No Gladiator Jeep Wave Love

[WildJD]

The CJ wasnt a great seller. So the YJ went a different direction, including square headlights, but still had leaf springs. The headlights ate still a point of contention. The TJ was an upgrade for sure with stock coil suspension. But they eventually released the first unlimited, the "LJ" (dubbed Long Jeep by the community". These were longer 2 doors and only made for a couple years and still covered by many. These lead to the JK and the first 4 door. The 4 door option, mostly auto, and ease of "bolt on" mods made many "jeepers" mock them. They also were super popular and jeep really took off. This lead to every type of buyer purchasing jeeps, moms, show crowd, etc. The modded but unused jeeps became known as mall crawlers. Basically, every new model of jeep has been mocked for awhile until it settles in, and a new model comes out. I have owned from CJ up till now in jeeps and love the JT.

Love my JT too! Still have my TJ Golden Eagle... great little mountain goat! The 4L straight six is going strong, and by all accounts, will probably do so for another 100,000 miles! ;{

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[Karnivoolfan]

I mean I don't plan on waving at all with mine. I love the truck and I will definitely go on off road trips but I'm not a Jeeper.

 

[noside85]

not all jeeps wave i noticed. i don't initiate the wave but if someone waves at me i wave back, common courtesy. so then it becomes a comical situation where i don't wave but stare at them; but if they wave at the very last second and i don't i just can't help but think that they think i'm an ass.

 

[Gladicon]

Wife drives a 2015 Renegade Trail Hawk, I still have my 11 JK Rubi Unlimited with lifetime 0 deductible warranty, I will keep till I die.
Added the JT Rubi last May, one of the first to come out.......
I wave most wave back....

 

[Kendog689]

We have so many down here and I sometimes forget but I will get better.

 

[spazzyfry123]

I probably pass 75+ Jeeps a day; I find it tough to keep up. I’m at the point now that I’ll wave if I see you waving at me or if it’s something pretty cool that catches my eye. With as many Jeeps as there are down here, they really blend in with everything else.

Make no mistake; I’m definitely a Jeeper. First car was a Wrangler and I can’t count how many other Jeeps in between.

 

[Plippi07]

I dint consider the renegades commander or patriot a real jeep and dont wave at those

i don’t either just wranglers and now gladiators

 

[Nimitzcvn68]

I only wave at hot chicks.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

It's not a thing in Iowa. Iowans ignore all laws and rules and never really get into the big coastal trends. Things start out west or east and typically don't make it all the way here. They are very independent here. Even on the Red Green show a nod was given to how we are in Iowa.

So I was shocked, then not shocked, while on I35 south on the west side of Des Moines yesterday saw a JT passing us and someone on the passenger side did the Jeep wave thing and I quickly tried to respond (I was so surprised) then as they passed (I was slowing for an upcoming exit - and it was raining) I realized - no wonder they waved, that was absolutely not an Iowa plate on that JT.

So if anyone here was heading south in Iowa on Interstate 35 on the west side of Des Moines and saw a hydro blue JT, body color fenders and roof, yeah, that was us. Caught the wave - cool.

 

[Overloaded]

Just getting the hang of the proper wave myself. Yes plenty of waves Gobi gets respect.

 

[TheHops]

I rarely, if ever, miss a wave. If they're looking in my general direction, they tend to wave or wave back.

A few weeks back, I had the Jeep naked and was flying an American flag on a hitch mounted pole. I even got a honk on that day.

 

[Mito]

I’ve had my Gladiator for 8 months now. My wife didn’t know about the Jeep Wave. She kept thinking I just had many friends with Jeeps. Till once she she saw a female Jeep owner wave at us, so I kindly waved back. Oh man, I had a lot of explaining to do. She finally understood what the Jeep Wave is. Now when she drives the Gladdy, she waves at all Jeep’s, even the Grand Cherokees and the Compass types.

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