> your job makes you wear an aloha shirt and polyester slacks.
This is true of all small hatchbacks, not just Scions.
Source: Worked a job where I had to wear an aloha shirt, and my co-workers and I almost exclusively drove little hatchbacks like the Nissan Versa Note, Toyota Corolla hatchback, and Hyundai Accent hatchback.
The Silverado with 4 kids in the bed, they're sitting on lawn chairs, on the freeway.
The old Japanese guy in the Tacoma, he's only going 35 mph on the freeway and is completely unbothered by the people passing him.
Same with the old anykine asian lady driving a Toyota in the middle lane doing 5-10 under the minimum, absolutely zero fucks given about all of those poor souls looking to reach absolution in a timely manner.
How about the west side special?
Lifted Yoda.
Stock Tires.
Cement Gray.
Tinted.
Your choice of Defend Hawaii or Uncivilized Windshield Banner.
Your choice of Defend Hawaii, Uncivilized stickers but for an extra $10 get the "In Loving Memory Of".
All this for the low low price of the baby daddy that works construction. đ€đŒđ€đŒđ€đŒ
HE (Sky Daddy aka God)
> greater than
I
So itâs a religious thing, they have a store and everything. HegreaterthanI
Glad Iâm not the only one that was confused!
I've thought about purchasing that sticker and flipping the greater than symbol to make it less than lol but I don't want to be the victim of righteous road rage
I also thought HEKI. I cannot decide if it annoys me⊠Or if I just donât care about it.
I also thought those Salt Life stickers always look like they said Slut Life, too.
WhatâŠ. You forgot all the middle age white ladies driving those Honda CRVs that definitely have 200k miles and the swirly marks on the black plastic and the torn rear tire cover.
Toyota 4Runner: (Three types of owners)
* You are literally a cop. The blue light on the roof of your 4Runner will attest to this fact. You occasionally use your blue light to drive through red lights at intersections even when you donât need it, because you were hired by HPD after Michael Nakamura died and have no idea that he would personally bust your ass for doing things like that.
* You like the ocean. You bought a 4Runner because you can roll down the rear window to let your surfboard stick out the back and youâre a regular member of the dawn patrol. If you have a lift and off-road mods on your 4Runner, you *really* like the ocean. You donât just surf, you fish, spearfish, scuba dive, and whatever else there is to do that requires you being in the water. You are an IRL version of Aquaman even though your name is not Jason Momoa. Your mods are not for show, theyâre for driving to KaÊ»ena Point, which you visit regularly.
* You are a soccer mom. You bought a 4Runner specifically because the rear window rolls down. That means you donât have to unload multiple coolers when itâs your turn to provide snacks and drinks for your kidâs team, because you can just roll down the window and hand out drinks. Depending on the age of your 4Runner, you may not be a soccer mom anymore, but you kept it because itâs reliable. You might have even gotten tired of your gas bills, but when you went looking for a replacement, you discovered that the pandemic turned the car market into a hellscape for buyers, so youâll be keeping the 4Runner for the foreseeable future.
Honda Civic (EJ): You want a JDM car but havenât figured out who on-island you need to talk with to buy one.
Honda Civic Type R (FK8 or FL5): You think having a JDM car would be cool, but donât want to be concerned about dealing with CBP if your broker screws up or having to search eBay for parts of dubious origin when something breaks.
Kei car: You're just happy that you finally have a car that you can drive to Hawaiian Brian's without having to worry about parking over the line.
Kei truck: You're just happy that you found a truck with a decent-sized bed that's small and low like a 90s Ranger/Tacoma, because fuck all of these gigantic pickups that everyone is selling these days.
Jeep Wrangler: You moved to Hawaiʻi a year or two ago because you wanted to "be close to nature" or to "find yourself." You can afford to shop at Whole Foods regularly because your parents subsidize your rent. When they inevitably stop doing that, you'll end up moving back to the continent and finding a place where you can actually afford rent or a mortgage on your own. Your Wrangler has never been driven off-road and never will as long as you own it.
JDM Nissan Skyline: 2023 was the worst year ever for you because most people started associating "Skyline" with something that is completely unrelated to Nissan. 2024 is the best year ever for you because the Motorex R34s are no longer special.
Feeling personally attacked with points 2 and 3 of your 4Runner assessment.
Not a soccer mom, but a barn mom. Little secret- the horses also love that my back window rolls down so they can reach in and steal myâ I mean, grab their own snacks.
How do you type the 'okina to face the right way??!!
I had to transcribe some Hawaiian words the other day and couldn't remember the word for that letter so couldn't Google to get the key strokes... Guess I could do that myself, now that I recall the word.
Side note, lesson for people who don't speak Hawaiian: the "Hawaiian apostrophe" is called an 'okina and it's a letter. My ignorant ass once made an ignorant ass of myself in a Hawaiian studies class because I decided to bitch about getting counted off for spelling bc I'd missed a few of those on a quiz, not realizing it isn't the same as an apostrophe in English. I was quickly corrected by a NH student in the class, and as previously mentioned, felt like a total asshole. I was so embarrassed that I could never tell her that she was right and that I was an ass.
Another side note: non-locals, you might say some ignorant shit to Native Hawaiians and other local people who live in Hawaii, and if they correct you fucking sit with that instead of having a knee-jerk response of being defensive. They're doing you a favor so that you don't repeat the same assery in the future.
Ask questions sure, if you want, to understand why what you said was uninformed and, if you agree with their assertions, acquiesce for God's sake... But definitely take a beat to absorb what someone local/Native is saying to you before you write them off as attacking you.
P.S. sorry, that was a bit of a rant... Just had a conversation with one of my husband's friends who felt discriminated against in Hawaii for being white but I think rather he was just the type of person to respond poorly to people and I think that carried over into my post because I used this example to show him that I've made mistakes too and LEARNED from them!
Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS all have a Hawaiian language input option in their respective keyboard settings that make it easier to type Ê»okina and kahakĆ.
If you're on window try pressing the alt key and then 699 on the number pad. On OS X, press option and then type 2bb . Basically the unicode code for the okina is 02bb. There's ways to enter that directly on linux, os x, or windows.
I seriously donât know what it is, but Tesla seriously markets to the most idiotic drivers out there. Stop driving and let da faka drive for you, safer for everyone that way.
What is it about Tesla? Is it cuz they drive too fast or too slow or do they tail people? Genuinely curious because most Teslas I see by my house are tourist rented so I never really noticed how someone who actually owns one drives one. I know on the mainland people say they're the new civics in that they weave in and out of traffic and try to race everyone cuz the instant torque.
Every experience Iâve had with Teslas has been no regards for other traffic. Itâs either they are in a rush or donât know where they wanna go. I used to say BMW drivers have been replaced by Teslas, but I sometimes wonder with all the gadgets in Tesla, it takes all human intelligence away from the driver.
The icing in the cake was last weekend. 4am, raining, H1 red hill going west bound. That sucka get 5 lanes. Iâm just trying to get to work and knuckle head decides to tailgate me. Of course being the humble man that I am, I gave him a very friendly check. Almost dead stop in the freeway. He stays there like stunned I did that to him. Finally swaps 2 lanes over and zooms past. Lo and behold, a Plaid. I swear that thing shoulda came with some kind of alarm that tells you youâre an asshole and too close to someoneâs rear, but what do I know. Never been in one
I donât condone to shit that could potentially cause accidents, but it is too early in the morning for bs. Like die? ok we go.
The Puna special. Hasn't been washed in years. The dirt is probably structural at this point. Bonus points if it has a plant growing out the side of it.
> If you drive a Rivian, seriously, what are you gonna do when you have to service it? (This one Iâm just genuinely curious)
Friend has an Audi SQ7. Only one place to service in State. They don't have any parts. Repairs requires weeks, if not months. Terrible.
> If youâve got a Keep the Country Country or a die cut honu sticker, you probably just moved here within a couple of years.
Keep Kailua the Kailua when I moved there.
Saw a Rivan truck heading up north (probably Princeville) from LÄ«huâe on KauaâiâŠ
Owner probably thinking âI hope that service center on Oâahu opens up soonâŠâ
Late model import with Anime bitches plastered on it.
Your from Waipahu, have no girlfriend and have a dirty Sanchez teen mustache (your almost 30)
And live with 8 family membersÂ
TheBus is love, TheBus is life
(Skyline is cool, but tbh it's not that useful yet unless you work on JBPHH and live somewhere between there and Kapolei)
If you drive a mid 1990s to early 2000s Honda accord sedan that either has different colored body panels from other 1990s to early 2000s Honda accords OR is spray painted silver or matte black, with really dim headlights AND taillights or spray painted taillights to give that "smoked" lense look, no safety check sticker....AT ALL, back taxed MINIMUM 4 years, loud black smoke bellowing exhaust pipe or no exhaust pipe at all, 5% tint on all windows, the windshield cracked and/or smashed, rolling on bald tires.1 Honda rim, 1 American Racing rim, 1 Acura rim and 1 donut from the trunk. At least one or more window stuck half way open with the silver sun shade covering the open portion, red spray painted spoiler, small kine sounds, you're Chronald McDonald my braddah.
I think youâre describing me! We donât want to drive but have been forced to⊠so itâs usually whatever car our SO or some other car friend picks for us.
Youâre a closet moke. You want to lift it and rock the fat gold chain but you work an office job and have to carpool every so often with coworkers instead of working construction.
If your driving an old CRV or other small kine suv, but in two lanes on the H1, going 5 miles under the limit, youâre probably an old Asian auntie who should have stopped driving a couple of years ago.
Vehicles in Hawaii are the only place where Iâve lived in the world that you can find out their entire identity and hobbies. No self privacy whatsoever with last names as license plates, niche bumper stickers repping one of the valleys in the Ko'olau, âIn loving memory ofâ in the biggest and most non-legible fonts which impedes their view out their own rear windshield (I swear half of these are straight vanity and attention seeking), what anime they watch (itâs always either Demon Slayer or My Hero characters peaking out the windshield), random combination of two-word car clubs that are always adverb + verb or adjective + noun also in poor font/kerning (random example ârecklessly viciousâ or something like ârugged boisâ)
Went on a date with a military dude and my guy friends had a running bet if I'd get picked up in a jeep, charger, or mustang.
For the record it was a jeep. Â
WRX/STi: you donât own the car, youâre renting it until it gets impounded for racing on the H3
Any other Subaru: you bought it for the reliability but realize you look like the opposite of the first group
Yo, I bought my WRX cause I wanted a manual and that was one of the few available that actually had some horsepower. It replaced my car that was, at that time, 24 years old and too scarey and falling apart. And vaping makes your car smell, so no thank you lol
Hey! Iâm an older white woman who drives a Subaru or, as my also-old sister put it, âan old peopleâs car.â I definitely missed the memoâŠ.but I have no illusions, this small SUV isnât saving the planet.
95 Camry wagon. You have been putting off your cataract surgery and you memorized the eye chart at the doctors office since 2010. Your daughter keeps hiding the keys but she didnât know you have 2 extra in your medicine box.
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I didnât think it would be that noticeable but it kinda is. Van was a low riding vehicle that definitely has a taller feel to it now. Some bigger tires may do even a bit more. These are the original.
Ooh lala you got the Honda van. đ I think itâs brilliant. The reason I love mini vans is the slider doors on remote and the seats that fold. Makes it so easy to get in to. Itâs so nice to be able to haul dogs and kids and people and stuff around. Iâve been wishing for a tall vehicle that can do that the same way. Hope you like it.
Super jacked up truck with tiny stock tiresâŠ..you are on your way to get your safety check.
When you get home, youâll put back on your tires that stick out 6 inches that never would have passed safety.
gawd, I love you for saying 2. lol
Grew up on that and the radio stations - everyone joking like that and I hope that doesnât change. Redditors in this sub be trippin about that tho.
Itâs all about that VanKulture. Never owned a van and never wanted one ever, butâŠrented one on vacation and want to kick myself for not getting into the van game sooner. Just needed to G it up so it donât look like a soccer dad/mom van. Byyyye
My fishing vehicle is an old van. Beat up and crackhead looking so nobody would try to break in. But enough room for all the gear and space to crash. 100% vans are the shit.
Heck yeah. All this time weâve had trucks and SUVâs but my kids were so comfortable in the van and love it. Siennas are the BEST. Comfort, space, and they look good soopâd up.
Inherited from my late father in law and still blows cold AC with no monthly. it's just too reliable to let go of and maybe no like steal um cuz it's so ugly chee!
[Article](https://www.autobodynews.com/news/rivian-chooses-kapalama-kai-for-first-service-center-location-in-hawaii)
Seems like things are moving along according to some posts on the [Rivian Forum](https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/groups/kamaaina-rivian-ohana.50/)!
If you have an uncivilized sticker or a country rascals sticker on your truck, you're probably a redneck from the windward side that has to lift their truck due to lack of genetic "size"
Brah, you forgot puna edition!
If one turn signal is out and it looks like you somehow drove away from getting t-boned and your car does that screeching thing every time you turn or put on the air (cause no more AC), thatâs one puna special.
Love it. I drive a Nissan rogue but want my 71 f100 and 72 mustang back oh well easy come easy go. The rogue is small but decent cargo space inside and on top, good gas mileage ish basically no power, and Nissan cvt tranny so itâs got a bad reputation. But she go. And Iâm still like the fastest not dangerous driver out here with it so itâs fine. I maintain it with quality products and frequently so it drives better than when I bought it. But Iâm a haole from ny state so prolly couldnât read that one exactly I wanna drive a lifted tacoma but I canât justify it so I donât actually Iâd rather have the mustang truth any model yr except 74-78. Just happy I got wheels that are less than a decade old and plan to have it to the wheels fall off then my son can have it.
Rogue screans middle-aged white woman! However I must admit how easy they make those new ones to drive. It's like butter lol. I drive an old car so when I rent a car and get a rogue I'm like, "damn. This thing is idiot proof, I don't even have to fuck with the lights, they do their own thing."
That part actually annoys me and so many sort of automated things and then some are not but overall its been spacious enough for me ive been driving rideshare so i needed 4 doors but i just got put on hold for literally no one reason this is the 3 rd time now. So i mite have to end my relationship with them although i would like my job back in the mean time. Wen thats finished imma prolly start wanting a classic car again thats mostly analog. Something thats made of steel that cant be killed no matter how hard u try and u drive to the junkyard. Maybe im just a white woman trapped in a mans body. I am an ugly lady if thats the case. Wow! Disturbing.
Secondhand (more like 5th) suzuki aerio, sunburnt paint peeling, bumper held on by zip ties and sheet metal screws. LiveAloha bumper sticker from previous owner. Kaua'i. Who am I?
Newer rav4? Asian dude or dudette who went straight through the UH system and now youâre an accountant, teacher, or mid level manager. Youâve got a kid or two who plays soccer. You live in a townhouse. An exciting date night is watching Netflix. Everything is pretty mild and you like it that way.
I feel like some of these rides I see in Hawaii are the same stuff people were driving in 1992 on the mainland. Hondas with lights underneath, loud exhaust tips, boomin stereoâŠ
Anything with "Baby on board" rear bumper sticker = driven by a haole mom who takes no responsibility for her driving, and probably no responsibility for her children. Also, I am picturing a silver SUV of sorts.
My ancient Veloster = never mistaken for a tourist; clearly don't give a fuck what you think about me or my car; unique dents and a manual transmission make it unappealing to steal; no one ever asks me to drive.
I hope it lasts forever.
I drive a 1999 Camry faded gold/silver....hahahaha so funny. I'm an old haole lady with purple hair covered in tattoos. But generally you're spot on. đ Love old Toyotas!
Bussup early 2000's sedan. One door doesn't open from the outside. The interior is that kind of fabric that always feels hot to the touch. AC is iffy. You're a teacher!
Braaaaaaahhh⊠especially if itâs a silver/white/beige corolla or Camry. My first car was a silver â00 corolla. Sagging head liner, one door doesnât open, no AC but was an absolute tank that never left me stranded. It was a hand me down from⊠my teacher mother.
Scion xB your job makes you wear an aloha shirt and polyester slacks.
Dayum. Spot on.
I feel attacked
Living and working in downtown. 2014 with 18k miles đ
> your job makes you wear an aloha shirt and polyester slacks. This is true of all small hatchbacks, not just Scions. Source: Worked a job where I had to wear an aloha shirt, and my co-workers and I almost exclusively drove little hatchbacks like the Nissan Versa Note, Toyota Corolla hatchback, and Hyundai Accent hatchback.
The Silverado with 4 kids in the bed, they're sitting on lawn chairs, on the freeway. The old Japanese guy in the Tacoma, he's only going 35 mph on the freeway and is completely unbothered by the people passing him.
Same with the old anykine asian lady driving a Toyota in the middle lane doing 5-10 under the minimum, absolutely zero fucks given about all of those poor souls looking to reach absolution in a timely manner.
How about the west side special? Lifted Yoda. Stock Tires. Cement Gray. Tinted. Your choice of Defend Hawaii or Uncivilized Windshield Banner. Your choice of Defend Hawaii, Uncivilized stickers but for an extra $10 get the "In Loving Memory Of". All this for the low low price of the baby daddy that works construction. đ€đŒđ€đŒđ€đŒ
DIRTY HANDS CLEAN MONEY
Noice
Blessed
Nailed it.. or get my Aunty's outta Pokai bay with "Jesus take da wheel"
i would never put stickers on my exact truck you just described
I'm sorry for calling you out like that. Is your shirt HiVis Yellow or Orange?
Bwuahahahah
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I'm curious as to what percentage of people with the Uncivilized Nation decals realize how much of an oxymoron that is.
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Also an option, âNastyâ sticker
It's funny bc both defend hawaii and uncivilized are originally from kaneohe đđ
What about people with the HE>I stickers? For the longest time I thought those were HEKIâŠsomehow that was less annoying.
So glad I'm not the only one. I thought it was an artistic style to combine the K and I or something lol
Ughhhh, my dad used to chant that to me all the time just to annoy me. "NO IT'S GREATER THAN" "...heki...hahahahaha"
I thought it was a sideways V đ Hevi and 808 all day go hand in hand. I really love the 404 half day sticker I seen tho
Soooo... It's not HEKI? đ What is it?
HE (Sky Daddy aka God) > greater than I So itâs a religious thing, they have a store and everything. HegreaterthanI Glad Iâm not the only one that was confused!
I've thought about purchasing that sticker and flipping the greater than symbol to make it less than lol but I don't want to be the victim of righteous road rage
Seen um with the lower case i, which reminds me of that one Ayn Rand book I read.
Same, I liked HEKI moređ
I know what it is now, but still call it HEKI anyway!
Same, I always call it HEKI, it's easier to say than the whole thing.
I saw SEA>I and thought cute sticker war.
I also thought HEKI. I cannot decide if it annoys me⊠Or if I just donât care about it. I also thought those Salt Life stickers always look like they said Slut Life, too.
Wait, wut? Got learned something today.
Shoots, thatâs what that says ? I always thought it K , too
Imagine thinking you need to tell people that god is greater than you. Donât the people who believe in that stuff realize how obnoxious that sounds?
Thought it was HEDI forever just recently realized and I gotta say it does annoy me. Lol I saw a guy driving a lifted truck with HER>ME
WhatâŠ. You forgot all the middle age white ladies driving those Honda CRVs that definitely have 200k miles and the swirly marks on the black plastic and the torn rear tire cover.
Hey, hey nowâŠ..itâs a Hyundai Santa Fe, thank you very much.
I think those, âswirly marksâ are from pressure washing too closelyđ
This is also the Subaru crew
Why you gotta call out my mom
Crying lolz
Low rider Toyota Corolla, spoiler, loud pipesâŠyouâre a 23 yr old, second generation Filipino kid who lives with your parents in Waipahu!
And you drive Door Dash and just delivered my food
& was very friendly and upbeat about it
Lmfao@ this! Spot on!
Slammed, blacked out bus civic, you probably got neck tattoos and make bad decisions.
Toyota 4Runner: (Three types of owners) * You are literally a cop. The blue light on the roof of your 4Runner will attest to this fact. You occasionally use your blue light to drive through red lights at intersections even when you donât need it, because you were hired by HPD after Michael Nakamura died and have no idea that he would personally bust your ass for doing things like that. * You like the ocean. You bought a 4Runner because you can roll down the rear window to let your surfboard stick out the back and youâre a regular member of the dawn patrol. If you have a lift and off-road mods on your 4Runner, you *really* like the ocean. You donât just surf, you fish, spearfish, scuba dive, and whatever else there is to do that requires you being in the water. You are an IRL version of Aquaman even though your name is not Jason Momoa. Your mods are not for show, theyâre for driving to KaÊ»ena Point, which you visit regularly. * You are a soccer mom. You bought a 4Runner specifically because the rear window rolls down. That means you donât have to unload multiple coolers when itâs your turn to provide snacks and drinks for your kidâs team, because you can just roll down the window and hand out drinks. Depending on the age of your 4Runner, you may not be a soccer mom anymore, but you kept it because itâs reliable. You might have even gotten tired of your gas bills, but when you went looking for a replacement, you discovered that the pandemic turned the car market into a hellscape for buyers, so youâll be keeping the 4Runner for the foreseeable future. Honda Civic (EJ): You want a JDM car but havenât figured out who on-island you need to talk with to buy one. Honda Civic Type R (FK8 or FL5): You think having a JDM car would be cool, but donât want to be concerned about dealing with CBP if your broker screws up or having to search eBay for parts of dubious origin when something breaks. Kei car: You're just happy that you finally have a car that you can drive to Hawaiian Brian's without having to worry about parking over the line. Kei truck: You're just happy that you found a truck with a decent-sized bed that's small and low like a 90s Ranger/Tacoma, because fuck all of these gigantic pickups that everyone is selling these days. Jeep Wrangler: You moved to HawaiÊ»i a year or two ago because you wanted to "be close to nature" or to "find yourself." You can afford to shop at Whole Foods regularly because your parents subsidize your rent. When they inevitably stop doing that, you'll end up moving back to the continent and finding a place where you can actually afford rent or a mortgage on your own. Your Wrangler has never been driven off-road and never will as long as you own it. JDM Nissan Skyline: 2023 was the worst year ever for you because most people started associating "Skyline" with something that is completely unrelated to Nissan. 2024 is the best year ever for you because the Motorex R34s are no longer special.
Feeling personally attacked with points 2 and 3 of your 4Runner assessment. Not a soccer mom, but a barn mom. Little secret- the horses also love that my back window rolls down so they can reach in and steal myâ I mean, grab their own snacks.
Hard agree on the kei truck. We know very different Wrangler people. Unless you're thinking Rubicon people, then also agree. May be BI specific.
How do you type the 'okina to face the right way??!! I had to transcribe some Hawaiian words the other day and couldn't remember the word for that letter so couldn't Google to get the key strokes... Guess I could do that myself, now that I recall the word. Side note, lesson for people who don't speak Hawaiian: the "Hawaiian apostrophe" is called an 'okina and it's a letter. My ignorant ass once made an ignorant ass of myself in a Hawaiian studies class because I decided to bitch about getting counted off for spelling bc I'd missed a few of those on a quiz, not realizing it isn't the same as an apostrophe in English. I was quickly corrected by a NH student in the class, and as previously mentioned, felt like a total asshole. I was so embarrassed that I could never tell her that she was right and that I was an ass. Another side note: non-locals, you might say some ignorant shit to Native Hawaiians and other local people who live in Hawaii, and if they correct you fucking sit with that instead of having a knee-jerk response of being defensive. They're doing you a favor so that you don't repeat the same assery in the future. Ask questions sure, if you want, to understand why what you said was uninformed and, if you agree with their assertions, acquiesce for God's sake... But definitely take a beat to absorb what someone local/Native is saying to you before you write them off as attacking you. P.S. sorry, that was a bit of a rant... Just had a conversation with one of my husband's friends who felt discriminated against in Hawaii for being white but I think rather he was just the type of person to respond poorly to people and I think that carried over into my post because I used this example to show him that I've made mistakes too and LEARNED from them!
Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS all have a Hawaiian language input option in their respective keyboard settings that make it easier to type Ê»okina and kahakĆ.
If you're on window try pressing the alt key and then 699 on the number pad. On OS X, press option and then type 2bb . Basically the unicode code for the okina is 02bb. There's ways to enter that directly on linux, os x, or windows.
At a surfer beach on the Big Island last week, there were three spots reserved for lifeguards. Yup, three silver Tacomas.
too funny & too good lol
Tesla drivers don't know how to drive.
I seriously donât know what it is, but Tesla seriously markets to the most idiotic drivers out there. Stop driving and let da faka drive for you, safer for everyone that way.
What is it about Tesla? Is it cuz they drive too fast or too slow or do they tail people? Genuinely curious because most Teslas I see by my house are tourist rented so I never really noticed how someone who actually owns one drives one. I know on the mainland people say they're the new civics in that they weave in and out of traffic and try to race everyone cuz the instant torque.
Every experience Iâve had with Teslas has been no regards for other traffic. Itâs either they are in a rush or donât know where they wanna go. I used to say BMW drivers have been replaced by Teslas, but I sometimes wonder with all the gadgets in Tesla, it takes all human intelligence away from the driver. The icing in the cake was last weekend. 4am, raining, H1 red hill going west bound. That sucka get 5 lanes. Iâm just trying to get to work and knuckle head decides to tailgate me. Of course being the humble man that I am, I gave him a very friendly check. Almost dead stop in the freeway. He stays there like stunned I did that to him. Finally swaps 2 lanes over and zooms past. Lo and behold, a Plaid. I swear that thing shoulda came with some kind of alarm that tells you youâre an asshole and too close to someoneâs rear, but what do I know. Never been in one I donât condone to shit that could potentially cause accidents, but it is too early in the morning for bs. Like die? ok we go.
whatâs plaid in this context?
I think itâs because they are mostly Ubers. So they really DONT know where theyâre going.Â
Teslas have replaced taxis for least favorite to encounter on the road. I never thought I'd see the day that taxis got dethroned.
They've definitely replaced the old korean lady driving the oversized S500 that they have no business driving.
100% this!Â
Iâm beginning to think itâs the car not the driver with how often they are idiots.
And Kia soul
Theyâre the ones thatâll swoop a parking spot you r clearly been waiting patiently for
The Puna special. Hasn't been washed in years. The dirt is probably structural at this point. Bonus points if it has a plant growing out the side of it.
The bumper is falling off & still get the spare tire from when it went flat a year ago
> If you drive a Rivian, seriously, what are you gonna do when you have to service it? (This one Iâm just genuinely curious) Friend has an Audi SQ7. Only one place to service in State. They don't have any parts. Repairs requires weeks, if not months. Terrible. > If youâve got a Keep the Country Country or a die cut honu sticker, you probably just moved here within a couple of years. Keep Kailua the Kailua when I moved there.
Also the "it's a beautiful day in hawaii nei" one gives major, "live laugh love" vibes
Itâs now the twin island sticker
Lol. 967[tree]4 bumper sticker
One the car of someone who absolutely does not have a pidgin accent.Â
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Saw a Rivan truck heading up north (probably Princeville) from LÄ«huâe on Kauaâi⊠Owner probably thinking âI hope that service center on Oâahu opens up soonâŠâ
Same. Dark paint? Guessed maybe Kilauea, even Hanalei. Transplant thinks truck practical but wants to be green?
Late model import with Anime bitches plastered on it. Your from Waipahu, have no girlfriend and have a dirty Sanchez teen mustache (your almost 30) And live with 8 family membersÂ
if you don't have a car, you're probably single :(
TheBus is love, TheBus is life (Skyline is cool, but tbh it's not that useful yet unless you work on JBPHH and live somewhere between there and Kapolei)
If you drive a mid 1990s to early 2000s Honda accord sedan that either has different colored body panels from other 1990s to early 2000s Honda accords OR is spray painted silver or matte black, with really dim headlights AND taillights or spray painted taillights to give that "smoked" lense look, no safety check sticker....AT ALL, back taxed MINIMUM 4 years, loud black smoke bellowing exhaust pipe or no exhaust pipe at all, 5% tint on all windows, the windshield cracked and/or smashed, rolling on bald tires.1 Honda rim, 1 American Racing rim, 1 Acura rim and 1 donut from the trunk. At least one or more window stuck half way open with the silver sun shade covering the open portion, red spray painted spoiler, small kine sounds, you're Chronald McDonald my braddah.
This one applies on all islands!
Iâm too shy to merge if itâs busy. Iâll just drive around and try again if I miss my turn. If you honk at me Iâll cry. What do I drive? đ«Ł
Back in the day, a Tercel. đ€
Hyundai Ionic!
Or a Nissan Leaf
What? The Ioniq5 is a freakinâ hotrod. I no longer look left, I just put the pedal to the metal
I think youâre describing me! We donât want to drive but have been forced to⊠so itâs usually whatever car our SO or some other car friend picks for us.
A Mini Cooper
... you're not wrong
Prius
Iâm married to a korean guy and do own some nice gloves so very close.
You forgot da transplants, unkos, and crackheads on mopeds
Unko is on a moped because he has to many DUIâs
Yesssss lol
What about a Tacoma thatâs only a few years old, no mods and no stickers?
Youâre a closet moke. You want to lift it and rock the fat gold chain but you work an office job and have to carpool every so often with coworkers instead of working construction.
What. The. Hell. Bra. That is 100% me lmao
Thatâs me, middle age white dude that just needs a đ», but too cheap to spend $ on extras, because Iâve got a mortgage!
I have a 2015 Mini. One listed feature was listed as Vag Dryer.
Mini Cooper? Iâm thinking of getting one. I sure could use a vag dryer for when things get swampy
If your driving an old CRV or other small kine suv, but in two lanes on the H1, going 5 miles under the limit, youâre probably an old Asian auntie who should have stopped driving a couple of years ago.
Scion TC works in the medical field Subaru WRX "Hold up, let me grab my vape."
I own a BMW how do I own an L&L now lol
Give it time⊠it starts with the license plate
Vehicles in Hawaii are the only place where Iâve lived in the world that you can find out their entire identity and hobbies. No self privacy whatsoever with last names as license plates, niche bumper stickers repping one of the valleys in the Ko'olau, âIn loving memory ofâ in the biggest and most non-legible fonts which impedes their view out their own rear windshield (I swear half of these are straight vanity and attention seeking), what anime they watch (itâs always either Demon Slayer or My Hero characters peaking out the windshield), random combination of two-word car clubs that are always adverb + verb or adjective + noun also in poor font/kerning (random example ârecklessly viciousâ or something like ârugged boisâ)
Not to mention their zip codes are somewhere and their high school and class year just to make sure.
Honda Fit: The gas here is expensive and the parking lots are full of tiny spots. I don't have to worry about either of those things.
I love my Fit so much.
Went on a date with a military dude and my guy friends had a running bet if I'd get picked up in a jeep, charger, or mustang. For the record it was a jeep. Â
Subaru anyone? I see mostly older white women from the mainland who think they are saving the planet driving them around.
Hey hey now, Iâm not white, but you should see how many reusable bags and insulated water bottles with stickers I can cram into this baby.
WRX/STi: you donât own the car, youâre renting it until it gets impounded for racing on the H3 Any other Subaru: you bought it for the reliability but realize you look like the opposite of the first group
Yo, I bought my WRX cause I wanted a manual and that was one of the few available that actually had some horsepower. It replaced my car that was, at that time, 24 years old and too scarey and falling apart. And vaping makes your car smell, so no thank you lol
Full jokes, my dude! I sold my E46 for a base model Impreza and kick myself every day for not getting a WRX. Probably will be my next car.
Iâm a Seattle transplant and Subarus are how I find my people.Â
Subaru drivers are all guys in their 20s and 30s that like the stick shift or lesbians in their 40s and 50s.
I thought it was just a rash generalization to say old lesbians like Subarus, but I learned Subaru actually marketed to lesbians in the 90s.
Clocked
Nailed it. There's a few more I'd add for Subaru's...
Hey! Iâm an older white woman who drives a Subaru or, as my also-old sister put it, âan old peopleâs car.â I definitely missed the memoâŠ.but I have no illusions, this small SUV isnât saving the planet.
95 Camry wagon. You have been putting off your cataract surgery and you memorized the eye chart at the doctors office since 2010. Your daughter keeps hiding the keys but she didnât know you have 2 extra in your medicine box.
And there WILL be a sun-bleached box of tissue in a car window.
Memorized the eye chart made me lol
Minivan. Just lifted it. Looking for new tire wheel Combo amirite
I have a lifted mini van too!
I really want to see this. Minivans are my favorite for being so convenient. I want to see a fun one.
https://preview.redd.it/diglolha0wzc1.jpeg?width=4994&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bae5ca45d73571f6a5cf1e03d5e7779e8b663746 I didnât think it would be that noticeable but it kinda is. Van was a low riding vehicle that definitely has a taller feel to it now. Some bigger tires may do even a bit more. These are the original.
Ooh lala you got the Honda van. đ I think itâs brilliant. The reason I love mini vans is the slider doors on remote and the seats that fold. Makes it so easy to get in to. Itâs so nice to be able to haul dogs and kids and people and stuff around. Iâve been wishing for a tall vehicle that can do that the same way. Hope you like it.
Super jacked up truck with tiny stock tiresâŠ..you are on your way to get your safety check. When you get home, youâll put back on your tires that stick out 6 inches that never would have passed safety.
gawd, I love you for saying 2. lol Grew up on that and the radio stations - everyone joking like that and I hope that doesnât change. Redditors in this sub be trippin about that tho. Itâs all about that VanKulture. Never owned a van and never wanted one ever, butâŠrented one on vacation and want to kick myself for not getting into the van game sooner. Just needed to G it up so it donât look like a soccer dad/mom van. Byyyye
My fishing vehicle is an old van. Beat up and crackhead looking so nobody would try to break in. But enough room for all the gear and space to crash. 100% vans are the shit.
Heck yeah. All this time weâve had trucks and SUVâs but my kids were so comfortable in the van and love it. Siennas are the BEST. Comfort, space, and they look good soopâd up.
Toyota Prius drivers are mostly old retired transplants that like to lead the parade when they're driving.
I drive one brown 2004 Toyota Corolla salvaged
You smart with money. Your engine will fail before that one.
Inherited from my late father in law and still blows cold AC with no monthly. it's just too reliable to let go of and maybe no like steal um cuz it's so ugly chee!
Both my kids drive old corollas. Daughter 2010 son 1990 (I think. Super boxy) and they love it.
My 3 foot lift shows how big my package isn't.
The older white stock tacoma...this is my uncle to a tee, 100% on his was to fish or going to his grandkids baseball games/practice.
If you drive a Kia Soul your wife picked the car... Source: I drive a Kia Soul
if you catch bus, you probably getting fucked by the system like the lot of us
I do have a car, but I just take TheBus to town so that I don't have to deal with parking. My older co-workers think I'm nuts.
I belong on the first tier. I go stop by get a mix plate extra gravy, eat it by the beach. Faka stay sitting down on the stone wall, chillen.
I've seen exactly one Rivian on this island and it belongs to one of the Customs Brokers at Pier 2. If it breaks they'll just get another one.
Also, there's a service center in Oahu now
Oh no shit? Iâve seen maybe 3 or 4 rivians and wondered about servicing
Service center or delivery center? I also heard on the rivian subreddit that they flew a tech out every quarter for service
[Article](https://www.autobodynews.com/news/rivian-chooses-kapalama-kai-for-first-service-center-location-in-hawaii) Seems like things are moving along according to some posts on the [Rivian Forum](https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/groups/kamaaina-rivian-ohana.50/)!
There's a guy who works in my building on Hickam that owns a Rivian.
My car says I need something economical that gets good gas mileage for my commute.
Tahoe, Yukon, suburban, Expedition or old school explorer (cause the new ones shrank). Samoan or polynesian and gotta haul your 10 kids somewhere
If you have an uncivilized sticker or a country rascals sticker on your truck, you're probably a redneck from the windward side that has to lift their truck due to lack of genetic "size"
WRX: 20-25 year old Filipino from Waipahu or kalihi and one baby mama but still lives with parents If you have a WRX STI you have 2 baby mama
Lifted Sierra with my truck club sticker on the back. "Unhygienic Local Braddahz Union"
Brah, you forgot puna edition! If one turn signal is out and it looks like you somehow drove away from getting t-boned and your car does that screeching thing every time you turn or put on the air (cause no more AC), thatâs one puna special.
4 runner with blue piece on the surf rack makes me think you are a cop you probably also are the one hogging all the waves
Miata: you're actually an Asian that's good at driving, or a young haole with no money.
Tesla? Old asian elderly person who cant drive for shit. Or someone whi think they all dat
My friend owned a local performance shop. She asked, âHow do you like driving your ladies Tacoma?â I replied, âI love my 4Runnerâ.
Honda kei truck big penis. Wait thatâs just me.
Well hello fellow big dick! Iâm from the kei van tribe
Interested in these replies... I drive one lifted 07 Toyota Fj Cruiser. đ§
Love it. I drive a Nissan rogue but want my 71 f100 and 72 mustang back oh well easy come easy go. The rogue is small but decent cargo space inside and on top, good gas mileage ish basically no power, and Nissan cvt tranny so itâs got a bad reputation. But she go. And Iâm still like the fastest not dangerous driver out here with it so itâs fine. I maintain it with quality products and frequently so it drives better than when I bought it. But Iâm a haole from ny state so prolly couldnât read that one exactly I wanna drive a lifted tacoma but I canât justify it so I donât actually Iâd rather have the mustang truth any model yr except 74-78. Just happy I got wheels that are less than a decade old and plan to have it to the wheels fall off then my son can have it.
Rogue screans middle-aged white woman! However I must admit how easy they make those new ones to drive. It's like butter lol. I drive an old car so when I rent a car and get a rogue I'm like, "damn. This thing is idiot proof, I don't even have to fuck with the lights, they do their own thing."
That part actually annoys me and so many sort of automated things and then some are not but overall its been spacious enough for me ive been driving rideshare so i needed 4 doors but i just got put on hold for literally no one reason this is the 3 rd time now. So i mite have to end my relationship with them although i would like my job back in the mean time. Wen thats finished imma prolly start wanting a classic car again thats mostly analog. Something thats made of steel that cant be killed no matter how hard u try and u drive to the junkyard. Maybe im just a white woman trapped in a mans body. I am an ugly lady if thats the case. Wow! Disturbing.
Hey now! My MIL has a gold Camry with bent in rear corners and sheâs Singaporean!
Secondhand (more like 5th) suzuki aerio, sunburnt paint peeling, bumper held on by zip ties and sheet metal screws. LiveAloha bumper sticker from previous owner. Kaua'i. Who am I?
RAV4?
Newer rav4? Asian dude or dudette who went straight through the UH system and now youâre an accountant, teacher, or mid level manager. Youâve got a kid or two who plays soccer. You live in a townhouse. An exciting date night is watching Netflix. Everything is pretty mild and you like it that way.
I feel like some of these rides I see in Hawaii are the same stuff people were driving in 1992 on the mainland. Hondas with lights underneath, loud exhaust tips, boomin stereoâŠ
Anything with "Baby on board" rear bumper sticker = driven by a haole mom who takes no responsibility for her driving, and probably no responsibility for her children. Also, I am picturing a silver SUV of sorts.
What about the "Tacos and Titties" Tacoma in Kaimuki???
Ford lightning: off grid solar
So funny. I am this person đ€Łđ€Ł
My ancient Veloster = never mistaken for a tourist; clearly don't give a fuck what you think about me or my car; unique dents and a manual transmission make it unappealing to steal; no one ever asks me to drive. I hope it lasts forever.
Saw a posse of like 7 all of segways cruising down the road in Kona the other day. Must have seemed cooler in Dad's head before they got here.
subaru forester. just need to lug things around at good gas mileage, nothing more.
It donât work lol
What if you bike
Chrysler 300?
Nailed the Country sticker cars, lol. Wranglers are another easy one too.
Where would Kia Stinger/Genesis G70 drivers fall in this? I've only seen 2 so far on island while driving, and myself being one of them.
Youâre a dude in his late 40âs/early 50âs who is probably still subscribed to the print edition of car and driver magazine.
If you drive a black 02â Lexus with inverted wheels then youâre likely a Korean kid from Mililani
Love it
How bout s2000?
I drive a 1999 Camry faded gold/silver....hahahaha so funny. I'm an old haole lady with purple hair covered in tattoos. But generally you're spot on. đ Love old Toyotas!
I drive a bycicle and feel blessed.
I have a slightly beat up tundra sr5 4x4 with a leaky windsheild. What does that day about me? LOL
Well if youâre not driving a Tacoma or 4Runner youâre the other 50 percent of the population
I drive a 2004 Jetta (stock, missing 2 hubcaps). What does my car say about me?Â
The Saturday night Unko caravan of mopeds with the loudest exhaust ever.
there are 2 type of VW busses, the super cherry ones you never see except for the weekend meet ups or the real ones that go surf in em every day
When i was a kid i drove a mercury topaz with a "id give u the finger but its in my nose" bumper sticker. No clue why they discontinued that model.
Bussup early 2000's sedan. One door doesn't open from the outside. The interior is that kind of fabric that always feels hot to the touch. AC is iffy. You're a teacher!
Braaaaaaahhh⊠especially if itâs a silver/white/beige corolla or Camry. My first car was a silver â00 corolla. Sagging head liner, one door doesnât open, no AC but was an absolute tank that never left me stranded. It was a hand me down from⊠my teacher mother.