I think a finger lifted from the steering wheel, and a nod,
or a high beam flash is more subtle and plenty sufficient.

I don't expect later model VW's to relate to us.
You need at least a 20 year old VW to be really steeped in The Volkswagen
Family Tradition,
and of course.........to have owned VW's for many years or to have owned
many VW's .....
that all counts !

"God does not deduct from ones allotted time on Earth, that time spent
tinkering on VW's."
  ( and the older the VW , the better )

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: waving - was An Interesting Read : From Hitler to Hippies: The
Volkswagen Bus in America

> 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
>>