Waved at a Yellow Defender 90 soft top on Mounts Bay Road on Sunday. He looked right at me and ignored me.:mad:
Apologies to all decent D90 drivers here but on the road I've never met a friendly one.
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Waved at a Yellow Defender 90 soft top on Mounts Bay Road on Sunday. He looked right at me and ignored me.:mad:
Apologies to all decent D90 drivers here but on the road I've never met a friendly one.
OK - here's a question to ponder.
I was stopped opposite another new Defender (white, but I don't think it was Scallops) at the traffic lights. I was front of the grid on my side, turning right and they were a couple of cars back on the opposite side looking over the tops of the cars in front.
I did not actually pass the other Defender, and I was some 25-30m away across the intersection so I chose not to wave. Neither did they.
Was this correct protocol?
I judged that they were too far away and if I did wave then, what next? We were both going nowhere so it could nave gotten awkward. Then we were not actually passing so when I did eventually move off, I was turning and not actually looking straight at them.
We need a rule book I think with acceptable distances etc.
I wave anyways...then again, I've never felt awkward when being an idiot. I am used to it apparently!
I waved to another Defender this morning on the way to work. I was in the Rodeo...they didn't wave back. I'm not surprised. I wouldn't have either! :D
hmmm, this is a serious issue and demands our full attention or even an official inquiry......:pQuote:
Originally Posted by solmanic
I must say I was taken aback when I was last in Sydney six months ago, driving west along the M4 between St Mary's and Penrith I passed a 90 going towards Sydney who enthusiastically waved across the lanes and centre verge, which is damn wide there.
Made my day :D
There were another couple of 90's getting around Penrith that wouldn't give me a wave, and I made sure I had eye contact.......
or maybe my crazed hill billy look just put them off a touch ....http://usera.imagecave.com/tdi-rick/...497e3-copy.jpg
Oh, and Qld registered Defenders wave far, far less than Defenders registered in all the other states and Territories. :p
Yep. Probably visitors to Qld.:oQuote:
Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus
Waved to a dark blue (or black) D3 not far from home this morning, got a wave back!! :D:D
I reckon it must've been a v8, since it was pulling out of a servo at the time!
:)
I've had 4 waves in the past 4 days, Saturday in Brookvale by someone in a brand new Defender SW. Very nice. Very enthusiastic wave too. The other 3 were from Disco drivers, last 2 yesterday one series 2 and one nice series 1 near Mittagong.
I have given up on the wave. I have been driving the Disco for the past five years I have only had one or two people wave to me, and I had to wave first to get that. My 4year old keeps asking who was that, or why did I wave to them. My wife just ignores me now, she just does not understand.
I have found when I drove my series 3 and defender I would get the wave but now in my discovery that memory has long gone until now thank you maybe all the disco drivers should remove the stick from their!!!