Do you nod or wave to other Camaro drivers on the street? - Page 5

JoeCamaro444 · 07-20-2017, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Drizzt ss

I usually give a thumbs up or wave and I'd say 99% of the time I get a look like I screwed their gf. I had an sti before this and it was the complete opposite.

Same here! lol I had a Wrangler and an STI as my two vehicles before this SS and waves and thumbs up all around was the norm. I have given the thumbs up to about three Camaros since I bought mine a few weeks ago, and I see nothing but stares back. 😐👎🏼

NineseveN · 07-20-2017, 02:39 PM

Coming from the Jeep and motorcycle worlds, I didn't expect any Camaro waves or anything but I always nod, smile or otherwise acknowledge a cool vehicle (doesn't have to be a Camaro, could be a WRX or M3).

17_50 · 07-20-2017, 02:56 PM

I always give a wave and I usually get a wave and/or horn toot back. I am also used to doing this from having a Jeep.

Yendor · 07-20-2017, 03:27 PM

I usually pull up my shirt as I drive by; but since the window sill is so high no one can see so no one does it back to me.

5th is a 50 · 07-20-2017, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dator

So hit or miss in South Jersey.

Sometimes I'll see 3 or 4 camaros on the way home and get a wave from each one. Other times Ill see 5 and get nothing.

Just the other day I drove by a guy with his car parked at the end of his driveway detailing his black 1 or 2LT. As I passed by, I gave him a beep and a thumbs up. He looked at me like my head was on backwards...

I have tried to wave as well, but I would say I have a less than 10% success rate in getting a response. I also agree that more 'Vette owners are likely to acknowledge the Camaro. A lot of 6 cyl. people could just as well be driving a Cruze for all they know, but there are some great 6 cyl. owners too. And I agree that some Gen5 guys don't even know that we Gen6 folks are driving a Camaro. I have been asked by Gen5 owners what I am driving....

mcintyre1969 · 07-20-2017, 04:53 PM

I am busy watching out for all the idiots around me, so here ya go

SDG23 · 07-21-2017, 07:50 AM

Nobody in a 5th Gen has waved at me, expect one older guy with a 5th Gen SS did like me car and we talked for a minute. But to be honest, nobody in any other car waves at me either.

TXCSSU · 01-22-2022, 09:35 PM

I'm not sure if I'll wave or give a thumbs up when I get my Camaro, not because I'm being anti-social, but because if visibility is that bad looking out, the other driver may not see me give them a wave or a thumbs up.

cthulhucaller · 01-22-2022, 09:53 PM

I drove Corvettes and rode motorcycles for many years. Those are both good for waves or shooting a two down low. I have had Camaros on and off for decades, and never really noticed it being a waving car. I'll wave back, but won't start it in a Camaro.

JKSully · 01-23-2022, 08:45 AM

I always give a two finger wave/peace sign with my hand at the top of the steering wheel. Haven't gotten one back yet from a Camaro owner, but it's not terribly visible so understandable. Have had a few responses when in my Subie, and a ton when I had a VW. I never even bothered to try when I drove BMWs, though - most of those drivers are just a-holes (but I DID use my turn signals, so I wasn't a typical driver).

1LEornothing · 01-23-2022, 09:21 AM

I don't wave, but if I identify a 2.0T or a V6 and we are next to each other at a light, I blip the throttle to remind them that they bought the wrong one.

TruFan1LE · 01-23-2022, 09:26 AM

Every now and then I will chunk the duece but most times other Camaro owners will keep going. I've had many people roll their window down at a stop light and ask what is a 1LE. I was in Mississippi and a guy in a 4th Gen pass me and he honked his horn and gave me a thumbs up so I honked back. I think the reason no one does this is because they are focused on the drive which I totally understand.

zxspeedspec · 01-23-2022, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by 1LEornothing

I don't wave, but if I identify a 2.0T or a V6 and we are next to each other at a light, I blip the throttle to remind them that they bought the wrong one.

There's a shock green LT1 owner in my neighborhood that glares at me whenever he sees me so I've given up waving. Apparently seeing a ZLE reminds him that he bought the wrong one too!

1LEornothing · 01-23-2022, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by zxspeedspec

There's a shock green LT1 owner in my neighborhood that glares at me whenever he sees me so I've given up waving. Apparently seeing a ZLE reminds him that he bought the wrong one too!

Probably likes your color more after his "shock" wore off and he realized his paint job is a generic Kermit the frog special.

07-20-2017, 02:39 PM	#58
NineseveN Drives: 2017 1SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 4	Coming from the Jeep and motorcycle worlds, I didn't expect any Camaro waves or anything but I always nod, smile or otherwise acknowledge a cool vehicle (doesn't have to be a Camaro, could be a WRX or M3). Last edited by NineseveN; 07-20-2017 at 02:54 PM.

07-20-2017, 02:56 PM	#59
17_50 Not A Loser Drives: 2017 H50 1AK67 MN6 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Delaware Posts: 20	I always give a wave and I usually get a wave and/or horn toot back. I am also used to doing this from having a Jeep. __________________

07-20-2017, 03:27 PM	#60
Yendor Drives: 2017 Camaro 1SS 1LE Hyper Blue Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 661	I usually pull up my shirt as I drive by; but since the window sill is so high no one can see so no one does it back to me. __________________ 2017 Camaro 1SS 1LE Hyper Blue

07-20-2017, 04:53 PM	#62
mcintyre1969 Drives: 1968 SS/RS, 2006 H2 2016 2SS White Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Texas ( Southern Moron) Posts: 757	I am busy watching out for all the idiots around me, so here ya go __________________ 2016 2SS White fully loaded

07-21-2017, 07:50 AM	#63
SDG23 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS M6 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bluegrass State Posts: 544 View My Garage	Nobody in a 5th Gen has waved at me, expect one older guy with a 5th Gen SS did like me car and we talked for a minute. But to be honest, nobody in any other car waves at me either. __________________ 2017 Camaro 1SS - Bright Yellow - 6spd

01-22-2022, 09:35 PM	#64
TXCSSU Account Suspended Drives: 2022 ZL1 M6/Nissan Leaf Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,140	I'm not sure if I'll wave or give a thumbs up when I get my Camaro, not because I'm being anti-social, but because if visibility is that bad looking out, the other driver may not see me give them a wave or a thumbs up.

01-22-2022, 09:53 PM	#65
cthulhucaller Drives: 2022 1SS SGM Team BeckyD Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Georgia Posts: 130	I drove Corvettes and rode motorcycles for many years. Those are both good for waves or shooting a two down low. I have had Camaros on and off for decades, and never really noticed it being a waving car. I'll wave back, but won't start it in a Camaro.

01-23-2022, 08:45 AM	#66
JKSully Drives: 22 Camaro 2SS, 20 Subaru Crosstrek Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: DFW TX Posts: 539	I always give a two finger wave/peace sign with my hand at the top of the steering wheel. Haven't gotten one back yet from a Camaro owner, but it's not terribly visible so understandable. Have had a few responses when in my Subie, and a ton when I had a VW. I never even bothered to try when I drove BMWs, though - most of those drivers are just a-holes (but I DID use my turn signals, so I wasn't a typical driver). __________________ Earth is an oblate spheroid 2022 \| 2SS \| M6 \| NPP \| Summit White \| Carbon Flash Wheels \| Black Lugs \| Red Calipers \| Adrenaline Red \| Red Knee Pads \| Nav \| - 1100 - 8/16/21 - 3000 - 9/21/21 - TPW 10/18/21 - 3400 - 10/1/21 - 3800 - 10/20/21 - built 10/19/21 - 5000 - 11/12/21 - 6000 - 11/13/21

01-23-2022, 09:21 AM	#67
1LEornothing Drives: 2020 LT1 M6 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: South, the DEEP south Posts: 735	I don't wave, but if I identify a 2.0T or a V6 and we are next to each other at a light, I blip the throttle to remind them that they bought the wrong one.

01-23-2022, 09:26 AM	#68
TruFan1LE Drives: 2021 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 49	Every now and then I will chunk the duece but most times other Camaro owners will keep going. I've had many people roll their window down at a stop light and ask what is a 1LE. I was in Mississippi and a guy in a 4th Gen pass me and he honked his horn and gave me a thumbs up so I honked back. I think the reason no one does this is because they are focused on the drive which I totally understand.

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