For the first three years I had my Beetle, I flashed a peace sign at EVERYONE who was driving a Beetle.

Then they were everywhere, and mostly old gray people driving them (of which I am almost one--so don't get offended), and they never waved back. Except for the obvious enthusiasts with daisies on their taillights, etc.

It's the same kind of thing--meeting a fellow cyclist, meeting a fellow Beetle enthusiast. Kewl.

Karen