I believe that Ron is right. The camraderie of VW drivers from the early days in the '50s is legendary. That feeling of kinship extended to van drivers as well. I believe it had something to do with having an appreciation for the unique features of the vehicle and loving it in spite of its "ugliness", its lack of heat, its clackkity engine, etc. If you'll notice, the waving stopped when the VW cars(Vanagons and Rabbits) began to look like all the other cars and had the same features (like heat). Drivers of the newer vehicles had nothing unique that they shared with other drivers of VWs. Too bad. Since my affection for VWs goes way back, I am a waver. I wave to splits, bubble windows, and Vanagons. Most Vanagon owners appear to have their noses in the air and don't even acknowledge the wave. Bubble window owners look, but waving back is erratic, like maybe they recognize the connection, but are not sure. Split owners confuse a Vanagon with a Chrysler minivan and think I'm waving because their engine is on fire, or a wheel fell off. Tom
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