Why are Jeeps so Angry?

[BrianL]

I've noticed this trend around here for people to have Jeeps with an "angry face" on them. It's like some package that gives a slant above the headlights and soemtimes red lights, etc. I've seen several of these around. I always thought Jeeps were happy little guys, all hanging loose with their no tops or doors, heading to the beach to chill. These angry jeeps are a bit much to handle.

 

[LuvOrlando]

At first I thought you meant were funny memes of angry face Jeeps from the snow that looked cute this past winter but I looked the subject up and some look grotesque. Hopefully, maybe it's just for Halloween? Jeep owners tend to belong to clubs so possible it's just a fad, unless you live in an angry place.

I was driving next to a big new F150 that was covered in what can only be described as a rage wrap, all sorts of threatening images were everywhere. Not sure what the dude was going for but all I thought was that there goes a dude committed to being seen as an angry loon, a vehicle version of a face tattoo. If this is what he wanted then, "Nailed it!"

 

[Sinder]

There is a strange thing that goes on among people who drive certain cars, jeeps being one of them.
I don't want to use the word cult but it's kind a cult (in a harmless sort of way).
The jeep people I know love to talk about their jeep as if it is a living breathing thing. They decorate it, leave little notes and things on other jeeps, and forever talk about how their jeep just loved driving here or there, especially off-roading. Which is funny because for the ones I know the most "off-road" they've done is a gravel driveway that leads to a winery

 

[MillauFr]

Jeeps are the vehicle of choice for those dealt a bad hand in this world.

 

[BrianL]

I know Jeep people have their own culture, but I always thought of it as the easy going, non-sock wearing type of thing. I don't like the angry jeeps either - they are very agressive. Also, some guy in a Jeep last night was absolutly blinding me in my rear-view mirror with his bright-as-a-thousand-suns headlights. I do not know if this Jeep has an angry face or not because I couldn't see it all. I only knew it was a Jeep from behind when he finally passed me.

 

[Mysterian]

I was just thinking of Jeeps this morning. Nearly every day, there's a Jeep on the commute to/from work, and they ALL have to drive slow as all get out. Of course, these are Jeep Jeeps, and not Jeep brand compact cars or SUVs. I've not paid attention to their faces to notice their expressions.

On the technical side, most everyone else will tell me that Jeeps are not good quality vehicles. Yet I also hear that Jeep drivers think Jeeps are the par excellence of automotive engineering. This could be why some Jeep drivers are stereotypically regarded as suffering from a rectal-cranial insertion. That's not my assertion, I'm just paraphrasing the word on the street.

And yeah there's definitely a Jeep culture. I've seen a Jeep festival on the road last year, so many decorated in various ways (the ninja turtle one was neat). I've typically only seen events like this for beetles, low-riders, or general antique cars, so Jeeps was a first.

 

[Micca]

some guy in a Jeep las tnight was absoluting blinding me in my rear-view mirror with his bright-as-a-thousand-suns headlights.

This happened to Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and it was NOT a jeep!

 

[Mysterian]

This happened to Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and it was NOT a jeep!

Don't get me started on unregistered, unidentified spacecraft drivers either. Even if you have a license to fly (and I know that's an out-of-state license, but I digress) that does NOT mean you need to be on the road.

 

[MillauFr]

On the technical side, most everyone else will tell me that Jeeps are not good quality vehicles. Yet I also hear that Jeep drivers think Jeeps are the par excellence of automotive engineering.

They are bad quality. Also, no one ever accused the Italians of "par excellence of automotive engineering" Style sure, engineering excellence? Absolutely not.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Toss shade if you want but Jeeps are THE BEST in bad weather like snow, ice or flooding. We've had many & even though they can't get the transmissions right (heaven knows why) I'm still a fan because if it's a foot of snow with a layer of ice underneath the purr doesn't matter.

 

[BrianL]

On the technical side, most everyone else will tell me that Jeeps are not good quality vehicles. Yet I also hear that Jeep drivers think Jeeps are the par excellence of automotive engineering. This could be why some Jeep drivers are stereotypically regarded as suffering from a rectal-cranial insertion. That's not my assertion, I'm just paraphrasing the word on the street.

I've never known a Jeep owner that wasn't working on his Jeep!

 

[Judique]

My old Jeep Grand Cherokee is going strong for the last 12 years, with nothing but maintenance and is already over the 200K mark. I'm not driving it as I let son in law use it.

It's not angry or weird, that I know of.

We've had 3, one was crashed and one was stolen, why my sil is using mine.

And as far as I know, I've never been in a cult, but the 70ties and 80ties were kind of blurry.

Now, I'm curious and will have to do some googling and watching what's out there on the road.

 

[RedAngie]

There is a strange thing that goes on among people who drive certain cars, jeeps being one of them.
I don't want to use the word cult but it's kind a cult

It’s a cult. DH was talking to a few owners and they’re obsessed.

Saturday August 28 in Ocean City, Maryland, there was a jeep event. When we arrived unaware at 930am there were already at least 100 jeeps lined up to drive an obstacle course on the beach starting at 11. And they continued to arrive throughout the day.







Not all of them look angry.



I have a few short i-phone videos but I can’t figger out how to post them here.

 

[BrianL]

FYi, this is the kind of thing I was talking about. Some even have more aggressive styling with red lights and teeth. I was just curious why this was suddenly so prevalent.

 

[tvguy]

My old Jeep Grand Cherokee is going strong for the last 12 years, with nothing but maintenance and is already over the 200K mark. I'm not driving it as I let son in law use it.

It's not angry or weird, that I know of.

We've had 3, one was crashed and one was stolen, why my sil is using mine.

And as far as I know, I've never been in a cult, but the 70ties and 80ties were kind of blurry.

Now, I'm curious and will have to do some googling and watching what's out there on the road.

Yup, the older Jeeps are amazing. TV stations used to use the base Cherokees for news cars. Great in the snow, and other than the exhaust manifolds cracking at about 150,000 miles. But they started going downhill when Chrysler bought them in 1987. TV stations shifted to Ford Explorers which were also bullet proof and then about 10 years ago to Escapes. Place I worked in 2005 bought 3 Chevy Blazers and 3 Subaru Forresters as an experiment. All three Blazers needed new engines before 50,000 miles, and the Subarus, the tailgate latches all broke, but remember TV crews are in and out of the tailgate a lot more than normal drivers, and apparently that design was too low, so they would get stuck in snow and have to be towed out. I notice the ground clearance on newer Forresters is much higher so that likely isn't an issue anymore.

 

[Mysterian]

FYi, this is the kind of thing I was talking about. Some even have more aggressive styling with red lights and teeth. I was just curious why this was suddenly so prevalent.

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Oh that's what you mean. That reminds me of another car, whose make/model I cannot recall, but the face looks exactly like a Cylon from the old school Galactica. I imagine the GPS issuing a distorted voice "Lowes. In three miles, take a left. By your command!"

 

[mom2rtk]

They should add some of those stick on car eyelashes. That should lighten the expression.

 

[BrianL]

Oh that's what you mean. That reminds me of another car, whose make/model I cannot recall, but the face looks exactly like a Cylon from the old school Galactica. I imagine the GPS issuing a distorted voice "Lowes. In three miles, take a left. By your command!"

I think the Tesla's sound like that, but they don't take orders from humans!

 

[_19disnA]

That picture looks like a 3rd party aftermarket accessory you can buy. I haven't seen that particular grille in person but agree it doesn't look appealing. Glanced at the Jeep website and none of the new vehicles they sell have that sort of grille. I have seen a number of aftermarket pieces/parts on various vehicles that look awful, but apparently they appeal to some. Some people think it is desirable to raise the vehicle way up in the air or have it be very low to the ground. Both of those seem to look awful in many vehicles as well.

 

[Sinder]

They should add some of those stick on car eyelashes. That should lighten the expression.

No way, if you do that they VW Bug people will come after you. You do not want to make them angry!