years, not one single non-Harley rider (I've seen anyway) has given me or any of my club mates when I've motored with them any kind of acknowledgement... It's the hardened, hardcore Harley riders that always seem to... I think they know we just get it and they get us...it's all about the enjoyment of the road....

 

Waved at srtoad4 about half an hour ago on University Dr. near 44th St.

From 3 lanes away and through tinted windows, I doubt the wave was seen, but, hey, I tried....

C ya,
Dutch

 

Waved at two in two days and got waves back

 

4 waves in 2 weeks, big smiles all around!
A special hello to the pretty lady in the Hudson BRGII Clubman!

 

Yup, I wave or flash lights, and sometimes I get a response. Not so much in the Houston area (probably because there are so many MINIs there), but I often get waves or flashes on the open highway, and in states where MINIs are less common. My theory is that "rare birds stick together" in those areas.

I'm old enough to remember the good old days when ALL import drivers waved to each other, then only sports car drivers, and finally those of a single marque. Back in those days our daily driver was a Porsche 356, and we always waved--and got responses--from other 356 drivers. And we still do--the same car still lives in our garage some 45 years later!