Today, driving through town, I was driving my diesel westy and
was--for the first time--saluted.

I don't usually wave at any non-bus VWs because they normally don't
even get the connection.

Jim

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:
> At  1/30/2009 10:11 AM, David Beierl wrote:
>>
>> At 12:21 PM 1/30/2009, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>>>
>>> BTW-Am I allowed to wave to Jettas, Passats, Eurovans, etc....cuz they
>>> almost NEVER wave back and I don't LOOK so bad. hehehehe
>>
>> Waving to Eurovans is in common informal usage; however 26% of our
>> usage panel find it unacceptable in formal communications.  By
>> contrast, 93% of the panel consider it inappropriate to wave at
>> Jettas and Passats.
>
> When we are out drivng somewhere in the bus and I pass another I have
> asked the passenger to wave, the usual reaction from my kids or wife
> (the passenger) is to look at me and tell me that waving at other VWs
> is MY problem not theirs.
> I do wave at EVs.
>
>
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
> '91 VW Jetta & an '84 Westy in western WA
>