Fifth Avenue Forum

Keep the Jeep.

Keep the Jeep.

Oh yeah, the Jeep's not going anywhere.

see, that’s the thing. I **** loathe jeep people. I don’t want to become one of them

Well f**k you too.

are you proud to own a “jeep”? do you do the dumb ass thumb and pink wave thing to other jeep owners?


then yes, I loathe you

Last week Taunton resident Zandra Dumas and her husband walked out to their Jeep they had parked in a downtown Taunton parking lot to find a fun little surprise — a little rubber duck with a Jeep grill drawn in permanent marker on the front in the driver's seat. They looked around for some kind of explanation, but the words "you got ducked" were their only clue.

So they returned home and started Googling the phenomenon, only to find out that "ducking Jeeps" is the latest craze to hit the tight-knit Jeep community. The concept is very simple: Jeep owners buy some mini rubber ducks, write some messages or drawings on them and leave them on or in other Jeeps — just to make other Jeep owners smile.

The trend seems to be taking off rapidly, with tens of active Facebook groups devoted to Jeep ducking in particular states and regions created in just the last month. There have also been countless Twitter and Instagram posts created showing "ducked" Jeeps and people out "ducking" posted under #duckduckjeep in the last month.

Once "ducked," if the "duckee" wishes, they can take up the cause of spreading a little joy to other Jeep drivers. And that's exactly what Dumas and her husband decided to do.

"We went to Party City and we went to Walmart and bought a bunch of ducks and then we sat down with Sharpies and wrote on them and then we went out duckin'!" she said.

It's time for an oil change etc. for the Pilot.

The Honda maintenance code is elaborate: A1237

A is the synthetic oil and filter change
1 tire rotation
2 replace cabin and engine air filter
3 Replace transmission fluid
7 Replace brake fluid

No issues with the first two. I replaced the air filters back about 4000 miles ago.

I vaguely remember changing the transmission fluid at 50K miles for the Odyssey. I don't think I've ever changed brake fluid in any car I've ever owned (and I had two over 100K miles) Is either of these services needed on a car with 30K miles? It seems wasteful tbh.

It's time for an oil change etc. for the Pilot.

The Honda maintenance code is elaborate: A1237

A is the synthetic oil and filter change
1 tire rotation
2 replace cabin and engine air filter
3 Replace transmission fluid
7 Replace brake fluid

No issues with the first two. I replaced the air filters back about 4000 miles ago.

I vaguely remember changing the transmission fluid at 50K miles for the Odyssey. I don't think I've ever changed brake fluid in any car I've ever owned (and I had two over 100K miles) Is either of these services needed on a car with 30K miles? It seems wasteful tbh.

I've never seen a mileage requirement for brake fluid changes, but the tranny fluid change makes no sense to me. 30k miles is very early. On my TL-S, the first change is at 60k miles, then every 30k miles.

Brake fluid is hygroscopic. Even in a closed system, it will absorb water and eventually lead to a softer pedal feel and eventual intermittent brake issues. Mileage isn't a very good indicator for this as it's more of a concern relative to age.

For track cars we change the brake fluid between each event, but that's more because we boil and burn it.

The bleeding itself is not a difficult procedure. However, many cars share the blake fluid with other systems and items like ABS pumps may hold brake fluid that is impossible to evacuate from the system without having an electronic tool to cycle the pumps during the bleeding process. But bleeding that brake fluid that you can access is better than not doing it at all.

Is it priced out now? I swear the new bill applies to cars $55k and below.