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Stacey007



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Forgive me Father..... I flashed and waved
Dear All



In my car this morning doing the school run, heavy traffic on the opposite side and I spot a 'defender'. Assumed the steering wheel position for the wave and hit the light bar as I passed........


as I drove passed I noticed it was a Grenadier Shocked Shocked


Now I will Admit I have NEVER waved at a L663 Defender, but the Grenadier I so see as a proper defender (and so do some mountain rescue teams). in my defence it was black and hidden partially by the van in front..



Thoughts......... Rolling with laughter
Post #1017783 8th Dec 2023 9:29am
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landy andy



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They do look very similar. Whistle Whistle
Post #1017784 8th Dec 2023 9:31am
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Guinness



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straight to the gulag for you
Post #1017788 8th Dec 2023 10:33am
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DuncanS



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Hmm. I'm definitely of the opinion that I will wave to Grenadiers but not the 663 unless they wave first, but I've never seen a 663 wave once yet. North Cumbria Search and Rescue - Team Leader
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hank



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Stacey007 wrote:

In my car this morning doing the school run, heavy traffic on the opposite side and I spot a 'defender'. Assumed the steering wheel position for the wave and hit the light bar as I passed........


as I drove passed I noticed it was a Grenadier Shocked Shocked



Laughing this is hilarious! > 110 XS Double Cab
Post #1017790 8th Dec 2023 10:46am
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LR Nuts



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when you wave'd........

...... you wave'd ALL RIGHTS to post on this forum Laughing Laughing

never wave, never flash !!!
Post #1017791 8th Dec 2023 11:06am
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blackwolf



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Did the driver wave back?
Post #1017792 8th Dec 2023 11:16am
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RDR



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When I took Mrs RDR to look at them her words were "so this isn't made by Land Rover? it looks the same"

I do have some banter going on with a local farmer whenever we pass on our lane (which is often) if i'm in the L663 I will make a point of waving he will then give me the finger from his "Proper Defender" 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
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Post #1017793 8th Dec 2023 11:16am
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Stacey007



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Yes the other driver waved back Smile


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Post #1017796 8th Dec 2023 11:21am
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Ianh



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A couple of years back I did a similar thing. It was a misty day on a country B road and I waved at what looked like a defender emerging from the mist. There was no wave back and as it passed I saw it was an old G Wagon !
I felt “Dirty” for weeks after Rolling with laughter
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Ianb



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RDR wrote:

I do have some banter going on with a local farmer whenever we pass on our lane (which is often) if i'm in the L663 I will make a point of waving he will then give me the finger from his "Proper Defender"


Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
Haha.

We're not yet a month into Defender ownership and we still panic wave when we see another Defender... I think we forget that there are other defenders on the road too!

Make a habit of parking next to them though...

Also, is the wave only for other defenders? or are modded discos included in this - I'm so new to this... Had a Freelander wave to us the other day, I wasn't sure if we were supposed to wave back, or attach a tow rope and drag it off into the undergrowth... Need a sticky on the correct etiquette.

Also drove past a costa coffee shop and had someone randomly wave at us - wasn't sure if they'd forgotten they were in costa and not their own defender. The Yeti - 110 Camper https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic90308.html
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Post #1017800 8th Dec 2023 12:03pm
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Ianh



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“Wave protocol “ is a slight area of debate on here, but I believe the consensus is only at “classic” defenders, Land Rovers and series. Not discos, freelanders , range rovers etc. As to new defenders, that spurred a heated debate but most don’t wave to them. Although if I do get a wave I always wave back.

And yes you do feel bad if you get a wave but don’t see it to the last minute and wave back too late Very Happy

I really like the wave, it just feels like an old school polite thing to do, and another nice thing about defender ownership. In and around Essex, Suffolk, Cambs and Hertfordshire it happens a lot. I did notice while in Yorkshire, around the York, where there are a lot of great looking “working” defenders the wave was was not reciprocated as much, maybe because they would have been waving about 20 times a day Very Happy
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Interesting... (for us anyway) Shocked

OK in the spirit of full disclosure.. I'll admit to twice now being cought out by a New Defender
waving at me, and it being too late to return the 'complement'... (i'm just not expecting it)

I really don't want to give the impression of an us and them 'stand-off', with two rival camps... Exclamation

In my defense most New Defenders just glide past in the opposite direction without any acknowledgment of its famous ancestor... but hay ho, I'll just have to be more primed for those in their New Wheels that know Thumbs Up SKIP
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LR Nuts



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https://tbrnewsmedia.com/d-none-of-the-abo...nd-waving/

appropriately, or not, with a Land Rover marque photo. Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
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blackwolf



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Stacey007 wrote:
Yes the other driver waved back Smile


Thumbs Up


I suggest that a Grenadier driver who self-identifies as a Defender driver should be treated as a Defender driver. Thumbs Up Rolling with laughter
Post #1017810 8th Dec 2023 1:50pm
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