[dailydrvr-jku]

So there's this really nice Jeep that lives in my area with plates that goes something like: "YUHATIN" or something like that. When I first saw it I didn't own my JKU at that time, in fact I had a lifted GMC 2500HD so never thought much of it.

Anyway, now that I own a JKU I realized why he has those plates. For I too noticed people seem to send their hate in creative ways. Let's see...the famous revving of the engine when pulled up next to me; tailing close enough that I can feel them breathing down my neck and the last minute cut in front and slow down...like go 10mi under speed limit and literally look in the review mirror while laughing and/or shaking their head.

Does anyone else experience this type of hate? I never had this with any of my other trucks / vehicles but I did notice when I had my CJ10 and YJ the same thing would happen.

Why do people hate Jeeps or Jeep owners so much?

 

[TerryC6]

So there's this really nice Jeep that lives in my area with plates that goes something like: "YUHATIN" or something like that. When I first saw it I didn't own my JKU at that time, in fact I had a lifted GMC 2500HD so never thought much of it.

Anyway, now that I own a JKU I realized why he has those plates. For I too noticed people seem to send their hate in creative ways. Let's see...the famous revving of the engine when pulled up next to me; tailing close enough that I can feel them breathing down my neck and the last minute cut in front and slow down...like go 10mi under speed limit and literally look in the review mirror while laughing and/or shaking their head.

Does anyone else experience this type of hate? I never had this with any of my other trucks / vehicles but I did notice when I had my CJ10 and YJ the same thing would happen.

Why do people hate Jeeps or Jeep owners so much?

Trust me it is not just Jeeps. A long time ago when the speed limit was still 55 mph I headed out fishing at 4 in the morning. Only one on the freeway at that time. A little while later I see a pair of head lights in the distance and in no time at all they are on my bumper and I can't see them, I'm in a lift F250. They are so close there headlights are aiding mine.

After a few miles they get tired of that and decide to pull around me, it is a couple of people in a MG midget from Canada, sorry Bob I know it was not you. They start to play the slow down game so I went along with it until the next exit was coming up. At that point I pull along side and kindly escorted them off the freeway.

On the other side of the exit I stopped at the bottom of the on ramp. Sure enough they tried to get back on the freeway. They decided it was a good time for a cup of coffee because they backed up and headed towards Denny's.


I would not do that today, we have dash cams for that type of behavior. And that type of behavior in many cases are people trying to cause an accident so they can scam the insurance companies. Dash cams means re-end accidents are no long the following drivers fault.

 

[dailydrvr-jku]

Trust me it is not just Jeeps. A long time ago when the speed limit was still 55 mph I headed out fishing at 4 in the morning. Only one on the freeway at that time. A little while later I see a pair of head lights in the distance and in no time at all they are on my bumper and I can't see them, I'm in a lift F250. They are so close there headlights are aiding mine.

After a few miles they get tired of that and decide to pull around me, it is a couple of people in a MG midget from Canada, sorry Bob I know it was not you. They start to play the slow down game so I went along with it until the next exit was coming up. At that point I pull along side and kindly escorted them off the freeway.

On the other side of the exit I stopped at the bottom of the on ramp. Sure enough they tried to get back on the freeway. They decided it was a good time for a cup of coffee because they backed up and headed towards Denny's.


I would not do that today, we have dash cams for that type of behavior. And that type of behavior in many cases are people trying to cause an accident so they can scam the insurance companies. Dash cams means re-end accidents are no long the following drivers fault.

That is horrible. But I guess you're right, my friend's who all drive lifted vehicles run into some type of hate one way or the other. I think people should really chill out...but by the looks of out, that won't happen anytime soon.

 

[Elknut]

Trust me it is not just Jeeps. A long time ago when the speed limit was still 55 mph I headed out fishing at 4 in the morning. Only one on the freeway at that time. A little while later I see a pair of head lights in the distance and in no time at all they are on my bumper and I can't see them, I'm in a lift F250. They are so close there headlights are aiding mine.

After a few miles they get tired of that and decide to pull around me, it is a couple of people in a MG midget from Canada, sorry Bob I know it was not you. They start to play the slow down game so I went along with it until the next exit was coming up. At that point I pull along side and kindly escorted them off the freeway.

On the other side of the exit I stopped at the bottom of the on ramp. Sure enough they tried to get back on the freeway. They decided it was a good time for a cup of coffee because they backed up and headed towards Denny's.


I would not do that today, we have dash cams for that type of behavior. And that type of behavior in many cases are people trying to cause an accident so they can scam the insurance companies. Dash cams means re-end accidents are no long the following drivers fault.

I have a silverado with 6" lift & 35's. I'm delighted when they cut in front of me at night & then start adjusting their rear view mirror. Better when we come to a stop light & I can put my drivers side light in their driver side mirror.

 

[agalloch07]

Why do people hate Jeeps or Jeep owners so much?

I own a jeep but i don't like the owners the JK attracts. Jeep owners used to be a much smaller group of mechanically inclined people that helped each other out. And helped non jeep owners because they were always prepared with tools and jumper cables to keep their own junk running on the trail lol.

Now you cant swing a dead cat without hitting a jeep they are everywhere and they attract idiots. So now jeep owners are either middle aged women who bought a JKU as a hip mini van that cant drive. Or the young cow-a-dooty generation that played to many videos games ,drive like idiots and cant even change their own oil. But can stick a big plastic forehead on their grill with double sided tape and wire up color changing LED rock lights.

There was a time when the "jeep thing" meant something but it's gone. It's been replaced with stick on angry grills and paying people to install your lift kit and axle gears. And spending $200 color matching the trim on your dash to the trim on their giant airbag steering wheel :lmao:

Even if i didn't hate the JK for what it is i would still be ashamed to drive one.

 

[87_WhyJay]

Haters

I own a jeep but i don't like the owners the JK attracts. Jeep owners used to be a much smaller group of mechanically inclined people that helped each other out. And helped non jeep owners because they were always prepared with tools and jumper cables to keep their own junk running on the trail lol.

Now you cant swing a dead cat without hitting a jeep they are everywhere and they attract idiots. So now jeep owners are either middle aged women who bought a JKU as a hip mini van that cant drive. Or the young cow-a-dooty generation that played to many videos games ,drive like idiots and cant even change their own oil. But can stick a big plastic forehead on their grill with double sided tape and wire up color changing LED rock lights.

There was a time when the "jeep thing" meant something but it's gone. It's been replaced with stick on angry grills and paying people to install your lift kit and axle gears. And spending $200 color matching the trim on your dash to the trim on their giant airbag steering wheel :lmao:

Even if i didn't hate the JK for what it is i would still be ashamed to drive one.

agalloch07 said,
"I own a jeep but i don't like the owners the JK attracts."

Soooo, You must own a, what, Military Jeep, a Willys, a CJ or a YJ ??? And the fact that the JK is/was the only available new model wrangler for the last ELEVEN years, and you blame it on the JK model and the drivers they attract. How bout you put the blame were it belongs. SOCIETY ITSELF!!! People's black/dark hearts. The road rage incidents don't happen mainly to or with Jeep JK owners. It is any vehicle, any year, any city in the WORLD!!! People are getting more and more stupid every day. The fact that Jeep WRANGLER's are getting extremely popular, has nothing to do with the JK Model.

I drive two JK's because I (we, my wife and I) wore out an 87 YJ in the 20 year we owned her, (hence the moniker) and the JK was the model that was available when we decided to buy a newer jeep wrangler. For you to say what you did about JK owners specifically, WELL, enough said!!!

I get tail gated by 50% of the vehicles that pull up behind my Jeeps. It has noting to do with them being other Jeep JK's or any other specific vehicle. In fact, the JK's that pull up behind me are the MORE POLITE drivers of anybody. It has to do with "WHAT THE COPS ARE ALLOWING DRIVERS TO GET AWAY WITH BY NOT ENFORCING THE VEHICLE CODE LAWS!!!!" I have lived in Vegas for 4 years and have personally witnessed "TWO" vehicle being stopped by the local Metro Police or even by the Nv. Hwy Patrol officers, 2 IN 4 YEARS!!! I have also witnessed, more than once, traffic in the fast lane traveling 10 mph over the speed limit (80 in a 70 zone, with every car following the one ahead of it at 10-15 feet at 70+ MPH.) In that line of cars is a MARKED POLICE CAR, he himself, following the car ahead of him 10-15 feet off that cars bumper, NOT STOPPING ANYBODY!! What is that teaching or telling people. It's OK to drive 15 feet off the car ahead of you at 70+ MPH because the cops do it too, and they don't stop anybody else for doing it.

I have learned a new way to "train" most people not to tailgate me. 95% of the time, I travel in the slow lane at or just below the speed limit. The 50% of the drivers that are chronic tailgaters, as they approach my vehicle, do not move to the left to pass. They move in to their perceived safe following distance of 10-15 feet and I instantly take my foot off of the gas and begin slowing down. Now is when I find out who the ROAD RAGER'S are. After I start slowing down, 50% of the cars move to the left and pass almost immediately. The OTHER 50%, get even closer. THEY are the road raging/aggressive drivers. That is when I "RAPIDLY AND POLITELY" move to the right and drive on the paved asphalt shoulder or even on the gravel shoulder, giving them AMPLE room to pass. AS POLITE AS YOU PLEASE!! It just so happens that when I do that, all the dirt and gravel and debris gets kicked up onto their vehicle/windshields. Of those now 25% who are the "AGGRESSIVE, ROAD RAGERS" drivers that cause 98% of the problems, amazingly and instantly either pass me or BACK WAY OFF of my bumper. It works over 98% of the time it is employed. Only occasionally do I have to drive off the road onto the gravel shoulder to make my point even more obvious. I have turned off the traction control system and punched the gas to "ROOST" on the tailgater, but only once or twice. That worked INSTANTLY!!!!

I will make the observation that the WORST of the tailgaters are the more expensive vehicle like Lexi, BMW's, MBZ's. They seem to feel entitled to PUSH their money around by bullying other drivers to get out of their way in their tailgating methods. I estimate more than one BMW driver/owner has had to buy a new windshield or front end paint job because they tailgated ME, A JEEP JK DRIVER!!!!!

 

[TrailbossNJ]

I LOVE tailgaters....I give 'em *one* chance...Cus I ain't moving. I stick to the right hand lane, unless I am passing, and I do the speed limit. Until you p*ss me off by tailgating me! Then my speed drops...65...55...45....15! I give no fuq's! Someone gets on my ass, I slow them right the heck down! If I have to, I will pull over to the shoulder and get out...and have! Punks are tough until they see the claw hammer in my hand, behind the door...

 

[Luckymac]

Here's a guy that wants to take a claw hammer to a gunfight.
I wouldn't stop unless my vehicle broke down or the other guy damaged my vehicle.
Why not just drive the speed limit and call the cops?

Some people drive with their head where it shouldn't be while driving. A quick tap of the brakes will often have them back off. If that upsets them and they become aggressive, then try to avoid a confrontation by turning off at the next intersection and U-turning to get back to the way you were originally headed.

I'm a CCW holder and I ALWAYS carry. I'll do whatever it takes to avoid a situation where I might be forced to defend myself. The few moments it might take to get away from a possible confrontation is nothing compared to the time and money that it might take to defend oneself, even if you're exonerated.

Good Luck, L.M.

 

[TrailbossNJ]

Well LM, I don't have the luxury of a CCW (and if I *did*, I wouldn't risk losing it in a road rage episode!) but yes: I do have a hammer, in a utility belt. I'm not really worried about it because after you lose a limb...everything else gets the volume turned down. Things like this happen all the time in Jersey...

Edit: And the point being: I *do* drive the speed limit! But that doesn't seem to be enough for a certain type of person...so they get stupid.

 

[TerryC6]

Well LM, I don't have the luxury of a CCW (and if I *did*, I wouldn't risk losing it in a road rage episode!) but yes: I do have a hammer, in a utility belt. I'm not really worried about it because after you lose a limb...everything else gets the volume turned down. Things like this happen all the time in Jersey...

Edit: And the point being: I *do* drive the speed limit! But that doesn't seem to be enough for a certain type of person...so they get stupid.

Well I have never used a claw hammer but I have raised a tire iron most of the time my vehicle made the point. But I have used a helmet in anger. Worked real well, caved in passenger side of the wind shield. I attempted to wave her off twice and even confronted her at the previous stop light. But she continued to run about 2 feet off the rear of my wing. Off came the helmet and I flung it at her as hard as I could. It stopped her, but I was positive I was going to jail over that. Nothing ever came from it though. I am glad I am so calm now days.

 

[dailydrvr-jku]

I own a jeep but i don't like the owners the JK attracts. Jeep owners used to be a much smaller group of mechanically inclined people that helped each other out. And helped non jeep owners because they were always prepared with tools and jumper cables to keep their own junk running on the trail lol.

Now you cant swing a dead cat without hitting a jeep they are everywhere and they attract idiots. So now jeep owners are either middle aged women who bought a JKU as a hip mini van that cant drive. Or the young cow-a-dooty generation that played to many videos games ,drive like idiots and cant even change their own oil. But can stick a big plastic forehead on their grill with double sided tape and wire up color changing LED rock lights.

There was a time when the "jeep thing" meant something but it's gone. It's been replaced with stick on angry grills and paying people to install your lift kit and axle gears. And spending $200 color matching the trim on your dash to the trim on their giant airbag steering wheel :lmao:

Even if i didn't hate the JK for what it is i would still be ashamed to drive one.

When I drove my YJ I got just a handful of hate from JKU owners, in fact they wouldn't even wave LOL! But a few were really cool and even invited me to join their club hahaha!

Nevertheless I ended up buying a JKU anyway simply because, like true Jeep lovers are, they love Jeeps no matter what type it is.

And although I agree with you that there are some JKU owners who are soccer moms and non-DIY'ers, there a LOT more that are capable of building their own rigs - me for example and so many other JK owners in this forum

 

[Bangler]

Anytime I drive my JK someone is tailgating the shit out of me. No matter the speed or lane there is always someone tailgating the shit out of me. After 10 years I've learned to get out of there way. I continue doing what I'm doing, I don't speed up, I don't slow down (that's a douche move) and I certainly don't "kick up rooster tails". It goes both ways in the world. Some people are in a rush, some people need to get places, its a busy world! Never assume someone is speeding for no reason, just get out of their way, they might be in a rush to get to a emergency and they simply are not in the correct vehicle. Or -place any scenario here- . If they keep following you and you need to confront them, start with a smile. I had someone chasing me down until I finally pulled over some miles later, they just wanted to let me know my registration expired. Seriously.

Where I live, doesn't matter what type of Jeep you drive everyone gets a wave.

Sure there are JK owners who pay to play. If you find something wrong with it, you've got to much time on your hands.

 

[zipman35]

I’m the a*#hole... [emoji23][emoji23]

I deliver mail so I have construction grade LED flashers on the rear of my jeep... if they are close enough I have been known to turn them in for a brief second.

They are old enough to where they are super blinding causing more of a hazard than the person tailgating me...

BUT they do back off quickly!!


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2005 RHD TJ Sport
2010 BMW 528xi

 

[Instructor9]

Wow.
We live in the boonies. All Jeeps wave. Every once in awhile one won’t (it’s always a JK, sorry, but it is) but I couldn’t care less.
I don’t have the tailgating problem.


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[jeep32137]

I see none of this here, now. Last time I remember aggressive driving aimed at me because of what I drive was from american made pickun up trucks when I bought my first Subaru in 1985. They would pass me on the interstate then come very close when returning to my lane even though I was 8+ over the speed limit. An anti JAP auto thing, Very weird....

 

[tylermats]

I just hate on JK's under my breath. I have nothing against them and my best friend owns one and its great. I just talk crap because i find it funny but there is nothing wrong with them. Besides they are a better platform than a TJ. Ya sorry, i said it.

 

[Ceallaigh]

Jeeps are the sole reason why people are late to anything. Any time a Jeep enters the road, the world itself becomes more sluggish, unresponsive and just slower.

A bit extreme? Perhaps, but I need to admit this: I despise Jeeps and the people who drive them.

I actually wanted one when I was younger. I used to pass up the dealershipsthat had the super sports cars, the Lamborghini and Ferrari, all to just gape at the dream of no doors, top-down sunsets with music blaring and wind whipping in the hair. I used to dream of using the winch to pull people out of mud pits during days where people would gather in worlds far away to perform the human ritual celebrating human mastery over nature itself.

My dream was shattered as reality creeped in, and the real world beckoned me to walk the path that would usher me into the world of what a man really is: honorable, strong, honest, brave and so much more. I realized that all the qualities of a Jeep driver defied that of a virtuous man. My childhood naïveté was shattered when I realized for the first time that I was late. . .because a Jeep was on the road playing the role of the evil gatekeeper of traffic, mercilessly slowing down the entire zone of traffic all for the scant possibility that this driver might miss, of all things, a wave from a fellow gatekeeper of slowness. I was trapped behind this monster, going just under the speed limit, testing my patience, my sanity, and threatening my very livelihood. I was the hapless prey of the villainy known as the Jeep Driver.

When I utter Jeep, I don’t mean the vehicles that the company made to assuage the public by having the company integrate into society akin to the way lizard aliens wore human skin costumes in the hit 80’s series, “V”. I speak of the boxy waste of resources that is clearly the vehicle of Satan’s toe-fungus.

Jeeps are useless, slow, and are the champions of all mediocrity in the world. If you want to go off road, you can’t even buy one stock and go off road successfully for long, it will break down forcing the driver to haplessly spend their money on parts to fix it in order to fulfill their deal with the devil. If you want to go ON the road, you can’t do that well either, because they use double the gas to go half the speed.

If you have nowhere to go, no place to be, time isn’t an issue and you don’t mind causing the entire world to suffer: get a Jeep. Just be aware you are entering a holy war against all that is good.

 

[CINISI]

Jeeps are the sole reason why people are late to anything. Any time a Jeep enters the road, the world itself becomes more sluggish, unresponsive and just slower.

A bit extreme? Perhaps, but I need to admit this: I despise Jeeps and the people who drive them.

I actually wanted one when I was younger. I used to pass up the dealershipsthat had the super sports cars, the Lamborghini and Ferrari, all to just gape at the dream of no doors, top-down sunsets with music blaring and wind whipping in the hair. I used to dream of using the winch to pull people out of mud pits during days where people would gather in worlds far away to perform the human ritual celebrating human mastery over nature itself.

My dream was shattered as reality creeped in, and the real world beckoned me to walk the path that would usher me into the world of what a man really is: honorable, strong, honest, brave and so much more. I realized that all the qualities of a Jeep driver defied that of a virtuous man. My childhood naïveté was shattered when I realized for the first time that I was late. . .because a Jeep was on the road playing the role of the evil gatekeeper of traffic, mercilessly slowing down the entire zone of traffic all for the scant possibility that this driver might miss, of all things, a wave from a fellow gatekeeper of slowness. I was trapped behind this monster, going just under the speed limit, testing my patience, my sanity, and threatening my very livelihood. I was the hapless prey of the villainy known as the Jeep Driver.

When I utter Jeep, I don’t mean the vehicles that the company made to assuage the public by having the company integrate into society akin to the way lizard aliens wore human skin costumes in the hit 80’s series, “V”. I speak of the boxy waste of resources that is clearly the vehicle of Satan’s toe-fungus.

Jeeps are useless, slow, and are the champions of all mediocrity in the world. If you want to go off road, you can’t even buy one stock and go off road successfully for long, it will break down forcing the driver to haplessly spend their money on parts to fix it in order to fulfill their deal with the devil. If you want to go ON the road, you can’t do that well either, because they use double the gas to go half the speed.

If you have nowhere to go, no place to be, time isn’t an issue and you don’t mind causing the entire world to suffer: get a Jeep. Just be aware you are entering a holy war against all that is good.

Did this guy just join just to make a post on a 3 yr old thread?
Nothing wrong with having an opinion but joining just to post a hate comment is pretty pathetic.

 

[Oleander Salad]

I'm a CCW holder and I ALWAYS carry. I'll do whatever it takes to avoid a situation where I might be forced to defend myself. The few moments it might take to get away from a possible confrontation is nothing compared to the time and money that it might take to defend oneself, even if you're exonerated.

Good Luck, L.M.

Same! My dad taught me to treat my handgun like underwear; always wear it, keep it clean, and don't let anyone see it unless you have to. In 40 years, I've only had to un-holster twice.

The first time was a parking lot tweaker who made for my wife after she pissed him off by asking him to turn down his jams. He saw me drama-draw and train on his sternum then changed course and headed for me yelling "You goina' shoot me old man!?" I yelled back, "I don't know yet!" The guy stopped and said, "Fvck you old man." in a sarcastic tone that said I wasn't worth his trouble, and got back in his car just before a city cop pulled up. Of course we had wildly divergent accounts of what happened, but the cop came back over to my car grinning and told me the tweaker claimed to be an MMA champ, so I was "lucky" I didn't have to shoot him---he said I could go and didn't even ask to see my CHL.

The second guy was a redneck kid in a Ford F-something who rode my six all the way from a no-pass rural-two lane to a gas station in town. I tried to pull over and give him room to pass, but he just wasn't having it. The next plan was to ignore him and just get some gas, but he got out and headed for me with (I'm not lying) a frigging CLAW HAMMER. Fortunately for everyone, he recognized the disparity and at about the same time I put my finger in the guard and said, "Fvck you old man!" with the exact same tone as the first guy.

Mr. claw hammer also got back in his car and tried to leave, but yet another cop had seen this whole thing and blocked him in with his cruiser. The cop got out and just signaled for me to turn around and go. By the time I got to the exit, the cop had Johnny claw hammer in cuffs on his hood. I actually called the police non-emergency and left a message for the cop because I really wanted to use the "bring a hammer to a gunfight" line --- and maybe find out what happened. When the cop called me back, he actually beat me to it. He said, "t takes a special kind of stupid to bring a hammer to a gunfight." He said I could file a report if I wanted, but the guy was intoxicated with several priors and wouldn't be getting out of prison for a few decades. He asked if I was "OK" and gave me his personal number in case I just wanted to talk to somebody about what happened.

I hope to live out my remaining years with my current total of two interesting handgun experiences.

Still wonder if these guys were in the same anger management class or something.

@mikethomasahn

 

[Clyde45]

Jeeps are the sole reason why people are late to anything. Any time a Jeep enters the road, the world itself becomes more sluggish, unresponsive and just slower.

A bit extreme? Perhaps, but I need to admit this: I despise Jeeps and the people who drive them.

I actually wanted one when I was younger. I used to pass up the dealershipsthat had the super sports cars, the Lamborghini and Ferrari, all to just gape at the dream of no doors, top-down sunsets with music blaring and wind whipping in the hair. I used to dream of using the winch to pull people out of mud pits during days where people would gather in worlds far away to perform the human ritual celebrating human mastery over nature itself.

My dream was shattered as reality creeped in, and the real world beckoned me to walk the path that would usher me into the world of what a man really is: honorable, strong, honest, brave and so much more. I realized that all the qualities of a Jeep driver defied that of a virtuous man. My childhood naïveté was shattered when I realized for the first time that I was late. . .because a Jeep was on the road playing the role of the evil gatekeeper of traffic, mercilessly slowing down the entire zone of traffic all for the scant possibility that this driver might miss, of all things, a wave from a fellow gatekeeper of slowness. I was trapped behind this monster, going just under the speed limit, testing my patience, my sanity, and threatening my very livelihood. I was the hapless prey of the villainy known as the Jeep Driver.

When I utter Jeep, I don’t mean the vehicles that the company made to assuage the public by having the company integrate into society akin to the way lizard aliens wore human skin costumes in the hit 80’s series, “V”. I speak of the boxy waste of resources that is clearly the vehicle of Satan’s toe-fungus.

Jeeps are useless, slow, and are the champions of all mediocrity in the world. If you want to go off road, you can’t even buy one stock and go off road successfully for long, it will break down forcing the driver to haplessly spend their money on parts to fix it in order to fulfill their deal with the devil. If you want to go ON the road, you can’t do that well either, because they use double the gas to go half the speed.

If you have nowhere to go, no place to be, time isn’t an issue and you don’t mind causing the entire world to suffer: get a Jeep. Just be aware you are entering a holy war against all that is good.

This is the best troll I have ever read.