I love the wave on rotten days more then any other, almost always brings a silver lining out.

 

New Mini owners or those who bought them as new wave.........those who buy them used don't get the tutorial at the dealer as to "insider" Mini things.

 

Last week, I drove Winnie over 2,000 miles, from San Diego up to Boise, Idaho and back. Only saw MINIs in Salt Lake City and in Boise, and a vast MINI-less emptiness in between. But the MINI owners in those cities cheerfully waved if they saw me waving. Around home, there are so many that no one much bothers. The best waving days I have had, were around twisties on the weekends. Fellow enthusiasts that were relishing their MINIs abilities were happy to wave. And I *always* wave if I see another MINI soon enough.

 

This past weekend went 3 for 3 on our drive to the zoo. Great day all around. Keep wavin'

 

I waved at first...no one waved back. I felt stupid, so I stopped :(

 

I sure hope MINIs around the KC area still wave. I'll hopefully be cruisin' in a MINI in the next couple of months. I pass so many on my commute to and from school so I will probably be doing a lot of waving. :]

 

Four waves this past week and cheerful new owner too.

 

Finally a good wave last night after about six no-waves. That's enough to keep me waving.

 

First day I owned my MINI, I waved at a MINI and the guy just smiled and nodded.

 

Doing errands around Revere/Saugus MA today....5 out of 5!!!! A good day!!

 

I decided to undertake a little project - so for the last 6 weeks I've waived at every Mini I've seen in the Seattle area (Seattle, Bellevue, Snohomish, Everett, Lynnwood, Edmonds, Monroe), no matter what type of Mini it is, and I haven't had a single wave back!! Maybe its just the Puget Sound Area where people no longer bother to wave?!

 

Try this--flash your headlights and see if it makes a difference. It does for me. Unless you're hanging your arms out the window or sunroof, the other drivers might simply be unable to see over glare in the windshield and/or tints in side windows. I can rarely see what drivers are doing with their arms through glass, but usually get a response to headlights.

Keep in mind that drivers who have Gen 2 cars with bi-xenons will need to have their headlights on already, because flashing will activate the igniters and leveling mechanisms, and that takes a few seconds (and adds wear and tear to the system). If you flash lights that are already on, you're just triggering a quick shutter, which doesn't cause problems.

 

It depends on the traffic. As someone else said, I might be zipping in and out of traffic in true MINI style and it would be foolhardy to take one hand off the steering wheel. But if I see another MINI at a stoplight and catch 'em looking my way, sure, I'll wave and give 'em a big grin. Everybody needs a smile these days.

 

I am from Colorado and just picked up a new MINI from the Seattle dealership there and drove it back. You can have that Seattle traffic! You can also keep that highway from Seattle to Portland! The road noise was so bad I could hardly hear my wife telling me to slow down.

 

I've found that drivers of MINIs with special graphics, mods, optional mirror caps, etc., are the most likely to respond to waves or flashes. Plain "Justas" are probably purchased as commuter cars. We don't see many of them at our club meetings, either.

(No offense intended toward Cooper drivers. Note the adjective "plain.")

 

Wave as if nobody's watching! I wave often and notice waves back often. I also wave to Minis while I'm riding my motorcycle and haven't noticed any waves back (but my eyes don't linger when I'm riding the bike). just got a moped and an awful lot of people wave to me but I'm holding on.

 

Havent gotten a single wave since it started getting cold fellow motorers probably have a tough time seeing my waves when they arent full arm through the sunroof/drivers window

 

South Puget Sounder here. I wave and get a few waves back but, when I'm in the Seattle area traffic, I'm not as social cuz I'm not used to so much traffic. I usually say "MINI!" When I see them, though (which I think gets on my hubby's nerves at times).

Saw two minis today. One this morning....I stuck my hand out the partially open window and waggled my fingers. Couldn't tell if there was a response through the tinted windows. After work...same intersection. I wave. Did he wave back? He's looking towards me...I wave a little more emphatically....he's looking....looking....light changes, I go through the intersection and give a little honk and goofy wave .... He's just looking....I never could tell if he waved. He may have just been trying to figure out who the nutty lady was.... Or maybe so entranced by my Oliver that all he could do was stare.....

 

 

Yesterday, got 2 out of 3!!

 

I got three so far! I just recently became an MCS owner so I was surprised to see the community like this.

The first time I was waved at, I was with my friend on the Florida Turnpike going through the cash lane toll booth. I hear honking and looked over and this dude was just waving so enthusiastically, I just had to smile and wave back. It was pretty awesome.

I got two waves on base today in ND. Strange since I was not expecting it at all. I waved, of course.

 

It's super easy and much safer to lift two fingers off your steering wheel. It's also a great way to reduce the embarrassment factor when you don't get any acknowledgement back .

 

I got four waves today on my commute to and from work! Two cute ladies and two gray haired dudes. Three other people however didn't wave back but still a good day.

 

My parents live in Florida, so I frequent drive my MINI there. I find Florida in general is quite MINI-aware, and I usually get waves in that state, as well as along the route from Texas to Florida.

And my soon-to-be-adopted-home-state-I hope--Arkansas--is very MINI friendly, too!

 

Cedar Rapids Coopers round here? I see many in CR but I want to meet a few