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<blockquote data-quote="bryanb" data-source="post: 1403281" data-attributes="member: 12051"><p>I've noticed the same thing about "the wave" with the Gen 2ers and I think you are pretty close to the reason why some folks newer to the Raptor community (instead of blaming it just on Gen 2 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) don't wave: Raptors aren't that uncommon anymore and when the dealer is practically giving them away (compared to what I went through with my 2013) there's much less anticipation or excitement about acquiring one. I had to negotiate with three dealers down from "$10K over MSRP" to MSRP at some lonely south Texas Ford dealership. I then had to wait 5 months for delivery and try really hard not to appear to my wife to be more excited about the anticipation of that than the birth of our child.</p><p></p><p>When she (the Raptor, not the child) finally arrived, I passed out cigars to agitate my wife a little, but I also started instinctively to wave to other Raptors because I knew how hard those guys worked to get their trucks (either waiting a long time or paying the big dollars to avoid some of the wait). Eventually the wave was because I knew how much fun those guys were having too!</p><p></p><p>I stopped waving at Gen 2s because I rarely got a response, but this thread has motivated me to try again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bryanb, post: 1403281, member: 12051"] I've noticed the same thing about "the wave" with the Gen 2ers and I think you are pretty close to the reason why some folks newer to the Raptor community (instead of blaming it just on Gen 2 ;)) don't wave: Raptors aren't that uncommon anymore and when the dealer is practically giving them away (compared to what I went through with my 2013) there's much less anticipation or excitement about acquiring one. I had to negotiate with three dealers down from "$10K over MSRP" to MSRP at some lonely south Texas Ford dealership. I then had to wait 5 months for delivery and try really hard not to appear to my wife to be more excited about the anticipation of that than the birth of our child. When she (the Raptor, not the child) finally arrived, I passed out cigars to agitate my wife a little, but I also started instinctively to wave to other Raptors because I knew how hard those guys worked to get their trucks (either waiting a long time or paying the big dollars to avoid some of the wait). Eventually the wave was because I knew how much fun those guys were having too! I stopped waving at Gen 2s because I rarely got a response, but this thread has motivated me to try again! [/QUOTE]
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