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Like I said "no clear evidence". Just me wanting to not look like a tourist car. I've never have any occasion to worry, but I don't want to be singled out by crooks or cops.
Cars in Hawaii, just like most places, are equal-opportunity-theft-targets. Both tourists and residents alike will have their car broken in to if there is left inside something worth stealing that a thief wants. Whether a new or used car, if a thief wants that camera left on the seat, or purse in the back seat, or computer on the floor, you might as well say "bye bye" to it.
Lesson: No matter who you are, or what you drive, don't leave valuables in the car. Period.
Maybe there is more to it than that. Maybe many locals generally cannot afford new cars, and they assume newer cars are driven by either tourists or rich people, both of which they do not like, and therefore treat poorly.
Maybe there is more to it than that. Maybe many locals generally cannot afford new cars, and they assume newer cars are driven by either tourists or rich people, both of which they do not like, and therefore treat poorly.
Yes I have, but it was 50 years ago, not long after Hawaii became a state. I plan to go late fall or next winter. If I like what I see, I would plan come back every year or two.
I was trying to determine why driving a newer car receives worse treatment and why someone would put stickers on a newer car saying they are not a tourist.
There are so many mixed stories about tourists or newcomers getting treated very poorly. Yet some people don't experience any bad treatment. It's hard to figure out exactly what is going on, if it is resentment to newcomers, maybe racial discrimination, or may some class envy mixed in.
I have friends and relatives that have been to Hawaii recently, and did not experience anything bad. Yet, I keep reading and hearing about bad experiences there, so it causes some concern.
Maybe many locals generally cannot afford new cars...
Yes, come visit. You'll be very surprised about the economics of Hawaii, and that many locals [whatever you mean by that] CAN afford new cars.
Newish cars are affordable by just about anyone with a job and decent credit, IF that is their main priority. That is where choices come in on how to spend one's money. Do they put their $$ towards cars? Big tires? Housing/mortgage? Cel phones and deluxe cable packages? Children's education? Lucky folks can afford it all, otherwise, choices need to be made.
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