[Rich C]

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

 

[Restyle]

Do convertible owners wave harder?

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

 

[Meg]

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.

 

[cymrusteve]

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.....

~steve

 

[abs0lutely]

I certainly wave and flash like never before... but those with hard topped MINI's seem a little less enthusiastic to wave back now...

 

[obehave]

I think it's just that their arms get buffeted around more, in the wind.

 

[stryder]

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.

 

[Kinster]

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...

 

[Davislove3rd]

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

 

[MINIchola]

WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE


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

Nichola

 

[loj]

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.

 

[k m s]

Definete yes in my experience. Almost always get a wave from fellow convertible owners

 

[wildsMCSC]

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:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

Oh the joys of being unique

 

[heatherh]

I don't know if we wave harder, but we do wave *higher*

 

[v15ben]

We have to wave harder this time of year to stop our hands freezing off!

 

[mxyzptlk]

mini owners here in Los Angeles dont wave at all I could count on one hand the number of waves i've had returned and i've all but never had anyone wave at me first (though I probably never let anyone get the chance to wave first )

 

[v15ben]

I agree about the lack of waving but I am going to start waving more often and see what the response is like

 

[minicabrio]

I am a big waver! If the top is down, its both arms out the top....steering is assigned to my right knee and my left knee operates the headlight flasher!

:biggrin:

 

[Rooster]

I agree about the lack of waving but I am going to start waving more often and see what the response is like

No offence but in my experience Nottingham drivers are so ignorant. So you might aswell start

 

[v15ben]

Not sure about that but I know there are loads of them. I have only just moved back down here this week and sadly without the MINI which is still in Leeds - no one seems to wave up there either
We'll have to educate them