Waved and got a wave back so finished off my day nicely haha!
Waving at people.
Re: Waving at people.
Got my scirocco yesterday and saw a Candy White on my journey home!
Waved and got a wave back so finished off my day nicely haha!

Waved and got a wave back so finished off my day nicely haha!
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Re: Waving at people.
Yaaaaay! Enjoy the carMCBailey wrote:Got my scirocco yesterday and saw a Candy White on my journey home!
Waved and got a wave back so finished off my day nicely haha!

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PaulGL79
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Re: Waving at people.
Had my rocco for a year and 5months and only had 1 wave from a female driver of an H reg Mk2 scirocco.
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carmanvw
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Re: Waving at people.
Waving not really catching on over here. How ever, one thing I cannot help doing is letting fellow Sciroccos into traffic in front of me, in an elevated sense of duty, like its a member if my family pulling out.
Another thing I've noticed lately, is, that the scirocco doesn't have the BMW effect on other drivers. ie; people seem to be happy to let the car into traffic, in a kind of "oh look at the cute little car" or maybe "that guy deserves to pull into traffic if he likes cars enough to buy a scirocco"!! Definitely kudos involved in owning one.
Strangely- I still get asked what kind if car it is. I still, despite its introduction in 2008, see people stopping when they see the car, and in one instance pointing out to his friends- " hey, look- its the new Volkswagen"
Glad they don't get to hear it starting cold in the morning!! :-)
Another thing I've noticed lately, is, that the scirocco doesn't have the BMW effect on other drivers. ie; people seem to be happy to let the car into traffic, in a kind of "oh look at the cute little car" or maybe "that guy deserves to pull into traffic if he likes cars enough to buy a scirocco"!! Definitely kudos involved in owning one.
Strangely- I still get asked what kind if car it is. I still, despite its introduction in 2008, see people stopping when they see the car, and in one instance pointing out to his friends- " hey, look- its the new Volkswagen"
Glad they don't get to hear it starting cold in the morning!! :-)
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skippy
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Re: Waving at people.
I was in holiday in SA recently and what I did notice on the whole was how courteous drivers tend to be. I think cities may be the exception but certainly driving on the main highways, it seems standard practice to move over to allow a faster vehicle to pass and then 9 times out of 10, you get a couple of hazard flashes to say thanks!Marcel333 wrote:I live in South Africa... NO ONE waves here:'(
Traffic levels mind you are way, way less than we experience in crowded UK.
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Re: Waving at people.
Iv gave up waving and flashing. Just seems like every roc owner I pass just blanks me and gives funny looks.
Jack
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Marcel333
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Re: Waving at people.
yes, here its basically an unwritten rule that you need to stay on the left for the faster cars to pass, then a hazard flash from the faster car is a sign of gratitude, and a full beam is an acknowledgementskippy wrote:I was in holiday in SA recently and what I did notice on the whole was how courteous drivers tend to be. I think cities may be the exception but certainly driving on the main highways, it seems standard practice to move over to allow a faster vehicle to pass and then 9 times out of 10, you get a couple of hazard flashes to say thanks!Marcel333 wrote:I live in South Africa... NO ONE waves here:'(
Traffic levels mind you are way, way less than we experience in crowded UK.
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Re: Waving at people.
Where'd you go in SA?skippy wrote:I was in holiday in SA recently and what I did notice on the whole was how courteous drivers tend to be. I think cities may be the exception but certainly driving on the main highways, it seems standard practice to move over to allow a faster vehicle to pass and then 9 times out of 10, you get a couple of hazard flashes to say thanks!Marcel333 wrote:I live in South Africa... NO ONE waves here:'(
Traffic levels mind you are way, way less than we experience in crowded UK.
I really want to go. Have a friend in Zimbabwe, but screw that. I'd get jakked more than you here in SA.
I obv don't want no crap happening. It'll be a holiday not a nightmare hopefully if I was to go
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Marcel333
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Re: Waving at people.
The Kruger National park is amazing if you want to see animalWhere'd you go in SA?
I really want to go. Have a friend in Zimbabwe, but screw that. I'd get jakked more than you here in SA.
I obv don't want no crap happening. It'll be a holiday not a nightmare hopefully if I was to go
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Foxu
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Re: Waving at people.
Ryy,
don't believe everything u read, hear about Zimbabwe. Been there in June for 3 weeks, and never met nicer people.
don't believe everything u read, hear about Zimbabwe. Been there in June for 3 weeks, and never met nicer people.
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Re: Waving at people.
In fairness Siroccos a fairly common cars and it's doubtful that the majority of owners are anything other than car owners. Not enthusiasts! In the two years I had mine I never waved at anyone and never got waved at!!!
Disappointed ........no not at all
Disappointed ........no not at all
REVO VIPER 2.0 TSI
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skippy
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Re: Waving at people.
Sorry Ryy, I intended to reply to your question.Ryy wrote:Where'd you go in SA?skippy wrote:I was in holiday in SA recently and what I did notice on the whole was how courteous drivers tend to be. I think cities may be the exception but certainly driving on the main highways, it seems standard practice to move over to allow a faster vehicle to pass and then 9 times out of 10, you get a couple of hazard flashes to say thanks!Marcel333 wrote:I live in South Africa... NO ONE waves here:'(
Traffic levels mind you are way, way less than we experience in crowded UK.
I really want to go. Have a friend in Zimbabwe, but screw that. I'd get jakked more than you here in SA.
I obv don't want no crap happening. It'll be a holiday not a nightmare hopefully if I was to go
Yes - Started in Cape Town, and then visited Simons Town, Hermanus and Plettenberg Bay before 2 Safari trips in Shamwari and Madikwe. A 3 week trip all in, one of my best ever holidays!
