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Join Date: May 2007
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I find that many TJ owners act like they don't even see you coming. The JK drivers are good at waving, even the soccer moms. I used to exchange waves when I had my Liberty. Being that it was modded and wheeled probably helped.
#14
I seem to get more waves & lots of thumbs up from other drivers as well with the doors and top off....as I am the only one around our small town that drives with doors and top off. Sometimes I get dumb looks when I am driving top less and doorless in -5 C.
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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I seem to have been getting more waves since the weather has been getting better. I also switched from the hard top to the soft one recently and seem to be getting a better wave response than before, even in my girly Sahara
As far as JK's go, I get the most returned waves from Rubicons...presumably because they're less likely to be mall crawlers...
As far as JK's go, I get the most returned waves from Rubicons...presumably because they're less likely to be mall crawlers...
#16
After a coupla years everyone warmed up to the YJ and the brotherhood resumed.
Then when I got my TJ (aka Trendy Jeep) it was the same thing all over again.
Now I have my JK (and the 4-door non-the-less) and here we go. I now get lumped in with Soccer Moms. And I do see them all the time...
This too will pass in another year or so.
With my YJ I was the newb. It actually took me a few waves before I figured it out. Then, my brother, who owned a VW Thing noticed a jeeper waving at us one day and he said "Hey, Jeep guys wave the same as us Thing drivers did. That's cool. Except with the Thing wave it was more of a 'oh, you were stupid enough to buy one of these too.' "
I still wave. Always will. They are new.
After all I figure they bought the Jeep for a reason and sooner or later they will figure it out; and either it will get in their blood forever (and they will sink every available dime they have into it), or they will sell it after a year (maybe 2) and never look back.
Ok, I got my 2cents in.
...I got about a nickle's worth, but I'm saving it.
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Join Date: May 2008
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Freedom tops off, all 4 doors off, I got waved at a lot today....by Jeeps, and Toyota's, a H3, a lexus..course my kids were waving at everyone that stared at us!!
Doorless....man what a rush!!!!
Doorless....man what a rush!!!!
#20
Now see that? ...where's the love? Where's the brotherhood?
Why can't we all just get along?
I am thinking that the one's who need edumacatin' are the one's who know but refuse based on bias.
At least the newbies have the chance to figure it out. They neglect to wave out of ignorance.
you see, it's an issue of ignorance vs. stubbornness.