I'm Done Wavin'
5th Gear
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From: Raleigh, NC
Here in Raleigh I rarely get a wave back, but I still do it. I even waved at a guy in a silk green Cooper last night with a white apple graphic on the door - but I was running, and I don't think he was paying attention to us runners.
I've gotten more waves from people not in MINI's and only from other MINI's mostly when I'm travelling outside of town. I still do it, hoping it will catch on, but I'm not holding my breath.
I've gotten more waves from people not in MINI's and only from other MINI's mostly when I'm travelling outside of town. I still do it, hoping it will catch on, but I'm not holding my breath.
3rd Gear
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From: OBX, NC
well i've had my pepper white MCSc for 8 months now and i've enjoyed seeing all you other mini's out there motoring around DC and northern VA! 
whenever i see one of you out there i always give a wave. i have yet to get a wave back or have another mini driver wave to me. 
so i'm gonna save my strength for the curvy roads and just enjoy my motoring. gotta say i thought there would be a more sense of community out there on the road...oh well.
i hope all you non-wavers are having as much fun with your mini's as i am with mine!
whenever i see one of you out there i always give a wave. i have yet to get a wave back or have another mini driver wave to me. so i'm gonna save my strength for the curvy roads and just enjoy my motoring. gotta say i thought there would be a more sense of community out there on the road...oh well.i hope all you non-wavers are having as much fun with your mini's as i am with mine!
Ps. Have fun on the curvy roads!
(wave)
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From: OBX, NC
Here in Raleigh I rarely get a wave back, but I still do it. I even waved at a guy in a silk green Cooper last night with a white apple graphic on the door - but I was running, and I don't think he was paying attention to us runners.
I've gotten more waves from people not in MINI's and only from other MINI's mostly when I'm travelling outside of town. I still do it, hoping it will catch on, but I'm not holding my breath.
I've gotten more waves from people not in MINI's and only from other MINI's mostly when I'm travelling outside of town. I still do it, hoping it will catch on, but I'm not holding my breath.
Lighten up people! Give the guy a wave.
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5th Gear
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From: Raleigh, NC
BTW, I'm a AB/W MC with bonnet stripes!
3rd Gear
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From: San Diego,CA
Don't be tempted by the Dark Side. Wave! I feel bad when I wave & I don't get one back; but there are times when I can get several on the way home from work. That just makes everything so much nicer. The work tension, bad news on the radio, everything goes away because there's one more person that drives the most enjoyable car on the road that wants to say Hi to me. 
"So don't leave a brother hangin" WAVE
"So don't leave a brother hangin" WAVE
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1st Gear
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From: Annandale VA (DC Area)
a wavin update...
despite my statements to the contrary i was still waving over the easter weekend...and lo and behold i got a wave from a friendly yellow mini! i guess i'll keep wavin...
do i need to open a new thread now then?
do i need to open a new thread now then?
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It's partly being in VA. I wave at several a day. I go for weeks or months with no wave back. But then I'll get three back in a day! Got one today in fact. Just remember you're the better man or woman if you're wavin'.
I think here in northern VA that to the vast majority of MINI owners it's just a car. Most aren't 'into' it as much as we. Their loss! Be wavin' at ya some day.
I got so few at first I thought it wasn't recognized as a MINI by some coming head on because it was a convert and had the aero kit and grills. Then I found and head from others too that just not many wave.
I think here in northern VA that to the vast majority of MINI owners it's just a car. Most aren't 'into' it as much as we. Their loss! Be wavin' at ya some day.
I got so few at first I thought it wasn't recognized as a MINI by some coming head on because it was a convert and had the aero kit and grills. Then I found and head from others too that just not many wave.
3rd Gear
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Arlington, TX
Driving in NoVA sometimes takes a bit of concentration. It would be easy to miss the passing of another Mini when focused upon the road ahead. Not to mention the folks trying to get more done on that durn phone!
Iguana Tamer
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From: Fremont, CA
I was just in SF last night on foot and noticed how practically
every other car now is a MINI. which makes sense- parking is difficult
enough around there....but I can see how waving would be dead out there
when there are so many MINIs....kind of loses its 'specialness'
That said...glad I dont live in the City. I enjoy the wave!
every other car now is a MINI. which makes sense- parking is difficult
enough around there....but I can see how waving would be dead out there
when there are so many MINIs....kind of loses its 'specialness'
That said...glad I dont live in the City. I enjoy the wave!
Originally Posted by bumper sticker
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3rd Gear
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From: Viera, Florida
Well I will be driving back from Florida the 2nd week of May. Unfortunatley, I have to take the Autotrain down. My Mom (92) can only take the ride for so long. So it will be interesting to see how many MINI's I see while I am there and how many of them wave. So if you see a HyperBlue, CabrioS with Union
Jack rearview and side mirror covers, thats Mrs. Peel. Please wave.
Jack rearview and side mirror covers, thats Mrs. Peel. Please wave.
1st Gear
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From: NOVA
I should have waved :(
6th Gear
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From: South Orange County
In south Orange County I see at least 1 Mini every time I drive ,owners under 30 years of age never wave ,never look,over 50 years 99% wave, between those two groups its a crap shoot.I like the wave!
4th Gear
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From: Texas
Got A Huge Wave
Wahooo.... I was waiting at a stop light today when I heard honking. Someone in a Pepper White and Black MINI was honking and waving out of their sun roof as they passed thru the intersection. OMG. YES!!!! That absolutely made my day. That was the heartiest MINI wave I've ever seen in the whole of Tarrant County.
OMG. YES!!!! That absolutely made my day. That was the heartiest MINI wave I've ever seen in the whole of Tarrant County.
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From: Denver's Capitol Hill
6th Gear
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From: Phoenix, AZ
I always wave. If someone doesn't wave back, then I chalk it up to they didn't see me or they are an imposter, borrowed the mini from the true owner, or they stole it!!! Always wave. Don't let the tradition die!!
