Hang on, without the Range Rover (classic shape) there would have been no coil sprung 90s, 110s and Defenders, you should be excommunicated from the LR community if you don't wave back at a classic! :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Bushranger
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Hang on, without the Range Rover (classic shape) there would have been no coil sprung 90s, 110s and Defenders, you should be excommunicated from the LR community if you don't wave back at a classic! :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Bushranger
I would also add that the Camel Trophy is about as Land Rover as you can get ... ;)
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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
Classics are rather cool. We have an original LR spare wheel and twin jerry can holder from a classic. It mounts to the hitch receiver. And yeah, I hadn't thought about the evolution to coils.
Okay, I shall endeavor to put in a better effort and acknowledge my LR Kith n' Kin. :)
The 'wave' was a very important skill to master when the lad was learning to drive our Defender. That and double clutching.
He's picked it up very well, now I've challenged him to do both at the same time where possible :-)
I just spent a week in Perth and every Defender I past either waved, beeped or did both - I of course did the same, so the wave is alive and well on the west coast and whats better is that ive only had it for 3 weeks and a nice fella down the road keeps dropping off free spares and other stuff for me so I must go catch up with him for a beer :D
I had to pick up a fish tank after work from the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney last night. (long story) Anyway.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Tikirocker
Passed lots and lots of brand new Discoveries throughout the Northern and Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. None of them waved. :mad:
Got a wave from a Defender in Chatswood and passed another Defender near the Randwick Racecourse. :) (attempted the side wave)
and you are surprised ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Beckford
I do have a Disco IV from the Eastern Suburbs wave to me, but only as I know them as they have a country house/gallery here :D
It certainly isn't a Land Rover thing.
Around here the Disco 3 and 4's mostly have mums dropping there kids off at the various private schools. You barely get a look, definitely not a smile, and never a wave. I think they wouldn't have any idea that a Defender is made by the same manufacturer.
I only bother with Series and Defers, the rest might have there own thing perhaps, but the score rate was so low for Discos and RR I gave up.
What goes around, comes around!
If someone is gracious to wave at me, I wave back, regardless of what they ride/drive, its simple manners. And no I'm not a hippy or country boy from the the bush, I'm a city slicker, go figure!!!
Fact of the matter up here in the Pilbara is that outside the major towns everybody waves at each other, regardless of brand and even if it's just the index finger off the steering wheel in greeting.
Passing a Defender therefore requires a bit of extra hanging out the window, waving and thumbs up gestures!:D
The upside of living up here is that almost all of the guys on the forum knows each other's vehicles around town!