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Old 03-17-2005, 02:04 AM   #1
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My thoughts on xB owners is that there are three groups; young drivers, middle age and the old folks. I wave to every xB I see and this is the results.

1. The old folks don't even notice other xB's on the road, and if they did the will never wave back.

2. Middle age sometimes notice you and might wave back.

3. Young drivers if guys will wave back, girls hardly ever wave back.

I was sitting at a traffic light and this white xB pulls up to my left. I look over and see a young girl, see never even looks to her right.
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Old 03-17-2005, 02:11 AM   #2
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Max2k//waves back!
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Old 03-17-2005, 02:14 AM   #3
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I would wave but I have never seen another scion on the road. Yes I live in the middle of nowhere.
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Old 03-17-2005, 02:18 AM   #4
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you are so right on your observations
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Old 03-17-2005, 02:19 AM   #5
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DUDE! i also wave to EVERY scion on the road, we are just one big happy family! come one guys GROUP HUG!!!!
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Old 03-17-2005, 02:35 AM   #6
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Pkoule waves and waves back.
Is 50 young or middle-age? Coz I sure don't feel old!
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Old 03-17-2005, 02:37 AM   #7
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One time a lady tried waving at me so hard I sware she was going to fall out of her car...she was fat .....

Not to be a rude person....but I dont wave...if someone pulls up beside me and starts talking to me....I of course will carry on a conversation....

But I dont go all out to wave to every Scion I pass
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Old 03-17-2005, 02:49 AM   #8
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I love the way some people group people, like all are the same with some rediculous blanket statement. Narrow minded! One recent post...Oldsters don't care about other peoples property.
2.Oldsters don't wave. I am sure some do (I do know my wife and I wave)
Does any young person know any oldster that these statements are not true for? If so, I sure didn't see any defense put up by anybody, young or old in defense of the oldsters on either of these two subjects. Afraid I guess. Some one young out there has to know an oldster that cares for others peoples property, (my Dad sure did) or waves.
We (as oldsters) try to spot xB's every time we are in ours, for an oportunity to wave. Some young, look and wave. Some middle-age, look and wave, and some females wave also. Females wave more when wife is in car. I figure that this is so some male will not see them waving as something more than just being friendly to a fellow xB owner.
Perhaps you don't get waved at by oldsters because of many reasons:
You drive like a maniac. Your music is too loud inside their car. The F*** U oldster's bumper sticker is offensive to them. Your playboy bunny display is not seen as tasteful.
If the any of the above fits you (and you can add many to the list), we would probably not wave either. If none of the above is true of you, we would be happy to wave. Perhaps the oldsters, realizing their reaction time is not what it used to be, strive to pay close attention to the road. If you really want a smile/wave, then try honking to get someones attention so they will wave. I mean a quick "honk", not taking a nap on the horn.
And one question and then I will bother you no longer. Who is really welcome to these "meets"? An age requirement should be clearly posted, less you have some oldster show up and ruin your get together. Is the xB bringing the meets together, or is young and having an xB required. If so, it would be real nice to post the age requirements. I would not want to show up for any "meet" and not feel welcome. Count me "absent".
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Old 03-17-2005, 03:28 AM   #9
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regardless of the stereotypes... im young and im not a waver... im more a headnod type of guy... i live in jersey and have seen quite a few of xbs around... maybe im jaded or maybe im just a dick but its only a car... could you imagine if every civic driver waved to eachother...
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Old 03-17-2005, 03:29 AM   #10
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I am an oldster myself. And like I said, I have yet to have another oldster wave back to me. I drive my car very much in a polite manner, I have to because of the wrap on my car. I do not play loud music, I just drive around and wave to other Scions and Corvettes.

Now when I drive my Vette I am a maniac, no ads on that car.
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Old 03-17-2005, 03:33 AM   #11
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I wave to every xb I see, and I see a lot in Southern California, sometimes the younger girls will wave back but almost always the younger guys do.
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Old 03-17-2005, 03:38 AM   #12
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My thoughts on xB owners is that there are three groups; young drivers, middle age and the old folks. I wave to every xB I see and this is the results.

1. The old folks don't even notice other xB's on the road, and if they did the will never wave back.

2. Middle age sometimes notice you and might wave back.

3. Young drivers if guys will wave back, girls hardly ever wave back.

I was sitting at a traffic light and this white xB pulls up to my left. I look over and see a young girl, see never even looks to her right.
This is so true in my experiance also....
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Old 03-17-2005, 03:39 AM   #13
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regardless of the stereotypes... im young and im not a waver... im more a headnod type of guy... i live in jersey and have seen quite a few of xbs around... maybe im jaded or maybe im just a dick but its only a car... could you imagine if every civic driver waved to eachother...
When people drive cars that are few on the road the would usually wave. Drivers of British sports cars, Corvettes, true hot rods and bikers most of the time wave to each other.

In the early days of the Beetle when two would meet on the road they would flap their turn indicators at each other. There are a million Civics on the streets, not amny xB's out there.

I guess I am just one of the few that like to hold onto traditions.
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Old 03-17-2005, 03:41 AM   #14
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Geez, someone needs to take their Geritol. Just kidding...

He said they were his observations, he didn't say every scion owner must fit into one of these categories.

BTW, It pains me to say, but I guess I'm in the middle group, but like my sig says, I still wave...
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Old 03-17-2005, 03:48 AM   #15
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eh...I just wasted 3 minutes reading this thread..I'll never get them back
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You guys are going to laugh at me when you hear this..

I have yet to see another xB in person besides my own!
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Old 03-17-2005, 04:03 AM   #17
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<-- billy d will give you a head nod and a smile, regarldess of age...
he will wave back if you see him and wave...
if you look aloof or extremely focused he wont bother...
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I have to say I being female age 31 I check out EVERY Box I pass driving or parked. (TC's and XA's also) If they looked my way I would wave. I did meet an elderly couple near Ocala in a Box - we went over and we chatted quite awhile. They love their Box just as much as we do. I thought that was awesome. I do pass one guy EVERYDAY in a Polar White Box on my way to work. He just stares like he has never seen my car before. One of these days I think Im just gonna have to stop and say hey - But Im usually trying to get there on time and its crossing traffic both ways - people are so rude they wont let you cross. Oh well one day. LOL
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I'm 32 and I'll always wave back.

I used to have a Volkswagen TDI as well!

Tell me that a 2400 lb xB with the TDI motor under the hood wouldn't be fantastic!!

Toyota makes fine turbodiesels of their own, I would KILL to have a diesel xB.
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A TDI would be great in the xB, talk about serious torque!
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