Comments on: Are You A Flasher?

By: BRAD

BRAD — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:57:19 +0000

Dad taught me about the Porsche salute (headlight flash) when I was on my learner’s permit in the early 70′s.
Got a nice thumbs up from a guy driving an exact copy of my 944.
Now in my 911 Targa, I get lots of “Cool Car” shouts as I pass the nearby high school during lunch.

By: Gary Lane

Gary Lane — Sat, 14 May 2011 01:17:11 +0000

There is the “Other Problem” defined as cars that from a distance look sleek enough to possibly be a Porsche, but at the “Hi Sign” moment we restrain our greeting an such an imposter.

Simple attention diverted by Sirrius or CD or passenger conversation can also interfere with returning one specific greeting.

I do try to acknowledge to joy of driving a Porsche by greeting others, but not so much SUV versions. I guess I am biased toward traditional sports car shaped Porsche vehicles and their drivers.

My 993 needs an automatic real Porsche detection system to alert me to get ready to wave.

By: Cars

Cars — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:21:04 +0000

I agree completely.

By: Phil Schneider

Phil Schneider — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:16:57 +0000

I wave at other motorcyclists when I ride my MV Agusta F4 1000

By: James

James — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:22:08 +0000

its kind of like when you drive way out in the country or in a really small town, everybody waves hello to you. the only time i’ve seen that in a bigger town is when there is a huge snow storm and people have a hard time getting around

By: Jeff W

Jeff W — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:43:55 +0000

Ha, I do see school bus drivers waving at each other. That is cool. Another thing I just realized is ‘these days’ with the ecomony so bad I think some people are really freaked out about their own situation and they don’t take the time to enjoy life and give a wave to others.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:48:47 +0000

The only time I’ve had this experience was when I used to drive a school bus. Corolla driver don’t usually have this kind of love for one another. I need a Porsche!

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:17:02 +0000

I still don’t see too many Porsches on the road around here (which is a good thing), so i usually give the hand wave when i see one. Bring it back people.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:11:26 +0000

Camaraderie – I ran across that in a crossword puzzle the other day. Really weird spelling. According to dictionary.com you can also use comradery (which is apparently an alteration influenced by comrade).

You learn something every day.

By: Russ

Russ — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:48:29 +0000

tradition? older cars have older owners who value the porsche brand. A lot of the new buyers use the car as a status symbol…it loses its special place

Just my opinion though.