Disco drivers dont wave

[Lindsay]

I used to drive a rangy-and it was like being a club member with waves at each one passing --I have been disappointed to find that now driving a disco, this rarely happens. Why is this so?
Come on disco drivers-do you wave to discos?
Lindsay

[disconut]

Buy a fender. The difference is amazing! 8)

Trev.

[one_iota]

Originally posted by Lindsay
I used to drive a rangy-and it was like being a club member with waves at each one passing --I have been disappointed to find that now driving a disco, this rarely happens. Why is this so?
Come on disco drivers-do you wave to discos?
Lindsay

If they are snorkelled, lifted, bull barred and muddy...yes

Defenders..yes...but you know the fender drivers never wave back...they are snobs :twisted: :wink:

[FenianEel]

Lindsay,

We did this post a couple of mths ago...but I wave to everything LR https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Get little response back around town- they're all shopping carts, school taxis or ego rides :evil:

But i still wave!!!

Although I do miss most of the Freelanders (sorry folks) - most of their drivers - don't even know they've got a LR & they don't really stand out - so they're gone by the time I see them

[Pedro_The_Swift]

hey!
I waved at EVERY SINGLE LR product i came near for 2500 klm last week,,

how many waves returned :?:

zilch.

not from defenders,( the whole one I passed, a green extreme, he was also heading home to QLD)
or rangies,
or disco's

no-one.

am I gunna stop waving?

waddaurekon--- :wink:

[FenianEel]

Originally posted by Pedro_The_Swift
hey!
I waved at EVERY SINGLE LR product i came near for 2500 klm last week,,

how many waves returned :?:

zilch.

not from defenders,( the whole one I passed, a green extreme, he was also heading home to QLD)
or rangies,
or disco's

no-one.

am I gunna stop waving?

waddaurekon--- :wink:

Don't do it - it's worth the frustration for the gratification of the one wave you get back!!! I pass 2 disco's every morning and wave, they used to - now they look at me like "would this ****** stop waving at me"

So I wave even more!!! https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Pedro, I actually saw the Bub91 mobile, heading Nth on the Bruce past the Narangba turnoff Friday week ago - but you were 5 lanes and a gully away!!!!

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Originally posted by FenianEel

Pedro, I actually saw the Bub91 mobile, heading Nth on the Bruce past the Narangba turnoff Friday week ago - but you were 5 lanes and a gully away!!!!

damn useless stealth technology,,


oh wait,,
that was Mrs Pedro!
coming back from brizzy.

with Di driving you probably heard it waaay before you saw it,, :roll:

has a nice doppler effect I'm told https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[Ralph1Malph]

I wave https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[CraigE]

I have found that most RR and Defenders wave to each other. Only about 25% of Disco drivers wave to any other LRs inc Disco's.
A lot depends on situation, it happens that I miss waving some times for various reasons.
Usually if I cant wave or miss my wife and kids do.

[stevo68]

This ol subject :wink: , Im a random waver now, or at least a raised finger, I wave at most Landies I see around coast and on my occasional sojourns up to Brissie. Good with the sunroof, as sometimes people dont see me wave ( eh Bolts https://www.aulro.com/afvb/) cause of the black car, dark tint etc, but the wave is there,

Regards

Stevo

[stevo]

I usually wave to disco's tend to get a response from the modified or dirty ones the cleaner they are the less chance of a wave

[cwebb]

Usually as I near another LR, I'll look to see if the driver is looking my way (ie an interested LR driver). I'll wave if he/she is looking remotely interested, however won't bother if their staring into space, changing CD's or telling the kids off!
That being said, I look at the driver of every Defender type LR that I see on the road, with the objective to wave to them. Unfortunately as it appears I only drive a "mundane LR", that is a Series 2 Disco with snorkel and bullbar, 99% of the time I do not see any acknowlegement from them. I did have one glimmer of hope though, a few months ago on Hoddle St, Melbourne, a bloke with a really nice army spec Defender or Series of some kind. I gave the wave, he gave the acknowlege smile and nod. It felt good to break through to someone in the middle of the city!

[Redback]

Well i have something amazing to say, after bringing this up about a month or so ago, i've been getting responces from other Landy drivers including Defenders AND 8O Disco drivers, one shorty series driver even waved and nodded in the rear view mirror as i was coming up behind him, and tooted his horn as i went by https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
Also there's a dark green Series 1 Disco, lifted, large tyres, offset rims and driving lights across the roof rack in the Heathcote area that has waved a couple of times which is a change (very nice looking Disco) there has also been a couple of Defenders in the Shire that haven't waved (hope they weren't you Bushie).

All this has restored my faith in Landy owners now, so no matter i'll keep waving now, remember it could be me you pass and if i recognise you from here, be prepared for a pizzling :twisted:

Baz.

[Omaroo]

Since I last posted on this subject we've done a fair few kilometres. I'd have to say that out of the dozen or so Defenders we've passed going the other way, ALL of them waved enthusiastically! Then again, with the rack and roof-top tent sitting up there I'm tall and hard to miss!

I never even received this sort of response from the Jeep-set when I was driving one of them around, and the so-called "Jeep Wave" is a thing of fanciful fiction.

[adm333]

Originally posted by FenianEel
Lindsay,

We did this post a couple of mths ago...but I wave to everything LR https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Get little response back around town- they're all shopping carts, school taxis or ego rides :evil:

But i still wave!!!

Although I do miss most of the Freelanders (sorry folks) - most of their drivers - don't even know they've got a LR & they don't really stand out - so they're gone by the time I see them

I wave to other Land Rover drivers..... even when I'm walking along the street.

Now that gets some funny looks I can tell you :!:

:wink:

[Lindsay]

Fair enough-my problem is that I am not lifted-but I do have muddies, bullbar, winch and a rooftop camper. lol. I might put this thread up every month or 2 and then eventually word will get out by osmosis that it is just not kosher to not wave at a fellow landy driver-and if you dont you can expect landy road rage incidents.

see you on the road

[noddy]

Hmmm....I will ignore OI baited hook https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

From our recent travels we reckon the Defender owners are even slacking off in the waving department. :evil:

[Ace]

Originally posted by Noddy
Hmmm....I will ignore OI baited hook https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

From our recent travels we reckon the Defender owners are even slacking off in the waving department. :evil:

I think everyone is slacking off. I rarely get waves from anyone anymore. This is bad for two reasons. 1) no one waves, 2) Stacey gets to sit there and say- "you realise everyone thinks you are an idiot" :twisted:

Matt

[FenianEel]

Originally posted by adm333+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(adm333)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-FenianEel
Lindsay,

We did this post a couple of mths ago...but I wave to everything LR https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Get little response back around town- they're all shopping carts, school taxis or ego rides :evil:

But i still wave!!!

Although I do miss most of the Freelanders (sorry folks) - most of their drivers - don't even know they've got a LR & they don't really stand out - so they're gone by the time I see them

I wave to other Land Rover drivers..... even when I'm walking along the street.

Now that gets some funny looks I can tell you :!:

:wink:[/b][/quote]

Only from hairy faced W*nkers that work in West End https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Anywhere else, and I woulda waved straight back without thinking WTF 8O

[Omaroo]

I've actually forgotten that I was in the Jeep at the time and waved to a couple of Defenders...... only to be given the middle finger. :?


:oops:

[blitz]

Originally posted by Ace+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ace)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Noddy
Hmmm....I will ignore OI baited hook https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

From our recent travels we reckon the Defender owners are even slacking off in the waving department. :evil:

I think everyone is slacking off. I rarely get waves from anyone anymore. This is bad for two reasons. 1) no one waves, 2) Stacey gets to sit there and say- "you realise everyone thinks you are an idiot" :twisted:

Matt[/b][/quote]

Thats funny Matt, when driving the Prado (very occasionally) the missus says the same to me because I'm in a Toyota not the landy.

Blythe

[Disco_Drivin_Dude]

I wave at ANYTHING with Land Rover badge!

SO many soccor mums in Freelanders look at me like I am some idiot, but one day I will wave at a soccor mum that wishes she was in a Disco and wave back.

Then there is always the old man towing his 20 foot caravan in his Disco, thats waving at you coming towards him. Some of these old guys have incredible eye sight for their age, spotting other Land Rovers and waving from miles away. I like to wind down the window and wave BIG to these old guys!

Then there are the guys with Fenders with the bull bar, spotties, lifted, muddies and covered in prime aussie terra firma, that only lift a single finger off the steering wheel as you pass them. They don't need to make a gesture, you know, that they know, that you know, what they know.

Then there drivers like me, who have got three boys, and likes to run up the beach camping and fishing every chance he gets. My second eldest boy counts how many Land Rovers he sees when ever we go out. By model too I might add...Discos, Freelanders, Fenders, RR etc. And every time he sees one, it's like he has never see one before. He will then inform you if it's an older or newer model and "most prolly got a (insert engine type here) in it,....most prolly", providing he can't see the back end of it.

If you miss a wave at anything with a Land Rover badge with this 8 year old in the car, be prepared for a grilling. And under NO curcumstances refer to any as a "Land Drover"! A swift and effective course in correct english language will be administered!

BTW back on topic, the boy just informs me, "You are by far more likely to receive a return wave on the highway, on account of all the shopping trolleys around town!"

His words not mine.

[DiscoMick]

I waved at an old Thai bloke on a bicycle the other day. He was so startled ("Why is that foreigner waving at me?") that he fell off his bicycle! https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[CraigE]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'> wave at ANYTHING with Land Rover badge!

SO many soccor mums in Freelanders look at me like I am some idiot, but one day I will wave at a soccor mum that wishes she was in a Disco and wave back.[/b][/quote]

MMM, Soccer mums in Land Rovers. Now we won't go into my fantasy's.
8O :twisted: 8O :twisted: 8O :twisted:

[George130]

Like last time this topic was raised the 130 I pass regurly on my daily run. The missus waves enthusiasticly back to me but when the bloke is driving I get this glare. She will even wave when they are both in it so maybe he thinks something is going un between us https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
I look at all the Landy Rovers I see and wave back to those that wave. I do automatically wave to all series and defenders though.

[broonski]

i actually got a wave from another rangie driver today!

i was stopped at the lights coming off the charlestown bypass, just day dreaming, and i saw a red 4 door rangie with green P plates turning across infront of me it didn't register what was going on untill he waved! i waved back, but i don't think he saw...

i usually wave at all LRs, if i see them (or i actually realise they're there), but rarely get a wave back...

cheers,
bryce

[duff]

Originally posted by Omaroo
I've actually forgotten that I was in the Jeep at the time and waved to a couple of Defenders...... only to be given the middle finger. :?


:oops:


Sounds fair 8) TIC :roll:





https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[duff]

:? Living on the Cape,,,, I'm confused.

Everyone waves to everyone, allmakes, all modes, https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I feel so cheap 8O

[Farnarkle]

Duff to save confusion why don't you develop a wave for each type of fourby you pass - e.g. for Landrovers ( all types ) Regal wave, Toys and ****ans middle finger and the rest a raised palm https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ How's that?

[LoadedDisco]

Originally posted by Farnarkle
Duff to save confusion why don't you develop a wave for each type of fourby you pass - e.g. for Landrovers ( all types ) Regal wave, Toys and ****ans middle finger and the rest a raised palm https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ How's that?

Very funny https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

It would be good if all 4wd drivers would just wave as a sign of good AUSSIE mateship and friendship like the boaties do.

[George130]

I'm finding I am getting waves from the 4bys that are kitted out. It seems to be getting a lot more common.

[one_iota]

Somewhere near Leichhardt today I passed abbadonxi....... he didn't wave :evil:























and neither did I :wink:

[stevo68]

On Fraser on the weekend with club members I gave and received quite a few waves from other landy drivers ( and no not from people I already knew :wink: ) which was great, and proper waves too

Regards

Stevo

[cewilson]

I've gained two insightful things from this thread - and both that I do! :oops: https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

1. Defender drivers and Series drivers I always wave too. I will wave to a Disco, Rangy IF they wave to me! :wink:

2. Mummy's in Land Rovers and fantasies!!! :wink:

[NOZ]

Originally posted by cewilson


2. Mummy's in Land Rovers and fantasies!!! :wink:

Ah lost me there

[abaddonxi]

Originally posted by one_iota
Somewhere near Leichhardt today I passed abbadonxi....... he didn't wave :evil:























and neither did I :wink:

Oh the shame.












Not the Disco waving thing, but not recognising OI. :oops:

Cheers
Simon

[one_iota]

Simon,

Actually I had to have passed you to have realised it was you.

All Defenders look the same from the front. However from the side your's has the red decals with "4wd" embedded. And it is a 130. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/.

Mine is just a Disco :wink:

Dobroyd Parade/City-Westlink you travelling west and me east like ships in the night :wink:

Next time I'll flash the high beam making sure that the flame throwers aren't on :wink:

[abaddonxi]

Originally posted by one_iota
Simon,

Actually I had to have passed you to have realised it was you.

All Defenders look the same from the front. However from the side your's has the red decals with "4wd" embedded. And it is a 130. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/.

Mine is just a Disco :wink:

Dobroyd Parade/City-Westlink you travelling west and me east like ships in the night :wink:

Next time I'll flash the high beam making sure that the flame throwers aren't on :wink:

Ah,

Howling babies, last nap of the day disrupted by some fool stopping to pick up junk off the side of the road.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

AULRO stickers should be mandatory, I'll get mine soon.


Always wave for AULRO.

Cheers
Simon

[one_iota]

The next AULRO stickers will be a complete kit including the windscreen banner that doubles as a full width sun visor and complete body artwork a la V8 Supercars .... and free tattoos 8O

And sponsors advertising...I wish I had Photoshop to describe the concept.

[abaddonxi]

I have a dream.


A nation of Land Rovers under the banner of AULRO :!:


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Cheers
Simon

[NOZ]

Thats a dream alright https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[bluetongue]

I'm a waver...
1 finger, full wave out the window, palm up, doesn't matter, I try 'em all...
It was what convinced me to buy a defender against anything else out there...
Wave rate I reckon is about 80-90%...
... I love it
... My wife thinks I'm crazy

Scott

[FenianEel]

What a day https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Had waves (most initiated by me) from 2 Discos, a Defender, a Series 3 and even a Rangie Classic and a "Sport" 8O
Over about 9 hours, but all within a 25k radius
Amaaaaazing.

[Jamo]

Defender drivers around here won't wave at anyone! :cry:

The only waves I get are from truckies, people I know, grey nomads and other D3 drivers.

I wave at everyone. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[George130]

Keep the waves up. I missed one on the weekend and couldn't tell If they waived.

[rick130]

I can't belive it, a 110 driver didn't wave yesterday ! and it was a kitted out one too, looked like 33"x12"s and a 'Land Rover 110' sticker across the top of the windscreen.
Maybe our closing velocities on the New England Hwy were too fast for him to react....... https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[dullbird]

well i pass a 110 defender almost every day on henry lawson drive

going too and sometimes from work

every time i wave

every time the miserable git ignores me

i'm determined to get him to wave!!!

the amount of times we have seen each other you think he would ve even if we weren't in land rovers

dullbird

[Omaroo]

I still have a 100% success record. There hasn't been a Series or Defender driver not wave to me yet. Gotta love driving an icon.

[BigJon]

On a recent trip to Darwin and back, the most enthusiastic wave I got was from a 130 heading south. Old geezers with caravans were good for a wave about 30% of the time, but overall my wave return rate was only about 10 - 15%. Pretty dissapointing, considering I was driving windows down with a big arm out wave happening for pretty much every vehicle heading the opposite way.

[LoadedDisco]

Originally posted by Omaroo
I still have a 100% success record. There hasn't been a Series or Defender driver not wave to me yet. Gotta love driving an icon.


That’s because you drive around with topless women. I wont let the secret out. :wink:

[Omaroo]

Originally posted by LoadedDisco+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(LoadedDisco)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Omaroo
I still have a 100% success record. There hasn't been a Series or Defender driver not wave to me yet. Gotta love driving an icon.


That’s because you drive around with topless women. I wont let the secret out. :wink:[/b][/quote]

(don't tell my wife :? )

[Ace]

Originally posted by Omaroo+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Omaroo)</div><div class='quotemain'>
Originally posted by LoadedDisco@
<!--QuoteBegin-Omaroo
I still have a 100% success record. There hasn't been a Series or Defender driver not wave to me yet. Gotta love driving an icon.


That’s because you drive around with topless women. I wont let the secret out. :wink:

(don't tell my wife :? )[/b][/quote]

So thats what im doing wrong. :roll: https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[stevo68]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>So thats what im doing wrong[/b][/quote] Me too, must be sure to let the missus know that next time we are out and about for her to hang em out and see what sort of response we'd get. Actually just the response from asking would be interesting enough 8O ,

Regards

Stevo

[mrapocalypse]

My wife laughs at me for waving cos nobody returns. She says I'm the only fanatic who would wave. It was different when the only things around were series rovers!

You should have to sign a form.

I ....... do hereby promise to wave at any on-comming or overtaking Land Rover vehicles for the term of my ownership whether or not they have a naked chick in the passenger seat!


................

Signed.

[rick130]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>My wife laughs at me for waving cos nobody returns. She says I'm the only fanatic who would wave. [/b][/quote]

pretty much all Defenders/110's wave, it's very unusual to not get one, and the missus rckons we're a really sad bunch for acknowledging each others failings in buying a Landy. She reckons it's some knid of support group https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

What really cracks her up is when I'm driving her Patrol and wave to all the Landy drivers and do't get a response :oops:

[George130]

Originally posted by mrapocalypse
My wife laughs at me for waving cos nobody returns. She says I'm the only fanatic who would wave. It was different when the only things around were series rovers!

You should have to sign a form.

I ....... do hereby promise to wave at any on-comming or overtaking Land Rover vehicles for the term of my ownership whether or not they have a naked chick in the passenger seat!


................

Signed.

I second that one.

[Frenchie]

Originally posted by rick130
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>My wife laughs at me for waving cos nobody returns. She says I'm the only fanatic who would wave.

the missus rckons we're a really sad bunch for acknowledging each others failings in buying a Landy.[/b][/quote]

My missus waves too. She smacked me about the head once for not waving when I was looking the other way and didn't notice a Defender drive by. 8O https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[RoverOne]

Originally posted by Lindsay
I used to drive a rangy-and it was like being a club member with waves at each one passing --I have been disappointed to find that now driving a disco, this rarely happens. Why is this so?
Come on disco drivers-do you wave to discos?
Lindsay

I wave at all LR products.

When in Defender 90% wave back (Defenders that is), Disco's never same Rangies, series almost do also.

When in Rangie, Rangies never wave back or any of the others. Defenders disapointing that they never wave, my wife says" don't forget your not in the Defender now", she's right of course (well on this occassion, everyone can get one thing right sometime).

Cheers
Bryce

[one_iota]

I blame the bush flies :?

[stevo68]

Ill always have if I get waved at, and will occasionally wave, though the kids do all the time. I used to wave fanatically when I first bought the D3 cause I was so excited ( and still am) but 9/10 times got strange looks. However I have noticed as there are more D3's on the road I am waving and getting a nod/wave back. If I pull up next to one at the shops a conversation normally ensues on the great choice in vehicle https://www.aulro.com/afvb/.

Regards

Stevo

[FenianEel]

Originally posted by stevo68
Ill always have if I get waved at.......

Have what?

A heart attack?
A case of the guilts?
A go at waving back?
An accident?
A hard on?

[LoadedDisco]

Originally posted by FenianEel+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FenianEel)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-stevo68
Ill always have if I get waved at.......

Have what?

A heart attack?
A case of the guilts?
A go at waving back?
An accident?
A hard on?[/b][/quote]


I would have an accident as I have occasionally waved but in two years of owning the D2 never had any Land Rover wave when passing.
So now if one did I would probably crash from shock 8O 8O

[stevo68]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>stevo68 wrote:
Ill always have if I get waved at.......


Have what?

A heart attack?
A case of the guilts?
A go at waving back?
An accident?
A hard on?
[/b][/quote] Are youse pikin on me gramma huh,huh?? :wink: The answer is easy.... a hard on 8) . But really what I meant was "I always have waved if I get waved at"..................is that ok Mr Grammar Policeman https://www.aulro.com/afvb/. Thought I was going to meet you last night, actually thought I had till I found out the bloke was the chef 8O . I saw you had a beard in one of the pics, and as this bloke had a beard put 2 & 3 together :? . Maybe next time,

Regards

Stevo

[mrapocalypse]

Got a wave this morning from a green defender in Bardon. I'm living the LR life. Naked girl enjoyed the wave too!

[LoadedDisco]

Originally posted by mrapocalypse
Got a wave this morning from a green defender in Bardon. I'm living the LR life. Naked girl enjoyed the wave too!



LOL https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ Very good.

[George130]

Originally posted by mrapocalypse
Got a wave this morning from a green defender in Bardon. I'm living the LR life. Naked girl enjoyed the wave too!

Was that an Xtreem 90?

If it is I see it regurly ahead of me in the traffic but never seem to catch up with it so they never see me.

[George130]

Sorry thought that was Bradon?

[Moses]

I always wave at all Landy drivers. Many wave back but it depends on where you are. The ones that get used as school buses by their drivers are usually too busy doing the make-up, let alone looking at the road or, heaven forbid, wave to another landy driver!

It's the same when I'm out on the bike. Harley riders hardly ever nod or wave back. In the city, in the heat of traffic war, most riders are looking out for their own survival and rarely take the time to wave or nod. Again, I wave or nod to anyone on two (or 3!) wheels. At least I know that I have acknowledged my brethren.

Mind you, now that I'm in the Try-too, Landy drivers give me a strange look when I wave at them... 8O 8O

[one_iota]

The power resides with the waver and not the wavee :roll:...so keep waving 8) ...it might just catch on https://www.aulro.com/afvb/