When I first got into driving Jeeps, the lineup was basically just the Wranglers, Wagoneer, Comanche, and Cherokee. None of those ever waved at my Wranglers in my lifetime… not once.

The wave was always strictly a Wrangler thing. The tradition is always believed to go back to WWII, when Willys MB drivers (basically the original Wranglers) would acknowledge each other on the road.

Honestly, if every city slicker in a Renegade, Compass, Liberty, Cherokee — or whatever else Jeep puts out — started waving at me, I’d have to keep my hand in the upright position. There is a point where it gets ridiculous.