> P.S.  The highlight of my trip was when I casually
> waved to a Westfalia
> driver approaching from the other direction -- and
> he waved back!
>
There's a strong sense among the short-wheelbase, top-comes-off Jeep
owners (used to own a Wrangler) that waving to your fellow Jeepers was
not just a nice thing to do, but a way of paying homage to the vehicle
you were driving.  Generally, it fell to the owner of the newer Jeep
to initiate the "Jeep wave," and the owner of the older Jeep could
wave back or just nod in acknowledgement.

I've tried to do the "wave" to other Vanagons while driving around
town but haven't gotten a "reply" yet.  Is there a "Transporter Wave"
out there I haven't witnessed yet?  If there isn't, I think it falls
to us listees (listers?) to get one going.  The same rules would apply
where the owners of Vanagon would have to initiate the wave to Type
2s; EuroVans would start the wave to Vanagons; passanger vans would
wave to Westies of the same year (the model heirarchy applies as well
as year heirarchy).  We'd have to spread the word to the Type2 list as
well.

Let me know if you think this exists already, partially, or not at all.
==
Mike Harrnacker
89 Weekender "Nameles"
91 Golf
http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/vwbus
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