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Old May 14, 2013 | 09:14 PM
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Wave??? In Savannah, a place of arts and such... MINIs... No. The wave is dead. Trust me... Dead.
 
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Old May 14, 2013 | 09:54 PM
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Old May 14, 2013 | 09:56 PM
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Save the wave!
 
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Old May 14, 2013 | 10:58 PM
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A few of the MINI's I have past in the Daytona Beach area have waved at me. I wave, and I will always wave to a passing MINI, it's tradition.
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 12:55 AM
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Had a great waving moment the other day. I was driving my spice orange justa on the highway and low and behold in the left lane was my twin! I don't see too many spice orange ones (this was my fourth time in a year of ownership) so I was pretty excited. Traffic started to slow in their lane, so I sped up in my lane, and I was hoping they would catch up. So when they did, to my utter joy and happiness when I looked over, they noticed their twin and everyone in my twin mini was waving and smiling and giving me the thumbs up!

We just kept smiling at each other

Great mini moment!!
 

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Old May 15, 2013 | 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by elscotty
A few of the MINI's I have past in the Daytona Beach area have waved at me. I wave, and I will always wave to a passing MINI, it's tradition.
What color is your MINI? I am in the Palm Coast area so maybe we have waved to each other.
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Braminator
What color is your MINI? I am in the Palm Coast area so maybe we have waved to each other.
Midnight Black Metallic.
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by elscotty
Midnight Black Metallic.
Cool. The JAMM group is having a rally this Saturday if you are interested in joining. We are meeting in Jax.
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 05:12 AM
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Cool! I will see if I can go.
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 05:14 AM
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Here is a new etsy shop that came out of me bugging all the groups about where the AWESOME "Save the Wave" sticker on the Cooper at the Dragon came from. I ordered mine yesterday for Tycoon!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/15105460...op_home_active
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 05:24 AM
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I'm old-school, so I mainly flash my brights while raising four right fingers from the steering wheel. I seldom get a response from a bone-stock MINI (Justa, S, or JCWhitney).

I follow the same procedure whenever I pass any car I find unique and noteworthy.
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by elscotty
Cool! I will see if I can go.
Let me know on Friday and you can follow me up there.
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 06:20 AM
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I waved at a guy I was passing the other day because he was looking. I THINK he waved but I was going too fast to see for sure
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 07:55 AM
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Almost 0 waves after nearly 2 years in FL.

I move to South Dakota for a short while, and less than 2 weeks in, 2 waves on lonely highways!
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Braminator
Cool. The JAMM group is having a rally this Saturday if you are interested in joining. We are meeting in Jax.
When else do they meet? Events this summer? I will be in the Daytona area this summer tho will not have my Mini.
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 07:51 PM
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Will do.
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jgc_tn
When else do they meet? Events this summer? I will be in the Daytona area this summer tho will not have my Mini.
The events run every Friday and every third Saturday. Get in touch with me and you can join me if you would like too.
 
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Old May 16, 2013 | 06:33 AM
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I pass a red hardtop justa weekly, whether on my way to work or out and about... And I know he sees me, but every time I pass him, eyes looking straight ahead, both hands on the steering wheel. I'll just keep waving.
 
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Old May 16, 2013 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by MiniMouse17
I pass a red hardtop justa weekly, whether on my way to work or out and about... And I know he sees me, but every time I pass him, eyes looking straight ahead, both hands on the steering wheel. I'll just keep waving.
Flash him, and see if he responds.

Headlights, I mean. ;-)
 
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Old May 16, 2013 | 06:55 AM
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I use to drive a Jeep all the time till getting my MINI and I wave at people in MINIs and some wave back and some don't never keep count. I sometimes wave a Jeeps and they look at me like I am nuts.

Like in the Jeep just wave at the vehicle and not the person if they wave back all the better.

 
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Old May 16, 2013 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Braminator
The events run every Friday and every third Saturday. Get in touch with me and you can join me if you would like too.
Cool........got a fairly good idea of our plans but this gang laid back & each can do their own thing. Keep you posted. Thanks!
 
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Old May 16, 2013 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jgc_tn
Cool........got a fairly good idea of our plans but this gang laid back & each can do their own thing. Keep you posted. Thanks!
 
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Old May 16, 2013 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by pmsummer
I'm old-school, so I mainly flash my brights while raising four right fingers from the steering wheel. I seldom get a response from a bone-stock MINI (Justa, S, or JCWhitney).

I follow the same procedure whenever I pass any car I find unique and noteworthy.
JCWhitney LOL. I don't really get it though...
 
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Old May 16, 2013 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Melangell
Wave??? In Savannah, a place of arts and such... MINIs... No. The wave is dead. Trust me... Dead.
Ahh, Savannah. The city mothers and fathers would be rolling in their graves at such a loss of southern hospitality.

In Chattanooga, vestiges of politeness still linger (with a few exceptions), at least on the roads I drive.
 
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Old May 16, 2013 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by pmsummer

Flash him, and see if he responds.

Headlights, I mean. ;-)
Haha, PM!! Thanks again for the use of your radio in Austin!
I'll flash the red hardtop next time!
 
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