By Bud Lane (Hrrovr) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 04:26 pm: Edit

We must be. You don't see a Disco in 4X4 Evo, you don't see it any other off-road game I know of, you usually don't see Disco's mentioned when hose-head "automotive experts" review SUVs for web sites and magazines. Geez, I've wanted to be invisible all my life. All I had to do was get a Disco and *Poof*, I vanish. I used to wave at other Disco's, but I guess they couldn't see me. I just thought they were stuck up. Silly me. Well, gotta run. See you around. Or maybe not.

Bud

By Marc on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 04:43 pm: Edit

Did you guys hear something?

By James Moy (Jim) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 10:50 pm: Edit

I think test drive offroad had them with a special cheat.

By lrover94 on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 09:49 am: Edit

kinda of a shame, when fellow LR owners (particularly DISCO owners) refuse to lift a hand in a return salute! must be a mid-west thing.

By Slider on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 10:27 am: Edit

Up here in the northeast...all the housewives bring'n home the groceries in our trucks think I'm hitt'n on them when I wave or smile...

God bless them...that allow LR to break even on sales!!!...I think??

By gp (Garrett) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 10:49 am: Edit

......and you are not hitting on them???

same deal here in PA. have one dude in a DII that waves and some old fella in a nice series IIA and that is it.

and there are more and more rovers i am seeing around in town, but still hardly a glance.

maybe i smell bad or something.

By JC on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 11:25 am: Edit

I gotta say it...Jeep owners rule! They wave all the time.
As for Rovers, the grand total is now about 6 or so for 2 years of Disco owning & waving. I think I get about that many a week from the Jeep crew.

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 02:03 pm: Edit

Hey I get waved all the time. I got waved today on the way to work. And there's a girl who gives a huge smile at the same time and both hands wave, and I have passed her several times. Guess princeton is a happy area!

By John Cinquegrana (John_C) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 02:23 pm: Edit

Hey Dean, I'm down in Cranbury today, what route do you take to go home. Maybe we can meet up for a few minutes. Let me know.

John C.
(877) 258-5508 pager

By mike w on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 03:17 pm: Edit

got to admitt the jeep guys always wave at me. not all of em us all their fingers tho.

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 03:27 pm: Edit

John,

Canal road from Princeton to Franklin twp (near easton avenue). My office is on Route 1 a few miles north of princeton.

By Kent Westbrook on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 10:30 pm: Edit

Slider,

LOL, I get the same thing. Always wave at other Rovers, only get a few back. A woman in a Disco looked at me like I was nuts then actually flipped me off when I waved at her a few weeks ago! Pissed me off; wanted to cut her off and explain what it means to own a LR

Kent

By Kent Westbrook on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 10:33 pm: Edit

Hey Dean,

You work in Princeton? You're only about 20 miles from where I live. You could drop over one night and show me how to invert my spare tire carrier, right? And do the $2 CDL? (Two big hints there, bud.) I'll even buy Czech beer!!

Kent

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 01:41 am: Edit

Kent,

LOL! Yes, I guess that's a good deal!?!?
Where do you live?

Dean

Ps Are you going to Robesonia saturday?

By Daniel on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 11:06 am: Edit

I only wave at Rovers outside of Chicago any more. The people who drive them in Chicago generally ignore me.
I'd wave back, though if anyone ever was
un-cityfied enough to wave to me 'round here.
Daniel
(dying to move to the country)

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 11:36 am: Edit

So do you wave at RRs?

By Carl E. Cedeholm (Cederholm) on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 11:45 am: Edit

I wave at everyone, but I'm just hitting on them.

By Bud Lane (Hrrovr) on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 11:47 am: Edit

Carl - Please DON'T wave at me. Of course, you probably wouldn't be able to see me anyway.

Bud

By Daniel on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 11:52 am: Edit

I've tried. Actually a few weeks back there was a VERY nice black Rover on Lake Shore Drive. This was an older Country LWB (I think, I'm not very good ID'ing RR's.) and it looked like it was very well kept up. I was impressed with it. Same thing though, not even a friendly glance.
I guess it's not a big deal here, though. Chicago is crawling with Rovers.

By Carl E. Cedeholm (Cederholm) on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 12:20 pm: Edit

Sorry Bud, ...guess I should have been more gender spacific.

By lynden on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 06:48 pm: Edit

Got to tell you I waive at all rovers I see and the only waves back I get are from women over 45. Pretty funny, guys I wave at have their heads too far up their ass to see me or respond. First waive I got was from a 60 year old woman in a Disco II. Pretty funny stuff. Its nice though to get a wave. There are NO built rovers in my town though. I've only seen one rover not stock besides mine, a County Rangie, had a lift and dual ARB bumpers. Really nice ride.
Lynden

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 08:19 pm: Edit

> There are NO built rovers in my town

I know, just the heaps of spare parts and wheels you see by the roadside. Damn factory workers

By Kent Westbrook on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 11:48 pm: Edit

Dean,

I live over in Bucks County, PA, across the Delaware on 95, first exit, then north a bit.

Don't know about Robesonia, depends on when I get my vehicle back from the shop. Would love to go,though, just to watch. If Ron calls himself an idjit driver, well...can't think of what I'd be, let's just say several levels beneath that.

Kent

By gp (Garrett) on Thursday, November 01, 2001 - 10:25 am: Edit

get many waves there in bucks kent? i use to live in newtown (right across from the Temprence House sp?) several years ago. did alot of work in the area. been to Kat Man Du in Trenton??? hehe are you in the New Hope area?

you should head to robensonia. should not be too much of a drive. i am heading from state college, pa. should be about 2 hours for me. less for you i would think.

By Mike Rupp (Mike_Rupp) on Thursday, November 01, 2001 - 05:39 pm: Edit

Daniel,

I've received the same treatment in Chicago. When I wave to people, most people look at me like I'm crazy. 99% of LR owners in the Chicago area have never taken them offroad.

The other day when I was at a muffler shop, the mechanic saw mud underneath and asked "you take this thing offroad?" That's typical here.

Mike

By Roverine on Thursday, November 01, 2001 - 07:06 pm: Edit

Ditto for me in OC area, So. Cal. I should also mention however, that I've become just as bad ... my 8 yr. old son constantly spots Rovers, (all kinds) and by the time he says "Mom, you didn't wave," they are in my rear view mirror. I blow right past my own husband and don't even notice ...

Kim

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Thursday, November 01, 2001 - 10:27 pm: Edit

I wave and they don't even look.. If they do look they don't wave back and give me the "Do I know you?" look. I wave to this one guy I see some times on the way to work who has an Yellow XD with $G sliders and he doesn't wave either. I say screw em.. Wave to them out on the trail and give them the one finger salute around town. Most people I see driving Discoverys around here (N.VA) are all soccer moms or are people looking for that status quo.. Not sure why they got a Discovery to try and look rich but, whatever floats their boat I guess. You would think that they would get the Caddy or a Lincoln.

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Thursday, November 01, 2001 - 10:56 pm: Edit

> give them the one finger salute around town.

I like that idea, just for fun. I'll let you know what happens. Could be confusing if accompanied by a big smile

By Kent Westbrook on Thursday, November 01, 2001 - 11:19 pm: Edit

Garrett,

Very few waves here in Bucks, more often the "who are you?" looks and the one woman who gave me the one finger salute. A guy in a Defender returned my wave once.

Yeah, I'm close to New Hope, between there and Newtown in Wash. Crossing. Had planned on going to Robesonia, but vehicle is still in shop.

kent

By AL on Friday, November 02, 2001 - 12:57 am: Edit

Chicago people dont think of offroading in a DISCO
I have not recived a single wave from any disco or LR owner. Getting waves in my vette was getting
tiring, now those guys wave every vette they see.
If u guys tell me what your rovers look like, ill wave. Im usually in downtown and lincoln park area
during the week.
GOOD WAVING
p.s going to INDIANA BADLANDS SUNDAY anyone care to join drop me a line

By lynden on Friday, November 02, 2001 - 02:18 pm: Edit

Dean is that the same salute that NIVLOC pulled out. I don't know if you saw that thread on the j**ps board but it was pretty funny. That NIVLOC guy had some funny assed posts.

Waved at a girl yesterday, she had no idea what I was doing or who I was, oh well...
Lynden

By KJ on Friday, November 02, 2001 - 11:47 pm: Edit

Bud,

We may be invisible, but as Horness has pointed out, we are Gods! LOL, my husband adopted that one when I told him about that ages ago. Now he says it all the time. Personally, I like that Rovers aren't over-exposed in this country. DiscoWeb provides the daily fix we all crave. As well as DiscoWeb stickers. And the Moab tape. LOL, how's that Axel? Enough shillin' for one night?

Karen ;)

By Horness Spencer (Horness) on Monday, November 05, 2001 - 10:51 am: Edit

I've tried waving, nodding, flashing (the lights of course) and even a thumbs up to a very nice D90 with some serious hardware fitted.

At best - I get a confused, bemused, squinting Discovery driver go by. With no wave or anything.

Bud - As a fellow games player - I've not seen a Disco or a LR for that matter in any off road game.
Could you actually imagine the developers getting it right though? May be worth sending them the Moab video just to put the record straight.

HRNESS (fellow God!).

By Andy Nix (Andy) on Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 03:00 pm: Edit

Hell I waved to somebody I know and they didn't wave back. I don't think people are expecting an oncoming car to wave. RR owners are the worst. When I'm in the 4-6, they look the other way. I've only had one other RR wave back, and he had a winch on the front, hellas, RR adv rack, towing motorcycles. Series rovers ALWAYS wave back. time to get a series i guess