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Raptus

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I like to wave and say hello to our Raptor brothers and get a response about 25% of the time.

Now if we are racing Offroad that’s a different story. I prefer to let them just see my tailgate!
 

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In the Corvette world there is something known as the "Corvette Wave" where most owners wave when passing or being passed when they see another Corvette. It is a familiar courtesy that is a byproduct of owning a high-performing American Muscle car. It makes you feel part of an unspoken club.

I am not familiar if there is something similar with the Raptor but today while on my way back from East Tennessee a white GEN2 caught up to me while behind a snail-race of two SEMI's doing 71 and 70MPH respectively.

After the snail-race was won, surprisingly he stuck to my tail for the next 100 or so miles. We were passing and getting passed, running about 77-83MPH when Waze + my ****** 360c told me it was safe. He never passed me, never got impatient, even blocked a few ******** trying to squeeze in on the right hand side while stuck behind more snail-races (you know the smaller cars that dart in between you and the person in front of you only to wait it out just like you have to do). He was a true drive-buddy.

He got off when I had about 20 miles left to our exit and I slowed a little to say hello and he had a smile on, I had a smile on, my passenger had a smile on, and we waved at each other and it felt good. Seeing a white Raptor behind me for 75-80 minutes was a nice way to spend some time on the road (white with the hood graphics look really sick esp. in the mirror.) I needed it due to being over-served (ahem) the night before while entertaining customers.

Could this phenomenon be known as the "Raptor Ride" or was this a one time thing?

P.S. if you were on I-40 today from the Plateau to HWY 109 in a white Raptor behind my Leadfoot - I like your style man, roll on.
 
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I always thought the jeep people were **** with their wave, but some form of acknowledgement is appropriate. Perhaps bumping him before passing? I'm very new to having a Raptor and have only done 400 miles in mine so far and didn't see another one on the trip, but my truck did say "I like men" on the hood for that run from Albuquerque to Flagstaff on I-40.

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Always interesting to read how other people feel about things...... I honestly don't think I've ever felt a certain way about someone waving to someone else, but to each his own.
I have both a Jeep and a Raptor and was curious about the same thing @DarthKickA55. It may be habit for me, but I have given the 'sort of' peace sign with the steering hand to other raptor drivers and I would say most of them have returned it. A few were first to initiate.
Also, I've convoyed a couple of times with both Gen1 and Gen2 raptors on long trips. Up to four on one trip to Houston. Looked cool.

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That’s interesting. In South Dakota we wave at everyone.....there’s not that many of us
Same where I’m at. It’s especially true of the tractor drivers. Tractor drivers wave at everyone, and everyone waves at tractor drivers, less they take offense and put a bucket fork through your grill.

I didn’t realize I was breaking the rules at first, but, when it takes you five minutes to pass a house with the people on the porch waving at you, you learn pretty quick- just wave so they can put their damned arms down. It’s the only neighborly thing to do.
 

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They can think whatever they want. Which is the way it should be.


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raptors to a lot of people are a status/style/attitude thing, they are too self conscious to be friendly
the dirty scratched off road raptor guy won’t have a problem waving, or at least show a shit eating grin and give a middle finger
 
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