This wouldn't be the East Anglian single finger salute would it

Steve. Suffolk.
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<sigh>  That's something I really miss about my Series III's -
especially the tatty old SWB truckcab.  Perhaps I should paint the
Disco day-glo green and put a Camel Trophy roofrack on.  (There are
just too many BORING Discos out there.)

Judith

It may be an age related thing?

I been driving a Series 2a almost daily since 1996 and I always get a wave
from other Series vehicles - even from opposite sides of the Motorway it
would seem.

More recently I've noticed that 90/110 owners will frequently initiate a
wave  and Range Rover Classic drivers are much more willing to wag a finger
in the direction of the Series.

I have (just yesterday *sob*) parted company with my 1989 Range Rover (and I
am now bereft of a Range Rover for the first time in about seven years

much more willing to wave and smile (that would be a rarity thing then?)

It's simply, most likely, they wave thinking 'there's another poor b*st*ard
who'll be spending all weekend with the spanners and welder'

Graeme

p.s. so P38 owners will start waving in what? 2009? Freelander owners in
2012? Disco drivers?

Twas Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:43:18 +0100 when "Prof Rollerball"
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well I live in cornwall and it happens here.
though I try to wave at Land Rover people rather than commercial
users.

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Twas Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:43:18 +0100 when "Prof Rollerball"
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back in 1996 I bought my first Land Rover (I'd always been a fan) and
having just left the Army that was the vehicle for me, it was a 1984
110 with extra side windows in nato green (later painted rolls royce
blue).
I soon found that other Land Rover drivers would wave.
Then I drove my then girlfriend to see her parents over christmas down
in Birmingham (we were living in Gateshead) and it was a standard
occasional wave trip until we reached Birmingham early in the morning,
firstly every 5th house had a Land Rover outside it, and the ones that
didn't were already driving around, it seemed every other vehicle was
a Land Rover, and all driven by fans rather than commercially, I was
waving constantly, it was great... what a welcome on my first visit to
Birmingham.

Then we went to visit her sister in Reddich and we were cruising up
and down the road near her house looking for somewhere to park and
some bloke comes over "looking for somewhere to park your Landy?",  he
then opens his garden gates where there is just room for my 110
between his S1 and S3. we'd never have found a parking place
otherwise.

whoever you were, if you are on here, thanks! top man!.

aren't one of the Landy comics doing a "wave and be waved at" sticker
thing? LRW or LRM maybe (I don't subscribe to either). what's the
point? we already wave, so much so that I'm thinking about fitting a
trafficator with a hand on it.

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Not restricted to 110s, I get waves from most defenders except
'company' ones, although I do seem to get more from kitted out
vehicles (roofracks, spots etc). Maybe 110s are easier to spot from a
distance than your 90 :->
Even got a toot from a series passing by last week as I sat on the
wing with one foot on the block peering down a the starter motor I was
going to have to take out *again* :-<

Now that I've moved to France I can confirm it's a europe-wide thing
too. Can be amusing sometimes as alot of the local police drive 110s
and don't appreciate being flashed at!!

G

Hello Prof.
            I still wave at any series or defenders here in Manchester.
Funny story though was when I was posted at RAF Saxavord Unst Shetlands.
You got into a local habit of a lifting a indexfinger while steering.
When I crossed over by sea ferry to Aberdeen following my habit of
lifting finger or palm the responce was two finger or one finger salute.

regards john

Whilst driving the lightweight I can honestly say that all but one of the
drivers of passing 90'a 110's and other series vehicles has waved.  You get
the occassional wave from a RR or Disco driver, but generally, older
vehicles.  Ther Series 3 gets its fair share of waves also, but its the
Lightweight that definately gets the most.

I usually acknowledge other Landys... with a wave or a flash of the roof
spots ;-) and not just 110's... wouldn't wave to a new RR though, does this
make me a snob?