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Setok



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One tradition that will die out
We were driving along when this ancient old Series vehicle past by. Both of us instinctively gave each other a jolly wave. There were at least 30 years separating the vehicles, yet it is instantly obvious the two cars are part of the same team.

That lineage will break with the DC100. Whatever you think of it, it is no longer a continuation of that particular story and the waving will die out.
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ZeDefender



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Re: One tradition that will die out
Setok wrote:
and the waving will die out.

Not as long as I'm alive Thumbs Up Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...
Post #155828 16th Jul 2012 7:00am
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T1G UP



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i've given up the wave tbh.

i drive the defender so little it gets on my nerves when i go out and get waved and flashed all the bloody time.......bah humbug Rolling with laughter
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All this waving lark is a fairly recent phenomenon anyway, it didn't exist in the days before the Land Rover comics and lifestyle poseurs. Steve.
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What with the Käfer and the Defender, I have learned to drive one-handed Thumbs Up Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
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Miserableolgit wrote:
All this waving lark is a fairly recent phenomenon anyway, it didn't exist in the days before the Land Rover comics and lifestyle poseurs.


Sorry but it did. I remember it happening in the 80s/early 90s long before Landrover went all "lifetyle" on us.
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22900013A wrote:
Miserableolgit wrote:
All this waving lark is a fairly recent phenomenon anyway, it didn't exist in the days before the Land Rover comics and lifestyle poseurs.


Sorry but it did. I remember it happening in the 80s/early 90s long before Landrover went all "lifetyle" on us.


I'm talking earlier than '80's. Steve.
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I thought the waving started with Series 1's? Although there were some that thought they were merely wiping the windows... Laughing Darren

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LandRoverAnorak wrote:
I thought the waving started with Series 1's? Although there were some that thought they were merely wiping the windows... Laughing


Rolling with laughter Steve.
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Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
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I got waved at by a passenger in an Evoque the other day, I was in the 110 Smile 1999 Defender TD5 110

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There are so many Land Rovers in my area I'd get nicked for dangerous driving if I waved at all of them. 
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It's not just us...

Kayaks - if you have Sea Kayak's on the roof of your vehicle - other Yakkers wave
Motorbikes - Bikers frequently nod or wave
Motorhomers also wave

When the Kayaks are on the Defender, there's some serious waving to do - other Yakkers and other Defenders Thumbs Up Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
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MartinK wrote:

When the Kayaks are on the Defender, there's some serious waving to do - other Yakkers and other Defenders Thumbs Up


Oh yeah, agree to that !
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Setok



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I think it's a great tradition. Makes you feel a part of a crowd of slightly odd individuals, separate from the normal motorists. It's pleasing to note it's completely international as well. Anywhere you go, you are a member of a community.
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