Thread: Where's the Defender wave gone?

Originally Posted by goingbush

Since Ive been daily driving my Series 3 lightweight 6 years now , thats every day , I ve seen ONE series LandRover & obviously exhanged waves . I always get waves from Jeeps & Jimnys , and most cars older than 30 years but nothing from any LandRover that does not have a split screen. Theres a bloke in town that daily drives a Td5 Defender , he dosen't even look, not a hint of recognition let alone a wave . It certainly is a lost cause.

Run him off the road next time, that should get his attention.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Run him off the road next time, that should get his attention.

hes got a ZA sticker on the back, maybe Sud Ufricans see Land Rovers as just any other car.

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

I cant say I have ever waved to a RRS... or any other model except a Defender.
You arent really in the know.

I don't identify a RRS or any other model other than a (old) Defender as a Land Rover, fact is I cant't tell them apart from most other cars.

Originally Posted by goingbush

I don't identify a RRS or any other model other than a (old) Defender as a Land Rover, fact is I cant't tell them apart from most other cars.

Same here.

Originally Posted by goingbush

hes got a ZA sticker on the back, maybe Sud Ufricans see Land Rovers as just any other car.

Having just returned from a trip to Cape Town I think they are just a crazy as we are!

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

While test driving a customers Defender (classic) I got my FIRST wave from a new model Defender driver!

who would have thought such a thing...

I wave whether I'm driving the "classic" or the "new improved"...I don't know why I bother really

Originally Posted by goingbush

Since Ive been daily driving my Series 3 lightweight 6 years now , thats every day , I ve seen ONE series LandRover & obviously exhanged waves . I always get waves from Jeeps & Jimnys , and most cars older than 30 years but nothing from any LandRover that does not have a split screen. Theres a bloke in town that daily drives a Td5 Defender , he dosen't even look, not a hint of recognition let alone a wave . It certainly is a lost cause.

I always wave at series they don’t always wave back

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Same here.

X 2. What a bloody boring world we have created around us!