"The Jeep Wave Is A Lie"
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gg1
TJ Enthusiast
I drove a lifted XJ for 10+ years and never saw a wave and never waved ever. I drove it for over 140K miles. I now have a TJ and waves are all the time from other Wranglers only. No one else that I have seen. It is a Wrangler, CJ, Willies and so-on wave, but not really a Jeep wave, so the OP IMHO is right.
To me the wave is all about the real Jeeps (Bantam, MA, MB, GP, GPW, GPA, CJ, YJ, TJ, JK, JL) basically all the ones that resemble the original Bantam. Yes XJ's, Grand Cherokee's and all other Jeep brand vehicles are Jeeps by brand but to me they are not what I consider the Jeep lineage.
TJ2
TJ Expert
The real jeep is my TJ jeeps for it's all OEM with dino oil in them and so, the rest are just "a jeep".
Hey I am just kidding, don't get offended
Hey I am just kidding, don't get offended
The Jeep wave is real, but unfortunately as in all walks of life, some percentage of people are just arrogant jerks. I own an early Bronco too, and trust me - those guys are generally worse. Motorcycle riders are universally better about waving in some manner to acknowledge similar interests, but even some of them think they are above recognizing a stranger with a common love.
In general, people suck. There are notable exceptions that we all love dearly, but humanity as a whole is not a typically open and kind sort.
It used to anger me to wave at someone and not receive one back. I decided I had 2 choices - wave at nobody and make them feel like I did, or wave at everyone and smile when they didn’t return the favor. This way I am the one who gets to choose my mood. I chose the latter, as it let me get over the anger.
In general, people suck. There are notable exceptions that we all love dearly, but humanity as a whole is not a typically open and kind sort.
It used to anger me to wave at someone and not receive one back. I decided I had 2 choices - wave at nobody and make them feel like I did, or wave at everyone and smile when they didn’t return the favor. This way I am the one who gets to choose my mood. I chose the latter, as it let me get over the anger.
johnny deeker
TJ Enthusiast
Fingerless wave? I smile and wave back. They check their rearview thinking,"oops do i know that guy?"
Im from NY (about 60 miles north of Manhattan) and everybody with a CJ, YJ, TJ, and JK waves. I never noticed it back in the 80’s with my CJ’s but about 15 years ago it started to become a common occurrence. Oddly enough down in FL I see twice as many Wranglers, yet only about 10 percent of them wave. Makes my daughter nuts when I let her drive and she doesn’t get a wave.
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it used to be common practice when out on 2 lane roads you waved at everybody no matter what just being polite
egclassic
TJ Enthusiast
Yes Motorcyclists have the wave. But there's also a "discrimination" among bikers as well.
I've had bikes all my life, in my early years, I mostly had metrics. I bought my 1st Harley, a 883 sportster in 1996. Even other Harley riders would not wave because the "lowly" sportster isn't considered a "real" harley by most Big Twin riders.
I bought an Electra Glide in 2006. I generally wave to all other riders, no matter what they ride, I only wave at other Wranglers when in the jeep.
I guess I never experienced it. When I had my Sportster I got waves from guys on all the other Harleys it seemed like.
Vcook
TJ Enthusiast
There are eleventy-zillion 4door JKs around here and 95% of them don't wave.
I waive at all Wranglers, CJ's, etc. However, I never smile at the other driver, nor do I wiggle my fingers when I waive (Afraid that might give off a wrong vibe). My waive is more like a peace sign. Since I don't typically get waives back over 50% of the time, I have gotten to the point where when I waive I do not look directly at the other person (unless they are at a stop light with me or something). That way I don't know if they waived back but assume they did. Makes me feel better about doing it.
I always feel bad when I'm driving and deep in thought or something and someone passes me going the other way and I don't notice them until they waive at me and by the time I waive back they are past me. I feel like I had a chance to make someone feel good, that was worth making feel good, but I didn't...
I always feel bad when I'm driving and deep in thought or something and someone passes me going the other way and I don't notice them until they waive at me and by the time I waive back they are past me. I feel like I had a chance to make someone feel good, that was worth making feel good, but I didn't...
I find myself waving to other Wranglers by mistake, when driving my company truck, personal truck, or wives Grand Cherokee. It's kind of hard to turn it on and off when I'm driving several different vehicles.
if it has 4 doors i dont wave around my area most of them are mall crawlers and some soccer moms driving it
never wave at a lowly harley when im on my DUCATI
never wave at a lowly harley when im on my DUCATI
TJ2
TJ Expert
Wait until you see them doorless and one foot out the door going to the mall and groceries. There are group of nerdy looking dudes around Davenport that creeps me out for some reason because they are so clean cut on flip-flops with shinny jacked up wheels.