Thread: Land Rover Wave ...Live experiment

A couple of times I drove my wifes car a Peugeot 505 [selling it this weekend], and waved at Range Rovers forgetting I was in her car instead of the Rangie. Got a blank wondering stare in response to my wave. Sometimes I have had a wave from a holden or something that I never drive, and wondered why, not recognising who waved. They probably forgot they were not in a Rover. Usually flash my headlights at Range Rovers and an odd Discovery, that I thought was a Rangie till I had a better look at it. Otherwise do not flash my headlights, but if I think quick enough would acknowledge any 4WD Rover who waved. Sometimes they passed me before I had a chance to collect my thoughts in order to respond, usually respond by headlight flash, though occasionally a wave. Just me, but I often go talk to any Range Rover classic owners in the same parking lot, or at least look over their Rangie. Sometimes talk to other Rovers, of the non Rangie varity, more likely a series Landrover if they park near me, or I am walking past them, especially if they look as if they go offroad in it--most city Rover owners think if they drive up a well graded, sometimes potholed dirt road like the one I live on, they are going off road. I do not mind this so much as it often means there will be cheap hardly used second hand Rovers for my family to buy down the track. Never purchased a new car in my life, always second hand. Let someone else pay the bulk of the depreciation is my moto , John.

Originally Posted by JohnF

Usually flash my headlights at Range Rovers and an odd Discovery, that I thought was a Rangie till I had a better look at it. Otherwise do not flash my headlights, but if I think quick enough would acknowledge any 4WD Rover who waved. Sometimes they passed me before I had a chance to collect my thoughts in order to respond, usually respond by headlight flash, though occasionally a wave.

I'm waaaayyy too slow to flash the lights. I am still getting used to the whole "lights on left, wipers on right" thing

Although I did get to flash some twit in a bombodore who had their high-beams on in town last night. Funnily enough after getting their retinas burned by my Lightforce XGT's they did end up dipping them

I was talking to a lady in Townsville in regards to buying the family Landrover and she said one of the thing she would miss if she sold it to me would be the waves she gets when driving it, and the shopping centre car park chats from thoes that have owned a landrover in the past.

Hodgo

Originally Posted by Ian

Apologies on behalf of she who must be obayed, who doesn't know the difference between a Lotus & a Landy; me I wave at all LR product & Goldwings

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Ian you have good tastes in bikes do you own a Gold wing?

Cliff

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

I have to report we got lots of waves on the weekend

Only one from a LR

The rest were cockies.....we were in farming country They wave at everyone

NM

I think that is a self-preservation/security thing, if there is someone on a local road miles from anywhere and the only reason for it's existence is for the local properties. Then a return wave only comes from someone who should be there. Thieves and burglars never want to be recognised so never wave.

On the other hand, many farmers still have the old series Landy for running around on the property. The Land Cruiser is only for running into town etc so the wave may actually be a "Landy Wave"

Diana

I'm living in the Eastern Suburbs Sydney - Range Rover Sports own the place here, but they're too busy looking ice cold to even acknowledge another Rangie. I try and leave a well placed mud splatter up the side of my P38 after the weekends and i'm sure i catch them looking at it going "i wonder what that Four Weeel Drive thing is like? Sigh..."

I must remember to give them a wave and bring them in from the dark side...

One of the problems with RRs and Discos and particularly Freelanders, is that they are not sufficiently distinctive - Series, 90/110/Defender are very distinctive, in particular they are taller than almost any other cars, and are very different from other large four wheel drives, but RRs and Freelanders, and to a lesser extent Discos, are more difficult to instantly recognise, as they blend in to the rest of the traffic to a greater extent.

At least I tell myself this is why I often fail to notice them until too late.

John

Originally Posted by Diego Luego

Let's all have a concerted campaign to make RR Sport drivers wave. These people have got to learn the responsibilities of owning a Land Rover.

Couldn't agree more!

Matt