Why are Jeepers so rude to everyone else?

[BadmansSAS]

Edited - this has ran its course.

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[BigBlue7]

Great generalization.

I was at the hardware store today and when I came out there was a guy looking at my bronco. He complimented and asked me some questions about it. He then pointed over at his Jeep and he showed me his add ons

After a few minutes of chatting we shook hands and went our separate ways

 

[North7]

Conversely, be careful about mentioning Toyota's or 4Runner's to some of the Bronco people, they get triggered as well.

It's the story old as time, let's gang up against the other guys, the other brand, the other nation, the other tribe, the other nationality, the other religion, etc, etc, etc.

 

[Fordified1]

Our best friends (2 couples our age) that we wheel and camp with have had Jeeps for a couple years (we did for a short period also) and they have quit going to Jeep functions because of the general arrogance of many of the group. We’re thinking about starting a local all-inclusive 4wd type club and calling it Hill Country Overlanders or something similar. Clubs can be fun.

 

[BroncoFrog]

I swear they are so uptight when it comes to anything other than Jeeps both online and in the parking lot. But on the trails they dry hump the broncos like they are looking at the space shuttle. They are so short sided and rude when I pull up to a primairly jeep gathering. Or god forbid you comment anything bronco in their forum or FB groups.

I dont see that here at all really. Bronco people seem to want to get along and fit in. Rather then exclude and deflect. Its funny reading their (jeeper) threads when the bronco is mentioned. Then they start throwing around hot button words like "dana axles" and "lockers" like nobody has lockers. LOL. What is their problem? Could it really be just jealousy?? I happen to have both a 24 Wrangler JLU and also a 23 Bronco and really dislike hanging with the jeep crowd. Only thing that sucks is they outnumber us 5:1 easily and they always have something going on. And of course broncos arent allowed... Quite irritating.

And for the record I also still quite like driving the Bronco over my JLU. Both off and on-road.

I don’t think it’s Jeep owners, I think it’s just insecure people. If you have to prioritize “being better” over just enjoying building a community of off road enthusiasts however they get there that screams insecurity.

Now is there a correlation between insecure people and people who also buy Jeeps…no comment.

 

[stampede1]

I swear they are so uptight when it comes to anything other than Jeeps both online and in the parking lot. But on the trails they dry hump the broncos like they are looking at the space shuttle. They are so short sided and rude when I pull up to a primairly jeep gathering. Or god forbid you comment anything bronco in their forum or FB groups.

I dont see that here at all really. Bronco people seem to want to get along and fit in. Rather then exclude and deflect. Its funny reading their (jeeper) threads when the bronco is mentioned. Then they start throwing around hot button words like "dana axles" and "lockers" like nobody has lockers. LOL. What is their problem? Could it really be just jealousy?? I happen to have both a 24 Wrangler JLU and also a 23 Bronco and really dislike hanging with the jeep crowd. Only thing that sucks is they outnumber us 5:1 easily and they always have something going on. And of course broncos arent allowed... Quite irritating.

And for the record I also still quite like driving the Bronco over my JLU. Both off and on-road.

I have not been excluded from Jeep-oriented trail drives nor heard of anyone who had that problem, at least not in my area. As bronco owners, we need to understand the importance of conduct and image because they count-big time. An example is the shoddy behavior of a handful of bronco owners at Moab’s Bronco Safari 2023, which resulted in the disapproval of the Safari’s application for 2024 in Moab. Unfortunately it was a painful, self-inflicted wound for the bronco brand. The return of the bronco is still relatively new and we all need to understand how important our evolving image is and to accept the responsibility to earn it daily.

 

[Crusty Tanker]

Couple of my best friends have lifted Jeeps and they both LOVE my Sasquatch. Pick your friends, not your nose.

 

[MtnTopComms]

It's funny to me. I have a friend at work that is a "Jeep person", it came up in conversation that I ordered a Bronco and his response was "I am sorry", I said don't be, I needed a vehicle that could get to the mountain tops to do radio work and wanted something more comfortable than a jeep with an interior designed by a 3rd grader in 1973.

We're still friends but we don't talk about vehicles anymore.

 

[SierraBronco]

We literally named our Bronco “The Jeep” due to the sensitive nature of so many Bronco owners. I haven’t met a Jeep owner I don’t get along with-actually going on a run with a jeep group tomorrow. *shrugs*

 

[MileHighCitizen]

They think they're better than us because their hardtops don't crack after 15 minutes in the sun.

 

[BigFootie]

I see the same issue here regarding the Bronco Sport and the similar issue on the Bronco Sport forum. Like others said, probably just insecurity. Atleast the Jeep Wrangler is in the same class as the Bronco 6g. I don’t get the comparison or “well mine does this” regarding a vehicle in a completely different class.

 

[Dialtone]

In our area they seem to have replaced BMW drivers as the a**holes of the road. But as others have said, don't generalize. That mindset has put this country in the us against them fear mode. That's just not healthy. It's never the vehicle not matter what make. It's the person in it.

 

[RallyGorgo]

I bought my first Jeep 2 years ago, a 2006 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. Is a VERY capable off-roader, it stunned me with how it drove the first time I drove in the woods. It’s also as refined as a hammer. Then I bought a Badlands back in August. The Badlands definitely comes across as an updated version of the LJR.

As far as owners go, the Jeep owners I’ve met are NOT tolerant of Broncos (except those who have had mechanical issues with their Jeeps and realize they started out as mongrels and really haven’t gotten better over the years). My son also bought a GX470 and that’s a GREAT vehicle!!!

Anyway, drive what you’ve got and enjoy it!!

 

[raqball]

I don't see the issue with Jeep owners like others have claimed.. Like anything, there are a-hole Jeep owners and there are a-hole Bronco owners.

For the most part, every Jeep owner I've bumped into has asked me questions about the Bronco, looked around it and generally liked it.. Heck I've even had a few give a thumbs up..

Back in 1987 I purchased the 1st Wrangler version after Chrysler bought AMC.. It was a 1987 Wrangler YJ with square headlights and let me tell you, the CJ owners shunned me.. LOL..

 

[MEAT_GOD]

I swear they are so uptight when it comes to anything other than Jeeps both online and in the parking lot. But on the trails they dry hump the broncos like they are looking at the space shuttle. They are so short sided and rude when I pull up to a primairly jeep gathering. Or god forbid you comment anything bronco in their forum or FB groups.

You mentioned it yourself: they're kinder on the trail. Same shit goes with any offroader or racecar or utility vehicle: the people that shit on other, 'lesser cars' are the ones who don't use their own vehicle for their intended purposes, and are as such defending an insecurity. Seen it with offroaders who think they're theoretically better than other offroaders when driving on an imaginary trail, or with sports car drivers who've never hit the track or gone above 120, or with the classic pick-up towing/payload/whatnot debates when they've never hauled anything larger than a turkey before Thanksgiving.

People who really use their vehicles will know both the strengths and weaknesses of their own vehicles, and the vehicles of the 'opposition'

I see the same issue here regarding the Bronco Sport and the similar issue on the Bronco Sport forum. Like others said, probably just insecurity. Atleast the Jeep Wrangler is in the same class as the Bronco 6g. I don’t get the comparison or “well mine does this” regarding a vehicle in a completely different class.

People hate it when their $80k car has the same name as a $35k car. Trust me, I've gotten hate for my Big Bend coming from Badsquatch owners, and that hate was definitely masking deep-rooted embarrassment considering I was the one towing them out of the mudpit that I coasted through...

Meanwhile, I think the Bronco Sport rocks. Off-roading should definitely become more accessible to more (hopefully well-minded) people, since that's how we get more aftermarket support and the like.

My son also bought a GX470 and that’s a GREAT vehicle!!!

Hey, take this from another young guy: make it a big effort to buy him aftermarket parts whenever he deserves it/you feel like it/is appropriate. That's one hell of a way to keep your relationship close with him, and will mean the world to him.

Conversely, be careful about mentioning Toyota's or 4Runner's to some the Bronco people, they get triggered as well.

Right... but have you seen Toyota fans? They think their car's the second coming of Christ or something. Not all of them, but wow, are they annoying. Nothing wrong with the car, just the people making them to be better than they actually are.

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