Anyone else Jeep wave...in their Camaro??

[Treefrog]

I own a CJ and a Camaro and have no idea what the 'jeep wave' is.. I do wave though.. 8)

[dmwhiteman]

I wave, its not just a Jeep thing or a Harley thing. I got some flack from a couple guys at work when we were talking about this. They laughed and said "I drive an F150, I dont wave to every truck". I guess its more appropriate on nice days when out cruising? Not on the every day drive back and forth to work.... at any rate, I still wave.

[Rockey33]

I just waved at a synergy green camaro yesterday. He waved back. I have owned 3 different Jeep wranglers and know all about the Jeep wave!

[SGT Stretch]

I have heard of the jeep wave..anytime I decide to take the CJ out every other jeep I see throws the over the wheel wave. Like most have said I hear more about bikes doin it, but I also know vette owners do it too. I always throw a wave or a high beam flick n wave when i see any Gen Camaro.

[Ladybugsmom]

If you're in a Camaro, wouldn't that make it a Camaro wave??

[E.T.]

I also like the thumbs up

[Scalded Dog]

"Jeep Wave" is part of the religion of Jeep... and self- explanatory to those of us who are observers only. And, with Jeepers holding the patent, I'm okay with 5th gen acknowledgements being called Jeep Waves.

Indeed, the Jeep Wave is practiced by the faithful on the west coast. Not all are true believers... Heathens, if you will. I wave to all 5th Gens, but really get about a 30% - 40% return. About 20% give a "who- the- hell- are- you?" look with a weak half- wave... and the remainder don't even look. I suspect the latter group just sees the Camaro as "car." Like every other 3000 to 8000 lb. thing with four wheels on it, just "car."

However, there is a connection when a fellow 5th gen pilot initiates (or reciprocates) the Jeep Wave. My guess is that lots of them are C5.commers, but even if not, it's the unspoken acknowledgement that I respect your taste, style, and choices... and that you respect mine. We are brothers and sisters.

[Scott 78]

I got the thumbs up from a Challenger last night on my way home from work. Felt like a bad ass

[BlaqWhole]

Originally Posted by Chiefish

I wave all the time, But im not giving the wave thing to jeeps, I think it belongs to motorcyclists first. Bahh who cares anyway. It might have been me that flicked the highbeams at ya, where in jersey are ya, im in the northwest area usually in sussex and morris counties.

Yea, motorcyclists (especially the Harley crew) were actually the first to do this. I had a bike a few years ago and should've remembered that...thanks for reminding. I was in Monmouth County...right on Main Street in Asbury Park passing the train station.

[BlaqWhole]

Originally Posted by Ladybugsmom

If you're in a Camaro, wouldn't that make it a Camaro wave??

It could be called the Camaro wave. But I was giving acknowledgement to those who started it...because sooner or later the Jeep guys will say "Oh they got that from us"...

[Jason@JacFab]

I'd never heard of "The Jeep wave" before this post, and didn't know what Jeepers did that... I was aware of Harley guys doing it as I have followed my Dad on his bike on several occasions as he waved at every passing motorcycle that appeard to be a cruiser/harley bike, lol

I used to wave at other Camaros at first but no one ever waived back, so I gave up... On a very rare occasion I will get a wave and wave back here and there.

[IROCanSS]

Jeeps, corvettes and bikes commonly wave. It's just an acknowledgement.

I never waved in the Camaro. Plus, news flash, most pre 5th owners won't acknowledge you because the don't like the 5th. Mostly bc of the owners self righteousness and feeling of entitlement and that they are somehow superior bc they own a 5th gen. Not all fit the mold, but most do. Just read around the forum, lots of worthy crap.

[BlaqWhole]

Originally Posted by 05SilverStreak

What is "JEEP" wave???

Jeep owners have a thing where they wave at each other while passing. Mainly the Wrangler guys. As stated before, it originally started with motorcyclists. Most of us who have been enthusiasts for years know this from seeing and noticing it. There was a time when every person who bought a Wrangler (even at used lots) were told to wave at passing Wranglers.

I got flipped off by another camaro owner when I gave the nod....that ended pretty quickly.......

It won't work if you banged the guys GF...hahaha, just kidding!! Well some people are just miserable and/or clueless. But hey man, keep waving!!

I got the thumbs up from a Challenger last night on my way home from work. Felt like a bad ass

Yea it seems like the Challenger guys are all pretty cool. They probably have their own thing as well. I consider them part of an extended family!!

[14pilot]

No, I don't Jeep Wave. I'm in a Camaro, so why would I wave at a Jeep?

And any Jeep Wave is not "owned" by the Jeepsters, waving originated among motorists back in the late 1800s, when early motorists used only hand signals and another horseless carriage was unique to pass by. And before that, people in buggys or on horseback waved at each other too. So WTH, Jeep Wave was the beginning of nothing...