Since I bought my first Vanagon westy last October I have been waved at
once.  This weekend a old dude on a late bay waved & smiled.  Other then
that I never get waved to.  When I had bay windows I was always getting
waved to.  All this no-waving my damage my already warped mind. :)

Pat Callaghan
82 Westy
Portland, OR.
http://www.users.qwest.net/~patcal

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 6:04 AM
Subject: Re: Van reactions

> At 08:35 AM 4/30/2001, Gary Stearns wrote:
> >Wow.  We always get the opposite reaction.  Just yesterday a kid in a BMW
> >328 passed me at an intersection and gave a big smile and thumbs up.
When
> >we're on the highway it's entertaining to watch people's reactions.  Most
> >will smile or nod approvingly.  Kids will point and try to get everyone
> >else in the car too look.  A few
>
> A while ago someone said that Westy people seemed snooty and didn't wave
to
> them -- my experience (driving a Westy) is the opposite, that non-Westy
> people are considerably less likely to wave.  Is it possible that each
> sub-population preferentially waves to its own members?  I'm quite
> indiscriminate myself, I'm so pleased when I see one at all...
>
> d
>
>
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>