Where's the Defender wave gone?

I am noticing that I am not receiving a wave back from any new Defender owners recently.

I must admit that both times it has been doing the school run so clearly the mum driving the new Defender would have no idea.

Should I just give up and not wave at a new Defender owners assuming that they have no idea about the Defender heritage?

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Originally Posted by 86mud

I am noticing that I am not receiving a wave back from any new Defender owners recently.

I must admit that both times it has been doing the school run so clearly the mum driving the new Defender would have no idea.

Should I just give up and not wave at a new Defender owners assuming that they have no idea about the Defender heritage?

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Do they even know it’s a Land Rover?

doubt it.......just a shiny new grocery getter/school run, sport on weekend "car" and just had to get one 'cause hubby's business can right it off

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Originally Posted by 86mud

doubt it.......just a shiny new grocery getter/school run, sport on weekend "car" and just had to get one 'cause hubby's business can right it off

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Bide your time, what goes around comes around.


Wait until you get waved down by one, all teary eyed & "I
don't know what to do & my old man will be furious", 'cos you are of the same breed.

While lifting the bonnet with much clicking of the tongue & the odd "Uh oh" & sucking of air through teeth, you will be in an admirable position to fill them in on the History. Then leave them to it waiting for a couple of hours for the Breakdown Service to change their flat tyre.

Job done!

I dont know about a new Defender but I have had a few drivers of the Defender "classic" not wave.
There is a disturbance in the force, the snob factor has leached into the last of the Defender classics.

(we are calling it the Defender classic now arent we?)

I wound the window down and waved to a blue TD5 with a white roof this afternoon and only got a vaguely confused look in return - I was in the RRS though[biggrin]

Regards,
Tote

I saw two new Defenders in the space of a minute this morning. Didn't rate even a glance from either.

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Originally Posted by Tote

I wound the window down and waved to a blue TD5 with a white roof this afternoon and only got a vaguely confused look in return - I was in the RRS though[biggrin]

Regards,
Tote

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Still, they will be aware now & wondering who it was so the next time you meet on the Queen's Highway they may not know you, but will certainly be expecting a wave & LO & BEHOLD, another Land Rover romance will be born.:wub:


[bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

I dont know about a new Defender but I have had a few drivers of the Defender "classic" not wave.
There is a disturbance in the force, the snob factor has leached into the last of the Defender classics.

(we are calling it the Defender classic now arent we?)

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Why not Dazza, it is as wanky as any other title.[bigrolf]

Whilst I don't generally initiate a wave to a RRS - I will always return a wave from any vehicle thinking that there must be a Defender person in the other car [bigsmile]

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Originally Posted by Tote

I wound the window down and waved to a blue TD5 with a white roof this afternoon and only got a vaguely confused look in return - I was in the RRS though[biggrin]

Regards,
Tote

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