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? Come to think of it...No. ?
I received the "wave" from a Tacoma, when the right lane was merging and I gave it just enough throttle to prevent him from cutting in front of me. Their V6 gets noisy when struggling.
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There is another Ranger in my area that I come across from time to time in the mornings on my commute to get coffee and pup cups. So one day I gave the guy a friendly wave. He ignored me. I was upset by his general lack of camaraderie to a fellow Ranger owner, so the next time I saw him I flipped him off. So now every time we see each other we flip each other off and laugh. Jeep owners have the friendly "Jeep to Jeep" wave. So if you see another Ranger owner flipping you off its just a friendly hello.
I'm very much into making this a thing lol
 

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I’m 52 and had a motorcycle since I was 18. I’ve been waving to people for 34 years and I’m over it. Not going to start waving at people in my truck.

And it’s a bike thing. Not a car thing. ?
Hello fellow old person! I thought that it actually started with boats. Didn't used to be that many on the lakes.
 

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Hello fellow old person! I thought that it actually started with boats. Didn't used to be that many on the lakes.
I always assumed it started in Iowa. I've never been to Iowa without everyone you see waving to you. People walking. Driving. Riding. All waving. It's exhausting being that friendly when you're from Illinois.
 

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There is another Ranger in my area that I come across from time to time in the mornings on my commute to get coffee and pup cups. So one day I gave the guy a friendly wave. He ignored me. I was upset by his general lack of camaraderie to a fellow Ranger owner, so the next time I saw him I flipped him off. So now every time we see each other we flip each other off and laugh. Jeep owners have the friendly "Jeep to Jeep" wave. So if you see another Ranger owner flipping you off its just a friendly hello.
So far, nobody's flipped me off just for driving a Ranger. I will keep members posted...
 


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I have a Vette and we also do the wave.
Going to try the Ranger Flip Off and hope I don’t get my ass kicked.
Oh yeah babe, I've got a Vette, and a Jeep. Of course you don't see many Vette's on a given day, but I would have carple tunnel if I waved at every Jeep I saw. :)
 

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it needs to be subtle but cool. think Mcqueen Eastwood style. no hyper fan boy waves for a Ranger. Maybe a nod. We need it to be us only so others wonder what we know. . . after a while it will be like the signal to steal a base if we are not careful lol. or we just do the shocker signal...

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Yea, most Ranger drivers around here, barely notice mine and rarely wave. Motorcycles riders, on the other hand, wave a lot.
 

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Here’s what the internet told me… who knows?!?

The biker wave is as old as motorcycles. Apparently it was started in 1904 when Harley-Davidson partners Arthur Davidson and William Harley passed each other and waved. It was noted by a passerby and believed to be etiquette among riders.
 

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Well, for Pete’s sake! I absolutely refuse to do this….it’s just not in my DNA. :crackup: :turkey:(Don’t need no smart aleck DNA comments;)).

Please, if you’re down this way, don’t flip off any Saber Rangers. Just in case.:):please:
Girls don't do this. It's like when they encounter another female wearing the same clothes.
They give a little side-eye and hope nobody notices...
 

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The Jeep Wave is annoying.

It's from the CJ days when Jeeps weren't common and also massive pieces of shit.

It was a commiserating wave.
 

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There is another Ranger in my area that I come across from time to time in the mornings on my commute to get coffee and pup cups. So one day I gave the guy a friendly wave. He ignored me. I was upset by his general lack of camaraderie to a fellow Ranger owner, so the next time I saw him I flipped him off. So now every time we see each other we flip each other off and laugh. Jeep owners have the friendly "Jeep to Jeep" wave. So if you see another Ranger owner flipping you off its just a friendly hello.
Lucky for you, you both think it’s funny. But road rage is a real issue on our roadways so I wouldn’t recommend trying this everywhere, you might get yourself runoff the road or shot. The Covid environment has made people more easy to anger and eroded their social interactions. Road rage and speeding is way up.
 
 








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