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Post by jack07 » Mon May 07, 2018 6:27 am

Waved to two black zeds around Swansea and Gower yesterday,(E85 and E89),received Who the f... are you from both!
Just goes to show how many of these are bought by poser toss-pots.More fuel to those old school enthusiasts here running clean,well maintained cars.Non-waving types probs can't even spell clean :thumbsdown:
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Post by ROBOTCOWBELL » Sat May 12, 2018 6:04 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2017 12:07 am
Marlon wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:52 pm I still wave - 1 in 4 response rate sounds about right. E89 forget, E85/86 women driver forget it.
So it's the same where you are with E89s and women in E85/86s - I thought it might just be a local issue! :(
Ouch!! I will change the tide, if I see you Zs I will definately wave, look out for this E85 "woman" Z driver in North London area :lol:
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Post by Grumpyowl » Sat May 12, 2018 6:25 pm

Got a wave today ( my first from a Z4 only previous was from a Z3 ) a couple in a red e85 roadster.
About 4 ish this afternoon I was driving into Hathersage with my wife as shotgun in our Sterling e85 roadster ( roof down of course )
A couple in their red roadster (roof down) coming the other way , I was in two minds to wave or not but they waved first so waved back (would be rude not to) :D

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Post by Lazza » Mon May 14, 2018 11:39 am

In the MX5 world, "The Wave" used to be a big thing, very much like with old MGs. When the Mk2 was introduced it died down a bit but Mk1 drivers continued. Then the Mk2 was facelifted (Mk2.5), the Mk3 was introduced the facelifted (Mk3.5) and facelifted again (Mk3.75) and now the Mk4 has been introduced.
With each change, it seems the wave has become rarer and rarer. Buyers of the newer cars aren't always buying them because they are enthusiasts, they are buying them because they want a small, cute, 2 seat roadster. They aren't interested in acknowledging other owners and especially not those in older versions.
These days, it's even worse as the oldest '5s are very cheap and are being bought by kids who want a cheap "skid" car and they are only interested in driving like dicks. They don't care about the car or other owners.

It's good to see that there are still some wavers in Z4s but I expect (from my previous experiences) that they will be a dying breed :thumbsdown:
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Post by Z4 COUPSTER » Mon May 14, 2018 6:55 pm

:thumbsup: Let's make it a criminal offence not to wave. I wave at all if they wave back great if not their loss. Tbh I acknowledge most cab drivers especially when it's cold...
:thumbsup: Z in da Head.
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Post by kis » Tue May 15, 2018 7:50 am

Z4 COUPSTER wrote: Mon May 14, 2018 6:55 pm :thumbsup: Let's make it a criminal offence not to wave. I wave at all if they wave back great if not their loss. Tbh I acknowledge most cab drivers especially when it's cold...
For a moment I thought you meant cab as in taxi! :rofl:
Had a moment where I thought why would you ever want to acknowledge one of them! :lol: I guess I don't hear the word cabriolet mentioned very often!
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Post by obewan » Tue May 15, 2018 8:00 am

kis wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 7:50 am
Z4 COUPSTER wrote: Mon May 14, 2018 6:55 pm :thumbsup: Let's make it a criminal offence not to wave. I wave at all if they wave back great if not their loss. Tbh I acknowledge most cab drivers especially when it's cold...
For a moment I thought you meant cab as in taxi! :rofl:
Had a moment where I thought why would you ever want to acknowledge one of them! :lol: I guess I don't hear the word cabriolet mentioned very often!
Yeah me too!
Good job you explained it though, I'd have still been sat here thinking why would you wave at a taxi :rofl:
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Post by Steve7247 » Tue May 15, 2018 8:10 am

obewan wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 8:00 am
kis wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 7:50 am
Z4 COUPSTER wrote: Mon May 14, 2018 6:55 pm :thumbsup: Let's make it a criminal offence not to wave. I wave at all if they wave back great if not their loss. Tbh I acknowledge most cab drivers especially when it's cold...
For a moment I thought you meant cab as in taxi! :rofl:
Had a moment where I thought why would you ever want to acknowledge one of them! :lol: I guess I don't hear the word cabriolet mentioned very often!
Yeah me too!
Good job you explained it though, I'd have still been sat here thinking why would you wave at a taxi :rofl:
& me!!!!!!
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Post by JamieZ4C » Tue May 15, 2018 8:57 am

Steve7247 wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 8:10 am
obewan wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 8:00 am
kis wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 7:50 am For a moment I thought you meant cab as in taxi! :rofl:
Had a moment where I thought why would you ever want to acknowledge one of them! :lol: I guess I don't hear the word cabriolet mentioned very often!
Yeah me too!
Good job you explained it though, I'd have still been sat here thinking why would you wave at a taxi :rofl:
& me!!!!!!
Me too!

Had me Uber confused... :tumbleweed:

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Post by kis » Tue May 15, 2018 9:45 am

JamieZ4C wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 8:57 am
Steve7247 wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 8:10 am
obewan wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 8:00 am Yeah me too!
Good job you explained it though, I'd have still been sat here thinking why would you wave at a taxi :rofl:
& me!!!!!!
Me too!

Had me Uber confused... :tumbleweed:

Taxi!!!
Haha, been up since 4:30 so my head was just about ready to work! Otherwise I may still have been head scratching!
Uber lol :lol:
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Post by Z4 COUPSTER » Tue May 15, 2018 1:37 pm

:roll: Sorry guys it's my old head!! Could have worse I might have put Cons
You'd all think I was waving at criminals.
:thumbsup: Z in da Head.
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Post by ROBOTCOWBELL » Fri May 18, 2018 7:20 pm

Got first fellow Z4 wave (thumbs up) today, saluted back with big grin. Made my day!
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Post by chapeau » Sat May 19, 2018 7:32 pm

I got my first ever wave this morning in the Lower Penn part of Wolverhampton :D
What suprised me most was he waved before me, so maybe that makes me the wavee rather than the waver and i am still waiting for my first wave back? :scratchhead:
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Post by firebobby » Sat May 19, 2018 8:49 pm

Out in Lane End, near High Wycombe and see a E85 coming from a distance. I flashed my headlights and waved. Both driver and passenger (looked like husband and wife) just looked, as if I was mad :roll:
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Post by jabber » Sat May 19, 2018 9:10 pm

Waved to a e85 this morning in bransgore no response :thumbsdown:
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