Why dont we have a “jeep wave?”

[Dadpool]

I’ve always thought of jeep owners as part of a cult but always thought their wave thing was cool. You see almost every jeep owner wave when they pass another jeep. Why can’t we have a wave or a sign like we all turn on our windshield wipers or pop our charging door? A simple wave isn’t out to the question either. It’s not like jeep owners are the only ones that have a universal wave. Motorcycle gangs, Amish people, taxi drivers, all use a wave. Why can’t we?
Let’s start discuss what wave would be best. I’m open for ideas

 

[glide]

Because it’s lame when jeep people do it.

Probably worse if Tesla people start doing it.

 

[nstig8]

Because in my area I pass a Tesla every minute or two. I'm not waving at everyone, and I don't really want people waving at me either.

 

[UncertainTimes]

I honestly was looking forward to exchanging farts with other Tesla owners.

 

[Dadpool]

I honestly was looking forward to exchanging farts with other Tesla owners.

Yes!!!!

 

[URBAN LEGEND]

Waves are a thing of the 90s. You got a Tesla and I have a Tesla. What’s there to wave about?

 

[EchoDelta]

I’ve always thought of jeep owners as part of a cult but always thought their wave thing was cool. You see almost every jeep owner wave when they pass another jeep. Why can’t we have a wave or a sign like we all turn on our windshield wipers or pop our charging door? A simple wave isn’t out to the question either. It’s not like jeep owners are the only ones that have a universal wave. Motorcycle gangs, Amish people, taxi drivers, all use a wave. Why can’t we?
Let’s start discuss what wave would be best. I’m open for ideas

We used to thumbs up every model S when they came out . with model X if it came more rare and with model three it was just a thing between old timers

 

[Shelburne]

I've owned two Jeep Grand Cherokees - one for 10 years and the other for 8 years. In all that time I never saw another Jeep driver wave at me and it never occurred to me to wave to another Jeep. I've had my M3 for nearly a year now. There aren't many of them where I live so I always notice them but I've never seen another Tesla driver wave at me and I have never waved at them...thank God!

 

[dduffey]

The Tesla wave used to be common when they were rare and because you had to make a pretty conscious decision to be different. Now they are everywhere and often it's usually a no brainer, nobody is taking a risk buying a Tesla now. The wave is an acknowledgement of understanding and being part of a club.

Jeeps/Motorcycles/Amish all makes sense also because they are open to the air and I would also guess a lifestyle choice.

Except for the closed in new "barbie" jeeps, I doubt they wave to each other.

You'll probably see CyberTruck drivers wave for a bit to each other until you start seeing more than one per day.

 

[techlogik]

Sounds like a motorcycle thing or cyclist. I pass so many people on my road bike and people wave a lot, like 80% or more. Unless I group ride with them and recognize someone, ignore. Keeping my hands on the bars is better and more important. Yay you have a bike too!!!

 

[tezlam3]

niche vehicles wave, when i had an frs we waved and it was a community but teslas i feel are too mainstream now…

 

[pnwadventures]

No waving, but I will park next to another Tesla at a remote trailhead where nobody expects an EV to be able to reach, because evangelizing EVs for adventuring is one of my things.

 

[Soul Surfer]

As a former Corvette owner for 10 years, the “wave” was a big deal. It was a form of acknowledgment of all the generations and rich history of this marque. When the Vettes would organise a “cruise”, the towns we would drive through would always get excited at seeing so many of them, and from different years.

A Corvette “brother” recently passed on from a brave fight he lost to cancer. Over 80 Corvettes drove by his home in an organized “drive by” just days before he died. It meant a lot to him. It’s a cultural thing, in the end.

 

[afadeev]

I’ve always thought of jeep owners as part of a cult but always thought their wave thing was cool. You see almost every jeep owner wave when they pass another jeep. Why can’t we have a wave or a sign like we all turn on our windshield wipers or pop our charging door?

Because Jeep (and other car sub-groups of folks) are car people. They enjoy driving their cars, and recognize others who share that passion.
The same goes for a few car makes as well: classic cars, P-cars, BMWs (mostly ///M's), Corvettes, many exotic car makes, etc.

Never gonna happen with the Tesla folks... wrong audience.
I had tried waving to other Tesla drivers around my part of the world, but never got a wave back.
Met many Tesla owners. Car guys among them knew exactly what I was talking about. The other 95% though we were weird.

 

[skygraff]

Coach bus drivers (used to - it's been a while since I was actively driving) flash their Clearance Lamps (CLps) when passing at night and usually give a wave in daylight. Most people in the same profession (especially if a uniform is involved) will give a nod or a variation on a wave/military salute but, when it comes to similar vehicle taste, it seems to be more of an occasional thing.

When the 3 was new and rare, I got and gave waves but, since they were so rare, I was just as likely to completely miss the other one in a sea of "grilled" ICEs. I think, at this point, it's more likely to happen when two (almost) identical Teslas are near each other in a parking lot or slow traffic. Maybe, someday, we'll be able to give them a thumbs up on the screen (in a hands free way) like the way Waze lets users acknowledge each other.

 

[KenC]

Wag your mirrors.

 

[charlieaf92]

Ignore the haters. I wave or acknowledge every Tesla I see and get something in return most of the time. Also I've heard of the "two handed wave" as a Tesla thing - which is funny but I'm not quite that enthusiastic.

 

[DipStick]

I love spoiling other people's fun for my own amusement but many of yall need to lighten up. I'm going to track you down and wave at you with big mickey mouse gloves on until you return the wave.

 

[URBAN LEGEND]

Because Jeep (and other car sub-groups of folks) are car people. They enjoy driving their cars, and recognize others who share that passion.
The same goes for a few car makes as well: classic cars, P-cars, BMWs (mostly ///M's), Corvettes, many exotic car makes, etc.

Never gonna happen with the Tesla folks... wrong audience.
I had tried waving to other Tesla drivers around my part of the world, but never got a wave back.
Met many Tesla owners. Car guys among them knew exactly what I was talking about. The other 95% though we were weird.

I’ve had more M cars that I care to count right now. Never have I waved nor been waved at in the Ms.

 

[EnrgyNDpndnce]

Been flashing headlights and/or waving for almost three years now. Most people return the gesture. We are part of a special, if growing, community. To those of you who are anti-wave, well, nobody’s perfect.