The Jeep Wave.....or not (JL bias)

[Guy N Cognito]

Most Jeepers are friendly, helpful people. But occasionally, I am reminded that they are just like any other auto enthusiast and have their own hangups:

Driving home for lunch today, top off windows down. Stopped at a light next to a lifted JKU. Look over and give him a little wave. His response? "I don't wave at JLs......that aint no Jeep." Alright.....guess I'm lucky I didn't tell him it was a 2.0t, his head may have exploded.

What's funny is, I remember a time when the JKU first came out. Many enthusiasts heralded the "end of Jeep" because they dared to make a 4 door. Now, even those JKU owners found something to hate.

Fortunately, that's been my only negative JL experience. Anyone else got a similar story?

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[Redneck_Jedi]

Most Jeepers are friendly, helpful people. But occasionally, I am reminded that they are just like any other auto enthusiast and have their own hangups:

Driving home for lunch today, top off windows down. Stopped at a light next to a lifted JKU. Look over and give him a little wave. His response? "I don't wave at JLs......that aint no Jeep." Alright.....guess I'm lucky I didn't tell him it was a 2.0t, his head may have exploded.

What's funny is, I remember a time when the JKU first came out. Many enthusiasts heralded the "end of Jeep" because they dared to make a 4 door. Now, even those JKU owners found something to hate.

Fortunately, that's been my only negative JL experience. Anyone else got a similar story?

Sounds like he was just Jealous. lol

 

[TheBrandon]

Most Jeepers are friendly, helpful people. But occasionally, I am reminded that they are just like any other auto enthusiast and have their own hangups:

Driving home for lunch today, top off windows down. Stopped at a light next to a lifted JKU. Look over and give him a little wave. His response? "I don't wave at JLs......that aint no Jeep." Alright.....guess I'm lucky I didn't tell him it was a 2.0t, his head may have exploded.

What's funny is, I remember a time when the JKU first came out. Many enthusiasts heralded the "end of Jeep" because they dared to make a 4 door. Now, even those JKU owners found something to hate.

Fortunately, that's been my only negative JL experience. Anyone else got a similar story?

Sounds like you missed the perfect opportunity, "dude you have something in your teeth." He could have chewed on that the entire way home or you could have snapped a pic of him looking for it in the mirror and hollar'd "enjoy instagram JK!" :cwl:

 

[CypressWrangler]

Haters going to hate.

 

[Redneck_Jedi]

You should have replied with "Well...JL Owners wave to all Jeeps. Have a Nice Day!"

 

[Columbus104]

Most Jeepers are friendly, helpful people. But occasionally, I am reminded that they are just like any other auto enthusiast and have their own hangups:

Driving home for lunch today, top off windows down. Stopped at a light next to a lifted JKU. Look over and give him a little wave. His response? "I don't wave at JLs......that aint no Jeep." Alright.....guess I'm lucky I didn't tell him it was a 2.0t, his head may have exploded.

What's funny is, I remember a time when the JKU first came out. Many enthusiasts heralded the "end of Jeep" because they dared to make a 4 door. Now, even those JKU owners found something to hate.

Fortunately, that's been my only negative JL experience. Anyone else got a similar story?

Just write him off as the tiny minority. I think one of the coolest parts of the Jeep camaraderie is that it's agnostic of the age or price of a Jeep. Whether it's a loaded brand new $50k Rubicon, or kid driving a 20-year-old TJ with a tattered roof, we wave. Every group has pricks in their midst (as you learned today), but they are happily the tiny tiny minority amongst Jeep owners.

 

[TheBrandon]

Just write him off as the tiny minority. I think one of the coolest parts of the Jeep camaraderie is that it's agnostic of the age or price of a Jeep. Whether it's a loaded brand new $50k Rubicon, or kid driving a 20-year-old TJ with a tattered roof, we wave. Every group has pricks in their midst (as you learned today), but they are happily the tiny tiny minority amongst Jeep owners.

So true. I couldn't count how many times I've been waved at in my JK but not really paying attention and my wife or daughter would be throwing hands lol.

 

[lookitsadam]

I wave at every Wrangler I see... unless they have angry eyes. That's my one rule. I even wave at Cherokees if they look good or are built well.

In Florida Wranglers are so common that I probably only get a wave back 60-70% of the time, but I have noticed that women tend to wave less than men.

 

[VA72mlibu]

... unless they have angry eyes.

Yes, this.

 

[mwilk012]

Guy sounds like a tool, unfortunately the wrangler is a vehicle that a lot of douchebags drive.

 

[Jo's Jeep]

Taught my wife about the jeep wave after trading our Liberty for the JLU. Her first time trying it out resulted in her being flipped off. I don't think she has tried it again. Shame really.

 

[Aimless1]

Told a client I test drove a JL. His response? "That's not a jeep. They haven't made jeeps since AMC was bought out. Chrysler does not make a jeep." For him the TJ was the last jeep made.

As someone said, haters going to hate. No matter where you set your snobbery bar, someone else will and can always out do you.

 

[BradyAntebellum]

Most Jeepers are friendly, helpful people. But occasionally, I am reminded that they are just like any other auto enthusiast and have their own hangups:

Driving home for lunch today, top off windows down. Stopped at a light next to a lifted JKU. Look over and give him a little wave. His response? "I don't wave at JLs......that aint no Jeep." Alright.....guess I'm lucky I didn't tell him it was a 2.0t, his head may have exploded.

What's funny is, I remember a time when the JKU first came out. Many enthusiasts heralded the "end of Jeep" because they dared to make a 4 door. Now, even those JKU owners found something to hate.

Fortunately, that's been my only negative JL experience. Anyone else got a similar story?

I'm willing to bet he has a tiny penis.

 

[bdog]

...that aint no Jeep.

He used a double negative so that mean it IS a real Jeep.

 

[VA72mlibu]

He used a double negative so that mean it IS a real Jeep.

Grammar FTW

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