Thread: Where's the Defender wave gone?

I would also add that the Camel Trophy is about as Land Rover as you can get ...

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

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!

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

Originally Posted by Tikirocker

Cause many of them are shopping carts for the Victoria Beckham types ... they wouldn't have a clue why anybody was waving at them. In any case, we don't want to encourage them, cause the only wave we'll likely see from em is like the Queens wave!

Simon.

I had to pick up a fish tank after work from the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney last night. (long story) Anyway.....

Passed lots and lots of brand new Discoveries throughout the Northern and Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. None of them waved.

Got a wave from a Defender in Chatswood and passed another Defender near the Randwick Racecourse. (attempted the side wave)

Originally Posted by Beckford

I had to pick up a fish tank after work from the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney last night. (long story) Anyway.....

Passed lots and lots of brand new Discoveries throughout the Northern and Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. None of them waved.

Got a wave from a Defender in Chatswood and passed another Defender near the Randwick Racecourse. (attempted the side wave)

and you are surprised ?

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

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!!!