The Grenadier Wave

[Fastrunn3r]

I wonder if the Old Defender people wave at the New Defender...I would say not...I am in that group but I would wave if they waved at me in my Series or Grenadier just out of courtesy and hope to recognize them to wave first next time...I live in a small village so that is possible...I also think that there is something to be said of the soul or feeling that you have over time with an object that gives you pleasure...whether it be the rolling on the road or slicing through the ocean or the purr of the engine[diesel]...overtime you can crave for it...like the cornering on the motorbike or carving a wave on the surfboard...I have boards that I won't sell and one that I fell in love with that I haven't ridden...all hand made...I believe that anything manhandled in the making has something special and individual about it and not perfect...from the beginning, the Grenadier was scribed on paper by hand and will be touched in some ways till her end...maybe I am not right for all but certainly for me...happy motoring

I don't.

 

[Solmanic]

Received a full arm extension wave from a white 110 driving out of Cooma last Saturday.

 

[IG Pop]

Received a full arm extension wave from a white 110 driving out of Cooma last Saturday.

He gave you the finger ?!

 

[Solmanic]

He gave you the finger ?!

All five of them.

 

[grenadierboy]

So 7 completed days of driving my Gren.

Passed 5/6 old defenders - I lifted 2 fingers at all. 3/4 just stared, 1 waved (a lady)

Passed no Grenadiers.

I passed 2 Grenadiers on my bicycle but I didn't wave!

 

[Krabby]

 

[FieldMonster]

A couple of weeks into my (hopefully lifelong) Grenadier adventure. I live in a pretty 4x4 heavy area, and being curious about waving etiquette I’ve been watching carefully and being ready to wave at anyone and everyone. I’ve not been brave enough to wave first. So far:
- zero other Grenadiers seen on the road (yet)
- zero waves from new defenders (which isn’t really a defender in my mind…)
- shared waves with about 1 in every 5 classic defenders

I feel like most defender drivers feel they have their own club, but at least some do extend membership to grenadiers.

 

[Max]

A couple of weeks into my (hopefully lifelong) Grenadier adventure. I live in a pretty 4x4 heavy area, and being curious about waving etiquette I’ve been watching carefully and being ready to wave at anyone and everyone. I’ve not been brave enough to wave first. So far:
- zero other Grenadiers seen on the road (yet)
- zero waves from new defenders (which isn’t really a defender in my mind…)
- shared waves with about 1 in every 5 classic defenders

I feel like most defender drivers feel they have their own club, but at least some do extend membership to grenadiers.

Same here in my neck of the woods... a very 4x4 area and the waves from other Grens are spontaneous...but have had some old D boys give me a wave...so I now just raise the index or thumb in anticipation...fortunately the Land Rover Owners club I am involved in accepts all vehicles and we have a few Grens coming in...Yes, some of the classic lads are thinking as you said...we had a Land Rover 75 year bash and a Gren came out from one of the nearby Agents and was accepted very well...happy times ahead

 

[Nocrays]

Same here in my neck of the woods... a very 4x4 area and the waves from other Grens are spontaneous...but have had some old D boys give me a wave...so I now just raise the index or thumb in anticipation...fortunately the Land Rover Owners club I am involved in accepts all vehicles and we have a few Grens coming in...Yes, some of the classic lads are thinking as you said...we had a Land Rover 75 year bash and a Gren came out from one of the nearby Agents and was accepted very well...happy times ahead

I will wave to both as I am a both a defender and Grenadier owner.

But I reckon there will be plenty defender purist who won’t want a bar of the Grenadier.

But when you consider that the Grenadier was born out of the demise of the real defender I think it’s worth a wave.

 

[trobex]

I give a thumbs up with my right hand over the steering wheel, but still holding the wheel cause it's safe and all! The only other Gren driver did a 4- finger raise over the wheel as a safe wave and we both did a nod!

 

[DenisM]

I will wave to both as I am a both a defender and Grenadier owner.

But I reckon there will be plenty defender purist who won’t want a bar of the Grenadier.

But when you consider that the Grenadier was born out of the demise of the real defender I think it’s worth a wave.

I've had several spontaneous waves from Disco D3/4 drivers!...which I returned with a wave and a grin.. .

 

[MileHigh]

I thought we were going to do a Churchill two finger “V” and short report from the “toot” horn…

 

[DenisM]

I thought we were going to do a Churchill two finger “V” and short report from the “toot” horn…

"toot" . only effective passing through the village at slow speed
At highway "closing" speed across a wide median strip one needs to be hyper vigilant and "primed"!
Busy arterial roads with a single white line between one and oncoming oblivion require even more "finesse"

 

[trobex]

I thought we were going to do a Churchill two finger “V” and short report from the “toot” horn…

If a Gren owner does the little "toot" to me as some form of acknowledged acceptance... I won't be doing it back!

 

[bigleonski]

It doesn’t work with colours.
I honked and waved at a Britannia blue IG today in Brisbane in my wife’s dark blue X3 and was ignored.

 

[MileHigh]

If a Gren owner does the little "toot" to me as some form of acknowledged acceptance... I won't be doing it back!

So I shall continue to toot until I get the proper response!

 

[Krabby]

So I shall continue to toot until I get the proper response!

Beans, beans, they're a magical fruit...

 

[Nocrays]

It doesn’t work with colours.
I honked and waved at a Britannia blue IG today in Brisbane in my wife’s dark blue X3 and was ignored.

Was probably a previous Disco/Range Rover owner (or worse )

Blissfully ignorant of the Defender owners tradition.

 

[ECrider]

Had mine since Sept and approaching 2000 miles, been up t'north and back and not seen a single other Gren.
tis and exclusive club I've joined!

 

[Gibby]

Perhaps greeting a LR owner with the peace sign will comfort them.