Unwritten rules
 

Or maybe they are written somewhere. I still consider myself a newbie to the P-cars.

I know we have to wave to all Boxsters when we see them on the road, but do we have to wave to all Porsches? Even SUVs?

Being new to the Porsche world I too have wondered about this. My initial thought would be yes - we are all apart of the Porsche community and it's only polite and friendly to say hi. Makes me feel good anyways.

Strangely enough here in Austin most Porsche owners don’t wave or acknowledge me when I am driving the Boxster. I wave though.
I did have one guy recently driving a Boxster let me know I had light out.

I give a little wave (or flash my lights) at every Porsche I see when I'm in my Boxster, my 996 or my 944.

The little community of Porsche drivers in my part of the world all recognize each others cars and are a pretty good bunch of folks.

I came out of the local steakhouse a few months ago and even had a Panamera parked next to my 996. He knew a good ride when he saw one. :D

Rick

Yes, we blink here as well or at least a quick meep-meep is the norm! Whatever car/value ;)

Long life to Porsche xxx!

Some things I've noticed in norcal:

1) 986ers always wave, as do I

2) 987ers sometimes wave, mostly just a stare.

3) 996,997 never wave, or look :(.

I feel like this is because MOST 986 owners know the life of owning one, so they are truly interested in what another is doing/has done to their 986. As you move to newer and newer models, around here at least, the enthusiasts are less and less.

Then again, I'm commuting everyday. Maybe the smart enthusiasts don't commute in their porsche :).

Try to flash (Head Lights) or wave to all sports car versions of P-cars
I get the impression the SUV crowd isn't really paying much attentions so I save my bulb life

I don't seem to get much acknowledgment back from many. Makes me think my flash system doesn't work. This especially from the higher end 911's

A few weeks back, I was driving back from a car show with my son when I see a high end 911 coming at me, he flashed his light to me.
I was so taken back and flustered that a high end 911 acknowledged a Boxster.
So I immediately acknowledging him back with a Flash of my Cruise Control

I don't know what the hell I was thinking or doing but I went for the cruise control stalk instead and flashed it.
I felt like I had completely broken the code of conduct
That 911 guy probably will never acknowledge a Boxster again thanks to me

^lolllllllll

I generally try to acknowledge all Porsche sportscars/GTs/etc. Cayenne/Macan/Panamera is most likely to get a :confused: response, if at all.

I have actually had a few turbos flash me down and such, they are usually in oncoming though and likely can't tell it is a 986 and not a 996 lol.


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There's a guy in town that drives a 996tt. He won't ever look my way. He probably doesn't like the look of my car or that it is a 986.
That's cool, buddy. I think that gigantic wing on the back of your 996 looks pretty stupid, too. :p

Gets lots of love from Cayman and 996 drivers in the KC area, though. Usually a thumbs-up, nod, wave, etc...

Owning a boxster means I am ignorant to rules and protocol - so I don't wave at anyone, plus I am over 60 and get a pass now.

Everyone, and I mean everyone, waves to me in the Spec Boxster - who doesn't appreciate a street legal race car!

Only 986's wave to me in my 996 (and yes, I wave back). 987, 996, 997, etc owners never wave.

I ignore the Porsche sedans and SUV's; First, they are lost in a sea of other sedans and SUV's. Second, not much in common with a mom with 3 screaming kids in the back or an Arab prince. Generally I feel that they bought the badge, not the car. I know that's not always true but I don't see a lot of Cayenne's or Panamera's in the canyon's, AX, or track.

I see more 986's around here than I expected. There is always a head nod or a wave. I've also exchanged greetings with Caymans and old 944's. I've even exchanged a lot of greetings with people in other brands of convertible (we got a buttload of snow this past winter, so we're probably all just excited to be driving around with the top down).

As others have experienced, absolutely no love from the 911 crowd :( Whatevs.

So just curious what experience you guys get with mx5 owners as they are much more common, I usually get hard cold stares, if I break the ice and compliment their car they usually get much more happy and all haha.


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What am I doing wrong?

Nobody ever waves at me . . . :(

Female, in sports car, gets no attention? I am puzzled, whenever my sister talks me into letting her drive my car, she gets many many looks haha.


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There's lots of Porsches in the Dallas Metroplex; I haven't seen any of them flash.

I wouldn't expect the SUV crowd to do so, or even the 911 guys, but even the Boxsters don't flash.

Maybe my mouthwash just ain't cuttin' it anymore. :o

TO

I wave to every P-car I see. Most Boxsters wave back, some 911s do, no Cayenne ever waved back.

I noticed that there's only one population that waves all the time: the cops :D

Here in the Philadelphia area waving is a 50/50 from Boxsters and 911s. I try to wave at all Boxsters, Caymans and 911s. Cayenne's and Panamera's have no clue about the "wave".

I say, bring back the flash!Just saying.

I'm just friendly I wave at anyone with a sports car. With the Corvette guys some wave some just look confused. I've owned a lot more Corvettes than P cars and a lot of people in corvettes won't even wave at an earlier version. Most Miata guys are pretty good. Ferraris I don't know.
I ride a Honda ST1300 and I wave at anybody on two wheels. Sometimes the Harley guys are a little stuffy but I try. Most of the scooter people are thrilled. Of course you have to know how to do the reverse low peace sign to be cool.

Rick

I use all of my Porsches to commute about 50 miles round trip. The same guys that wave when I'm in my 996TT or one of my 986s never wave when I'm in my 924S.

I wave/ flash at every Porsche suv, car or even bike ;)

you would be surprised how many of the sub's flash / wave back

On back roads I always flash my lights at any oncoming Porsche but when playing Nascar on the Interstate during rush hours, I wave as I pass another Porsche

Your sister flashes me even when she isn't in your car. I think she wants me to throw her some beads:cool:

I was wondering what the deal was with all the plane tickets to New Orleans.


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Because i live in Porsche country near Zuffenhausen there are too much Porsches around. So if i'm driving in this area i only wave to 986 drivers. Mostely they wave back. But some don't.

If you wave to 996 drivers, sometimes they wave back. 997/991 drivers seems to have no hands to wave back. ;) I also know that i only drive a 986 - so i'm not smart and rich enough to get their respect. ;)

924, 944, and 928 drivers mostely wave back.

Never tried to wave to Panameras, Cayennes, or Macans. Have no experience with 911 G, or 993 drivers.

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I'd wave to u in my Cayenne!

Mike

generally speaking I will wave or nod to a flat engine Porsche / driver whenever seen. as far as the suv and 4 door drivers, they are generally waaaaaay too self absorbed to bother with and generally look at you like you are insane. an earlier post mentioned miatas, as a Miata owner also, we always wave, or if we're not too busy run each other down and hold conversations. as a former alfa romeo spider owner, we always ran each other down, always had conversations (but they were generally about who is fixing them or where to get parts to fix them

Had a Lotus Elise pull up to the pump next to mine at the gas station today as I was leaving.
I did the slow roll, checking it out. The driver was also checking out the 986, but as soon as I looked up at him and waved, he looked away and wouldn't acknowledge my existence. Funny...

I agree, bring back the flash.

My older brother bought a new 914 in the early 70's. Back then, you rarely saw a Porsche where we lived. One day a 911 was coming the other way and flashed his lights, we waved back. It was a pretty cool experience.

I live in a small town of only about 10,000. I'm aware of 5 other Porsches here: 2 944s, 1 987 Boxster, 1 997 Cabrio and a 991 C4S. We ALL wave to each other. Met the 991 owner while I was washing my car; he came up and struck up a conversation about mine. The 997 driver is the father of my son's friend, me makes me rev when I drop my son off because he "kinda has a man-crush on my car."

Around here, Vette owners are a dime a dozen, only had one ever initiate a wave and one strike up a conversation at the car wash. Most just look away.

A few months ago, however, I did get passed on the interstate by an Elise from out of the state. He paced alongside me for a bit, with a big wave, we checked out each other's cars for a few seconds, then off he went.

I've just always assumed that the "car people" don't care whether theirs is more expensive than mine, they just like cool cars. The people who buy just for the badge (doesn't matter which one) are elitist.

Small town here too and all the Porsches seem to wave at each other or flash their headlights.
The confusing thing is the million or so Harleys that come through on their way to/from Sturgis. They almost never wave at a lowly Ducati rider, but occasionally one will. I don't initiate a wave at them since my existence is so far beneath their acknowledgement, but I do wave back if they wave at me.

Oh, I get attention. People, in all types of cars, on bikes, walking, whatever, will stare. Which makes me very uncomfortable. What the HECK is the big deal?

But no one waves . . . :confused:

hate to say it, BOOBIES
yes, men are children LOL

They're the same (what you said) when I drive any other car.

It's like they've never seen a woman drive a sports car before. :rolleyes:

IF the Boxster is such a "chick car" you'd think everyone would be used to it.

I tried waving a few times when I first got the Boxster, but just gave up after a while.

they all get the "texas two-finger" wave. SUV's no. The boxster guys here tend to go out of their way to full hand wave or noticeable head nod. good group here in texas!

I was telling my wife about this thread, and on the way to the cottage today waved at a Boxster with no response, my wife laughed and reminded me we were driving our Canyon! Lol

Not a lot of Boxsters here in the area - so was excited when I passed one the other day. Gave him a big wave only to receive a big cold shoulder in return. I actually felt let down.

I waved at every 911, Cayman and Boxster I saw the first year. Few waved back, so I've stopped. I think the 911 owners look upon the Boxster as inferior, although an air-cooled mid-80's Targa stopped next to me last year and complimented the color of my 986 (Rainforest Green). I thanked him and said I'd rather be driving his car. He laughed, the light turned green, we waved and parted ways.

Oddly, I seem to NEVER see another Boxster when I'm driving mine. It's almost always when I'm in my second car (used to be Acura CL, now BMW 330Ci), and it would be kind of stupid to wave at them from one of those vehicles, wouldn't it?

DBear