Jeep Wranglers With Plastic Toys On the Dashboard
 

Is anyone else seeing this fad everywhere lately, or is it just the reeruns in my general area?

Brightly colored little toys mounted to the dash of various Jeep styles... whats the big and pathetic secret here?

Around here it is Jeeps of all kinds with rubber ducks all over the place.

I saw it on TV somehow. Nope, shit, it was in my niece's car. A Lego astronaut (I think?) and some little stuffed animal thing apparently glued/taped to the dash. I forgot to ask her what it was about. Too busy fearing for my life.

It's a Jeep thing...

I've not noticed it. Sounds like it could be fun I guess

Bro, I was just thinking about this the other day. It’s the lamest shit ever, a jeep “thing”. ****ing bitches

Probably garbage tik tok bullshit

I see it a lot, but not sure why they do it. Seems like they’d roll right off the dashboard and out the window as soon as they went around a corner too fast.

Jeeps are woman cars now. Only thing more gay are the ones with the angry eyes for headlights. You drive a wrangler in 2024 then I assume you’ve sucked at least one dick in your life

That's a visual indicator of potential roll-over. ;)

They “duck” one another. Carry around little rubber ducks and toys and leave them behind for fellow jeep owners when they see one they think is cool. Then display them on the dash as proof that they have a cool Jeep that other people think is cool

Something harmless to make someone smile, we must put a stop to this!

I don't care if it rains or breezes as long as I got my plastic Jesus sittin' on the dashboard of my car....

Wasn't it a fad once to put bobbleheads in the rear window area?

Also Jesus figurines were popular once back in the 70's on the dash along with rosary beads around the rear view mirror.

Yeah, it is here too. Really could care less. I drive a Honda Accord with nothing on the dash! ;)

Its often women no doubt, but then sometimes its some dude with a beard and I'm just like... huh?

Its nots just ducks either, it all kinds of corny looking plastic crap that must be glued on somehow IDK... its like the Secret of Gaywalker Ranch

:facepalm:

Our CFO is a Jeep guy. Basically, it’s just other Jeep people leaving them on your bumper or something and then you have to display them on your dash. Totally dorky.

Jeep owner here and know nothing about this

Those ducks are going to melt this summer.. Already hot here in MO.....

You would never look that damn silly, I'm absolutely sure of that

I always figured it was some TikTok thing.

Lots of dorky shit goes on when people join car tribes. Have you seen boomers on motorcycles?

I don't notice things like that now. But when I was in high school and working the drive through at mcdonalds I noticed several different people with all sorts of toys glued to their dashboard and thought that was weird AF. They were like grown ass adults.

Start putting rubber duckies on your neighbors cybertruck.

Maybe if you spent less time sampling great craft beers, cooking awesome meals , going to Chiefs games and hanging out with Lewdog, you would have time for these important things like figurines in jeeps......where are your priorities? :D

I wondered where the Smart Cars went

Feel like, no I know, that it’s watching me

This explains a lot.

Jeep owner here we've got a Jeep owner here. Seeee no one cares!

I've noticed it in Colorado and right now I'm in Minnesota and I'm noticing it. I figured it was some sort of fad, but didn't know the background.

Is this a sly duck fat reference? I love a good duck fat reference.

I've noticed that quite a bit also. Unless it's a older jeep. Lots of ranchers out here drive the old beat up CJ-7's That's a mans jeep.

Just out here trying to get my windows to roll up

Haven't noticed the toys on the dashboard though.

I’m sure it’s already been said but they leave each other ducks. Subaru owners have started leaving each other cows. My aunt calls that moo moo Subaru. If anyone would like to start leaving cold beers on 3/4 ton trucks I’ll play along.

I think it was an inadvertent fat finger reference.

my wife has a rubicon and people just hang those ducks off the mirrors,,,of course she puts them on the dash

For some reason, it's a fad for Jeep owners to leave other Jeep owners random rubber ducks. It's pretty reeruned.

I'm a Jeep owner.

I love wranglers, but the line between a stylish and ridiculous is crossed way too often by their owners. I'd assume what you're seeing are children's toys, but I could easily be wrong.

Logging off forever

The chick down my street has about 40 bright ass neon rubber duckies all along her dash. I got her chalked up as a dyke.

I have always wanted a Jeep Wrangler. :redface:

Oh most definitely, I’ve got a huge population of those boomer Harley riders around here, so I know exactly what you’re talking about.

Don’t listen to Pablo, Jeeps are fun as hell, IF you take advantage of what they have to offer. Admittedly, most don’t seem to. They probably think they are going to initially and then after one or two times just get lazy.

I got the roof and doors off my old Jeep last weekend and will enjoy that pleasure as much as I can this summer.

Don’t forget the Moranos

That was my least favorite part of owning a Jeep. I did enjoy the good approach and departure angles factory.

Combining the off road with completely open air around you is like nirvana.

Having the doors off makes it easier for you to look out at where your tires are and need to be in those situations as well.

I just hated getting the shit beat out of me by hot air on hot Oklahoma highways. Wife loved it though.

The airflow whipping your t-shirt so hard it bruises your nipple…

Ain’t no life like the Jeep life. :D

The Rubber Duckies LMAO

Along with the Ford Bronco and to a certain degree the Maverick.

Wranglers for lesbians, non-bug Volkswagens for the other

point a to point b

they are all money pits who cares?

There was some little young blonde woman on my block a while back who had a really nice looking Jeep. She had one rubber ducky on the dash, which was my first exposure to Jeep Ducks, and she liked to park directly in front of my house. (I live in a central city, so everyone parks in front of houses and it's not an issue.) So the Jeep was often right outside my front window.

A few observations:

1. The Jeep was pretty much the best looking Jeep I've ever seen. I think it was a Wrangler, and it was some sort of very light greenish-gray color, and it looked simultaneously tough and comfortable. I can't find the color on their web site, but it looked like a million bucks. I think it might have looked like this, but some more upscale variant: https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/listin...CNSYQAvD_BwE#/

2. The woman made an oddly slow transition from blonde to brunette over time. I thought women generally just dyed their hair, but this woman got a brown crown with blonde hair, and then at some point it was brown to the ears and blonde below that. She moved away before the transition was complete.

3. She never got an actual license for the Jeep, which bothered me. She had a temporary plate that expired in October, and when she moved away in March the Jeep still had those temporary tags. That makes a bad impression on me.

my next car wont be gay tho

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My nurse has a shitload of ducks on her dash. I bought a big bag of them and give her one periodically

I own a boring, bland Camry. I suppose if a trend started among us we'd leave plain rice cakes for each other.

One of our neighbor ladies bought a new Jeep wrangler last year and she has that stuff all over the dash, but I have never paid much attention. I will have to check them out next time.

I own a Jeep and had no idea this was a thing until recently. I came out to the parking lot to find a rubber duck sitting on my door handle. Thought it was some psycho. I'm also generally not cool with people touching my cars so I was more annoyed than anything.

I'll actually be off-roading tomorrow with some friends. Jeeps are fun as hell no matter what you think of the current Jeep owning crowd.

I own a jeep. When ducks get left on it i give them to my kids so they can put them on someone elses jeep.

Let people enjoy things


Even if it is gay


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I've seen more than a few people that have made a claymore mine out of their steering wheel.

I think it's a girl thing. One lady i used to work with had a Jeep with pastel rubber duckies all over

I’ve got a Jeep and nobody has ever left me a duck. What the @#$&

Interesting that she turned it into a gig for BF Goodrich.

But ya, dumb.

You see a neighborhood full of Wranglers and Muranos and shit is about to get dicey. Better be sure to have a Love Is Love sticker on your car and a Proud Ally shirt in the back to throw on.

This thread smells like half tons with pristine beds and radial tires, typically optioned with cooled leather seats to keep the portly goateed owner from sweating during wing stop runs and ozempic shot appointments. Bonus points for TRDs with brush guards, all season tires, and constant commentary about how quiet the ride is and the resale value.

It's a jeep thing for those who own Jeeps for non-Jeep reasons. Started with the "ducking."

ROFL

Don't feel bad. I've been doing this Jeep thing for over 20 years and I've never seen nor heard of "ducking" until I saw it on social media.
Of course, my Jeep isn't particularly "girly" either. It's a '60 CJ-5 with a well breathed on Corvette 327, so it looks like a tetanus farm and sounds like a pro-mod.

Loved my 2000 Cherokee.

The latest version?

LMAO

"Mall cruisers". Don't even get me started on "squated" trucks.

97-2006 TJ Wranglers and 97-01 XJ Cherokees were peak Jeep IMO, timeless designs and simple reliable engines and drivetrains.

LMAO LMAO

Just like the other jeep things.
Horrible riding experience. Overpriced junk and shitty drivers for 98percent of them. Little pavement princesses.

Like all the Prius drivers who have Teslas now and still won't pass in the left lane.

Do you leave the doors on or locked? Leave a window down.

Go to lowes instead of Menards. Or missy B's. You will get ducked.

I would have to agree with that.
Back when you could still get the 4.0L straight six and solid axles.

ROFL

Well.... it is Pride month. 🤔

Have an old Wrangler I bought off my brother in law a few years back. Plenty of rust spots and 200k+ on it but it's the last year they had the bulletproof inline 6. Only use it for tooling around in the summer with the top off or pulling a jet ski.

Have had half a dozen of those ducks left in it. Didn't know why the hell people would put toy ducks in a parked car until one actually had a tag saying nice jeep, so yes it's some Jeep cult thing. Funny since this thing is far from "nice condition" but it will rust apart before the engine dies.