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Old Oct 16th, 2004, 07:01 PM
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Do convertible owners wave harder?

Just back from Basingstoke this afternoon.

Was passed by a lovely Red Covertible with Black Stripes. The person driving it gave the most enthusiastic wave I ever seen - surprised they stayed on the road.

Due to the weather we both had our roof up , but it's meant to be lovely tomorrow

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Old Oct 16th, 2004, 07:06 PM
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Do convertible owners wave harder?

I think they just have a higher incidence of in-car Wasp Attacks

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Old Oct 16th, 2004, 08:41 PM
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Probably just excited to have seen another convertible on the road. I don't have mine yet, but I haven't seen any cabrios on the road.


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Old Oct 16th, 2004, 10:16 PM
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I've only seen one on the roads so far - a BRG/G Cooper S with the roof up. Quite surprising, as it was a beautiful morning here in Virginia Beach.

Can't wait to get mine.....

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Old Oct 17th, 2004, 11:19 AM
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I certainly wave and flash like never before... but those with hard topped MINI's seem a little less enthusiastic to wave back now...
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Old Oct 17th, 2004, 01:45 PM
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I think it's just that their arms get buffeted around more, in the wind.
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Its probably just the uniqueness. Back when there were only a handful of MINIs on the road, everyone waved, because they all understood the point. To have a convertible now, you ordered months ago, were on a waiting list for months before, so you really wanted the car. You have that connection now.

Unfortunately, they'll probably stop waving so fanatically once there's more on the road, but enjoy it while it lasts.

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I think they do.

I was in mine on the M6 going to Cumbria and this yellow and black MCC drove down the side of me and start beeping his horn and waving...

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yes they do........

I've just got my tin top MCS and the only wave i've had was from a convertible owner on the way home tonight from work
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That answer your question, today was a lovely day and i had my top down (of the car) and day off work, only picked her up on Saturday and ive lived in her every since.... Woo Hoo

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I think they just have a higher incidence of in-car Wasp Attacks

Too true, and we end up waving at all kinds of cars.
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Definete yes in my experience. Almost always get a wave from fellow convertible owners
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If you think convertible owners are obsessive ( which we are ) you should see 2 LY minis pass each other, I'm suprised we stay on the road there is so much arm waving going on

Oh the joys of being unique
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I don't know if we wave harder, but we do wave *higher*
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Old Jan 24th, 2006, 11:29 AM
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We have to wave harder this time of year to stop our hands freezing off!

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