what kind of car do you drive? is it unique enough that you identify with other people that drive a similar make?
i know that jeep owners usually wave to each other. at least the wrangler people do. and i don’t think the wrangler or CJ owners acknowledge grand cherokee owners as jeep owners since the grand cherokee became a soccer mom grocery getting SUV instead of an off road vehicle.
and i know its not limited to just cars and trucks. bikers usually wave to each other to acknowledge the respect on the road.
i bring all this up because a guy in a MINI waved at me at lunch today. more specifically, he flipped me the peace sign. hard core like that. i felt all giddy in being identified in a new group. like a secret handshake in a fraternity.
but do i look down on him because he wasn’t in an S? MINI owners know that kick of horsepower that comes with the S, the beefed up suspension, the bigger wheels, etc. make the S a machine to be reckoned with on the roads. the regular cooper? not so much.
but i flipped back the peace sign. in the future, i think i will throw the horns. or maybe the shocker. but its nice to be recognized.