Do you only wave to XJs?
08-13-2011, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by emptypockets
I tried waving to the couple of modded XJ's I've seen around town, but they just looked at me funny. I gave up waving at Wranglers... I know my Jeep isn't big, but you can tell it's obviously off-roaded. When I bought my XJ, my buddy who used to own a CJ-5, told me to be prepared to wave. So far, I think I've gotten three waves in 8-9 months. Guess I'm not part of the cool kid crowd.
08-13-2011, 09:22 PM
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I wave at every lifted truck I see and all XJ's. I get a good amount of waves back but most come from older lifted trucks or XJ's that other rednecks obviously drive.
08-13-2011, 09:28 PM
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My arm would fall off if I waved at every lifted truck here. i live in NC so it's literally every 5th car is a lifted truck.
08-13-2011, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by chadh92
My arm would fall off if I waved at every lifted truck here. i live in NC so it's literally every 5th car is a lifted truck.
08-13-2011, 10:09 PM
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Yeah there's definantly a difference between people who drive there jeep because they love it and appericiate other jeeps (the ones who wave back) and then the people who drive jeeps simply as means of transportation.. Sometimes even if they are modded (the ones who look at you crazy). My friend at school has a stock xj and one day he drove up with a surco rack on top. I go up and say "nice rack man where'd you find it?" he says "oh my dad got it installed for our extra camping gear". Got it installed.. He's one of the ones that will look at you like your crazy.
08-13-2011, 10:11 PM
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All kinds of Jeeps wave at me. I usually catch it last second and don't get it back in time so I feel bad.. its pretty cool though and my GF laughs at me for it
08-13-2011, 10:35 PM
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I'm new to the jeep thing but I love it already. 3 days in and no waves at all, when I do it, I get the (huh) look. The folks around here need to either pay more attention and get with the jeep thing or trade in there jeeps and get a smart car. Just my opinion!
08-13-2011, 11:01 PM
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There's a lot of tools who drive jeeps, unfortunately. They all tend to be the frat bros who think everyone else is beneath them, even though daddy is paying their car payment, gas, insurance, tuition, rent, list goes on. Those are the kind of people you wave at and they look at you as if you aren't worthy of their wave back.
Hell, most 4-door JKs are just owned by people who think they look cool and are just now getting into Jeeps. I even got a wave from a guy in one today. Nice to know someone knows what's going on...
Hell, most 4-door JKs are just owned by people who think they look cool and are just now getting into Jeeps. I even got a wave from a guy in one today. Nice to know someone knows what's going on...
08-13-2011, 11:10 PM
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If Cherokees were strictly off-road/military in nature I might wave seeing a kindred soul in the mountains..But around here half the XJs are just moms going grocery shopping or yuppies on their way to the stock firm so why bother? I guess if my XJ was lifted and all I'd wave at other people with lifted off-road type rigs because then at least you have something in common.
I do always stop and chat with people I see pulling parts off XJs at the junkyard though.
I do always stop and chat with people I see pulling parts off XJs at the junkyard though.
08-14-2011, 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by chadh92
My arm would fall off if I waved at every lifted truck here. i live in NC so it's literally every 5th car is a lifted truck.
08-16-2011, 05:49 PM
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I wave at every xj i see that is modded or someone my age. I rarely wave to new wranglers becasue when i do its always a stuck up mom or old person and they give me weird looks 