Nose-cone Wave

[DaddyMac]

Hi all,

This post is targeted at the OG's out there. I recall when I first got my Model S 4 years ago, whenever I drove by another Tesla I would be greeted with an enthusiastic wave and smile from the other driver. The so called "Tesla nod".

Over the years as the number of Tesla's has increased I have found this occurrence to be less and less, but I do still try to salute the vast number of Model 3 drivers I pass.

Fast forward to a couple of days ago, and I spot a Model S approaching in oncoming traffic. As it approachs I see it is an older Model S with a nose cone like mine. Then I see the driver, who offers the same familiar smile and wave I had feared was lost. Sad - but it made my drive home.

Yesterday it happened again. Different car and driver, but Nose-cone and a warm greeting.

Not sure reasoning if it is original Tesla owners remembering the old days or a kin-ship amongst the "Nose-cone Model S" owners. Regardless I'm dubbing this the "Nose-cone Wave" or "Nose-cone Nod" !!

Extreme apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere - happy to relinquish the honours if someone posted before.

 

[Simon_Emes]

Have a face-lift S but still many 3 and s drivers give me a nod. X-men not so much.

Also would like to see that more, have it with a youngtimer from the 70ies, every driver of a similar period car waves or blinks...

 

[AudubonB]

I perform a head-slamming brake check - and wave - every time I pass another nose cone green Model S.

Hasn’t happened yet...

 

[jlv1]

I wave and I have a refresh nose cone.

But there's a culture shift from the small numbers of Tesla owners of a few years ago to the 10x more that there are now.

 

[AudubonB]

Yes, and back in the day we had open discussions of the understanding that we were living in the Good Old Days and that once Tesla really made it - our criterion correctly being that once that Inexpensive Version now known as the Model 3 was successfully introduced- camaraderie would change.

O tempora, O mores. (<====“MoreSs...& Xs & 3s”)

 

[ddawson]

In the Corvette world we call it Save the Wave. The new car owners don't have the same respect for the brand. Its just an appliance for many.

 

[David29]

I also used to try to wave when I saw another Tesla, but found that only a small percentage waved back, even 4 years ago. perhaps it is the heavy traffic around here -- one is often too busy to look or wave. Model 3 drivers seem less inclined to wave than others.
Plus, I find that a large percentage of people have heavily tinted their car windows, to the point that I would not be able to see a wave even if they gave me one.
So, I find myself hardly ever waving anymore.

 

[Bridor]

I refuse to give up - I wave at all Tesla vehicles and will do so until they pry the Tesla key FOB from my dead fingers...

Brent

 

[TLej]

I'm a waver too, to all.

 

[aerodyne]

I wave to a nose cone of the same color. Don't care if they wave back or not.

 

[rocketdallas]

It was definitely a smaller community of enthusiasts back then and I used to wave every time and receive smiles and waves back in my neck of the woods. There are many, many more Teslas driving around my area now and I stopped waving after getting some ugly looks back to me. Ha... my daughter told me I look like an old man waiting for someone to return a high five and who looks sad when no one does.