I've already waved to 4 R53 owners and have had positive waves back. I also got one flash of the headlights... I'm going to do my best to acknowledge and wave at all Bay Area Mini owners.

 

Great. Keep it up. Remember, its up to all of us to keep the wave alive.

 

Heck, I do not have my Cooper yet, but I have been waving. Got a return from a new Pepper White yesterday. She was a cutie! And the car was not bad either.

I know I should not be waving until I get mu Mini, but I am so dang excited. I cannot help myself. I figure it will be good kharma.

 

can you flash headlights with the xenons?

 

yep, the new headlights are bi-xenon. Anyways, I don't have my MINI yet but I waved to a MINI driver yesterday. I dont think she even saw me because my windows are tinted.

 

Congrats on the new ride!! There are times when I'm driving my other car, that i forget and wave at other Minis and a lot of the times i get a friendly wave back.I also have an old Corvette and do a lot of waving to other vettes. I think the Corvette people started the wave thing and caught on to other makes.
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Yes, you can flash with the Xenons, but doesn't that put a lot of wear and tear on the igniters?

 

I wave whenever I can which is most of the time. Its fun when someone responds back (in a positive way)

 

I think waving started back in the 80s with the Benz.... the 1880s that is.

 

We had a Triumph in the 1970s, and other Triumph owners always waved. So you're right, it probably goes way back.

 

Goes back at least as far as the 50's--Porsche owners used to wave. Hubby says back then ALL sports cars waved to each other, regardless of marque. Must have been a friendly (and lonely) time.

Now that they're back on the road, drivers of restored 356s wave to each other--on the rare occasions that they meet. Heck, in some areas they turn around and track each other down!