Do You Flash.........?

[DaveU]

.........or wave to other vRS / Octavia / Fabia drivers?

I wave to other vRS's i see (a hangover from Scooby days of old) but no-one seems to acknowledge back...... Do people do it?

Or is it just that i haven't come across another BriSkoda member on the road yet???

Dave

[ncarring]

I keep thinking about it but since most of the Octy's I see are 1.9 TDi's and a good proportion of those are taxis I imagine they would think I'm a nutter. And the vRS boys would wonder what a jumped-up SLX was doing waving/flashing to them - so I don't bother

[Delcac]

I've had a couple of long hard stare's but that was in the Transit, don't think that counts really.

Des

[Quinten]

I always plan to wave/signal to any vRS's I see (only cos they are distinctive in their outer looks, I have nothing against 4x4 drivers, honest ), but I have not perfected my long distance spotting practises yet, so by the time I register one it usually has already passed me.

Q.

[Dutch4x4]

Oh, but 4x4s are fairly easy to spot.

[sits down patiently for others to score]

[Dutch4x4]

And to answer Dave's question: no, I don't.

In Holland waving to other Skoda drivers is useless - the large majority of Dutch Skoda drivers are appreciative of their cars because they are cheap, not because they are proud of them.

Or to paraphrase a well-known, cuddled-to-death Dutch saying: "Please behave in a normal way - that's silly enough as it is."

[DGW]

Being a careful driver, I occasionally raise one finger from the steering wheel in acknowledgement. So far I have been run off the road 3 times as a result, been threatened with GBH more times than I can recall, and have to park my ungaraged car in a different location each night. Do I need to rethink what I am doing? :(

[Johntomkins]

Although I have thought about it - Fabia's are just to popular...

However I did when I had my Favorit - one day whilst on some back road in darkest Romania. Driving my LHD dark blue, UK registered (F) Favorit, I turned the corner and coming the other way...

Another LHD dark blue, UK registered (F) Favorit.

When they say it is a small world...

[Neil RS]

Yeah I flash at other vRS when i'm driving it. Don't see all that many, but have had a few nice waves back:p Have to remember to restrain myself when in the micra:wave:

[Dmac1969vRS]

I do it too , but only to cars that arent obviously taxis , or cars that look like they are being used as pure 'transport'! Had no responses at all! (not like owning a beetle then)

[JaneC]

I wave/flash lights at other vRS's although there's not that many around. Saw another yellow one recently and got a wave back !! usually get blank stare though .....

[TaviaRS]

I occasionally raise one finger

Just another final example of what 4x4 estate owners get up to. Is it because they are wannabe van drivers?

[hugothebear]

My OCtavia is a silver estate so tend to want to acknowledge same.... usually seem to be taxis though.. or have ladders and stuff strapped to the roof and I don't think I would get friendly response! Would definitely suggest avoiding "single digit" gestures due to the high risk of being mis-understood!

[DGW]

Would definitely suggest avoiding "single digit" gestures due to the high risk of being mis-understood!

TY. Eminently sensible advice. Have decided to try 2 fingers instead, and will restrict it to vRS drivers initially to see if I've got it right......

[TaviaRS]

:p

[Delcac]

Originally posted by DGW in this post

TY. Eminently sensible advice. Have decided to try 2 fingers instead, and will restrict it to vRS drivers initially to see if I've got it right......

The epitome of a van driver, albeit a slower one.

[devonutopia]

I have NEVER seen a vRS down here in the westcountry... I think I was overtaken by one on the A30, but I suspect he was a tourist and heading back to where all the other owners reside in the UK

I've never waved at another Fabia owner though. I was tempted when I first got mine in 2001, but now they are fairly common (but not common enough like FORD thank GOD!) and I would probably get a weird look anyway. We're strange down this way, ya know!

[Stimps]

We're strange down this way, ya know!

Really?

:flame:

[DaveU]

[devonutopia]

Hmmm. Do I detect some agreement with that last comment of mine? Humph!

[TaviaRS]

Astute as always Jason

[tavia4x4]

I wave \ flash at other octy drivers that "register" and look across in passing...

..but the thought enters the mind as to whether they are on briskoda or not, like the black RS behind me on Friday night on the M62!

So, how's about a "briskoda acknoledgement" of some sort?

Maybe "sidelights on, flash fogs twice" or something?

Maybe if all of us flash every other skoda for a week, the craze will spread?

[devonutopia]

How about a left - right - left flash of indicators in a truckie stylee?

[robmawer]

Should scare the :dung: out of everyone else on the motorway too if you do that!

Rob.

[Dmac1969vRS]

Devon

Thats an acnowledgement that the 'Boy Racers' in Berwick use via the rear view mirror , if theyve missed waving at someone!