The defender wave

**MinniTheMoocha** · 17th October 2008, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by haggisbasher

Minni.... will keep my eyes open for ya. But yeah, some folks must drive around asleep.

On a side not, i drive down Berkeley Street, Hawthorn , on my way to work and see a nice new Defender parked there every morning. Is it anyone on here?... one wonders.

THB

I work in Hawthorn but I'm in a nice old white Defender 1998. I come down Burwood highway regularly although sometimes Camberwell Rd.

**haggisbasher** · 17th October 2008, 07:20 AM

Hehehe... Minni.... i work in Hawthorn too, at Scotch. Go down Riversdale rd and through Camberwell junction too. Will keep my eyes peeled for ya...

Am a white 95Tdi... hopefully soon with a s/steel snorkel.

Later

C

**Xavie** · 17th October 2008, 07:29 AM

Well, I think it is a landy thing and not just a Defender thing. When I was down in the Monaro over the last week all of the Discos waved and a few stopped to talk. Also in the series everyone you see waves whether landy or not. I even got offered several thousand off a quad bike after the sales person saw I had a disco and they had one too and I pointed out a few things to them.

Xav

**Scallops** · 17th October 2008, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by Xavie

Well, I think it is a landy thing and not just a Defender thing.
Xav

Don't kid yourself, pal!

No Disco driver has ever waved to me - I've given up trying with that crowd.

**Ben** · 17th October 2008, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by Scallops

Don't kid yourself, pal!

No Disco driver has ever waved to me

I often get waves from Disco drivers. Just the other week, approaching Ayers Rock, I got a friendly wave from a lady driving a Disco (with a pair of Lightforces) as she overtook. Didn't get a wave from the Defender 130 further up the road, however.

**samuelclarke** · 17th October 2008, 09:26 AM

Ah the Defender wave - got to love it! In the few months I've had my Defender most of the other Defender drivers I come across wave back.

Other Land Rovers for that matter are another story...haven't yet got a wave out of a Disco, Range Rover or Freelander - they just look at you like you're strange!

**MinniTheMoocha** · 17th October 2008, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by haggisbasher

Hehehe... Minni.... i work in Hawthorn too, at Scotch. Go down Riversdale rd and through Camberwell junction too. Will keep my eyes peeled for ya...

Am a white 95Tdi... hopefully soon with a s/steel snorkel.

Later

C

Thats scary. I am not far from Scotch. Just off Auburn Rd near the cycle velodrome.

**NCF 110** · 17th October 2008, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by MinniTheMoocha

Thats scary. I am not far from Scotch. Just off Auburn Rd near the cycle velodrome.

Is there another kind of Velodrome other than cycling!!!

only joking

**MinniTheMoocha** · 17th October 2008, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by stew1236

Is there another kind of Velodrome other than cycling!!!

only joking

Well a velodrome is essentially an oval track with banked sides and motorbikes and nas cars race around similar tracks.

But I guess you are right they predominantly refer to bicycles.

I guess I now know who not to wave to

**tazd** · 20th October 2008, 07:25 AM

love the wave. had to laugh the other day as my girlfriend took the defender out and when she came home told me she had two old guys wave at her, she thought it was weird so i had to fill her in.
i think disco owners wave as they just want to belong

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