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Tacoma wave?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by TacoBella, Aug 6, 2016.

  1. Aug 12, 2016 at 9:54 AM
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    Tacoma_Jake

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    I like that shell!
     
  2. Aug 12, 2016 at 1:54 PM
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    fake808sports

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    I was washing my MGM 3rd gen AC and got the "nod" from some one in my town house complex who was driving by in his MGM 4x4 DCLB. I flashed him a shaka.
     
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  3. Sep 7, 2016 at 7:04 PM
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    LivinLoud

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    I mean… it’s a Ford, you don’t care
    In western mass I get the wave often.
     
  4. Sep 7, 2016 at 7:10 PM
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    Murrayb4

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    i wave taco's out the window at people as i pass by other tacomas. its the only way to represent.

    that little pocket in front of the shifter is great storage space for taco's.
     
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  5. Sep 7, 2016 at 7:13 PM
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    beertimecontinuum

    beertimecontinuum What's outside the simulation?

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    I wave if they are heavy modded/lifed/muddy. In that order. I also wave at jeeps with the same // priority HAHA
     
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  6. Sep 7, 2016 at 7:19 PM
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    gpb

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    Well how bout that. Knew the motorcycle wave of course, and learned th Jeep wave. Didn't know about the Taco wave. Ay caramba!
     
  7. Sep 7, 2016 at 9:21 PM
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    George1441

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    The ones that don't wave are closet Ridgeline owners
     
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  8. Jan 16, 2017 at 3:59 PM
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    dsixnero

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    As a former Jeep Wrangler owner, I got use to waving at other Jeeps, 9 out of 10 times you get a wave back, so now I try it with Tacoma owners and so far only one wave back. I can't believe how many Taco's are on the road now that I have one.
     
  9. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:01 PM
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    facefirst

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    No way. Not even entertaining doing that.
     
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  10. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:01 PM
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    bradwhitenikki

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    I don't think the camaraderie is the same between the 2 crowds.
     
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  11. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:02 PM
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    tinker_troy

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  12. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:02 PM
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    EatSleepTacos

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    There's been numerous threads on this in the past. The general consensus is no one wants to wave. Just owning a tacoma doesn't make anyone an enthusiast. Heavily modded taco to modded taco might necessitate a wave, but that's it.
     
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  13. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:03 PM
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    TactlessTaco

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    Yeah i try and wave too.

    Im just not sure tacoma owners keep an eye out for others like jeep owners.

    I had a few jeeps, and and i would say thats much more of an enthusiast comunity than compared to tacoma owners.

    Out of all the tacomas purchased. I would think only a smaller percentage is more of the enthusiast as compared to just someone who needed a mid sized truck.
     
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  14. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:03 PM
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    Makes sense
     
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  15. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:04 PM
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    taczilla

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    This has been covered before.

    Uuuh..... NO.

    It's not a Harley.

    However, I do have Tacoma owners come up to me in parking lots and ask where I bought my truck. I merely tell them that I bought a stock one and built it. This is Canada, and you rarely see a built Tacoma.

    As for waves, I occasionally get them from other modded trucks (strangers). I live in a small community, so I get lots of waves from a lot of people I know.

    :wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave:

    Even the dogs wave around here.
     
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  16. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:04 PM
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    eccracer104

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    I stopped waving at stock tacos because more often than not they don't care. I still wave to modified tacos... rarely get a wave :pout:
     
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  17. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:06 PM
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    northwest_inferno

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    I try waving but I rarely get a wave back.

    Oh well.
     
  18. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:10 PM
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    Steves104x4

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    BUCKLE UP! It makes it harder for Aliens to pull you out of your Truck.
    I wave at each and every one. If they don't wave back... fuck them
     
  19. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:11 PM
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    Sean73T

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    Heh. Taco wave. Funny man.

    It's usually the taco glare.
     
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  20. Jan 16, 2017 at 4:12 PM
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    EatSleepTacos

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    This could be our new wave
     

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