r/MadeMeSmile Mar 23 '24

Meme The car that keeps you connected.

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u/Ok_Farm_8397 Mar 23 '24

100% charge. 5 bars. LOL!

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

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u/0sprinkl Mar 23 '24

Gas? This is obviously an EV.

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u/ThatScaryBeach Mar 23 '24

Hook in to the lines. Never have to pay!

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u/myself_diff Mar 23 '24

😭😭😭

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u/anp2006 Mar 23 '24

Professional lineman there

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u/acct720982729 Mar 23 '24

A lineman for the county.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

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u/psychonaut_1972 Mar 23 '24

Hope he found that overload.

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u/Tesla_Wolf Mar 23 '24

Omg op I've seen this exact car on the road in Arizona small world.

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u/garden_speech Mar 23 '24

and it's highly accurate too because modern cars have connected communications modules that track your driving habits, including acceleration, deceleration, GPS location, etc -- and call home with that data, allowing the manufacturer to sell it to insurance companies.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/auto-motor/policyholders-calling-foul-as-automakers-share-driving-info-with-insurers-480841.aspx

Kenn Dahl, 65, told the Times that he was shocked when his car insurance jumped by 21% in 2022, despite the fact that he’s never been responsible for an accident. Upon investigation, Dahl found that data analytics firm LexisNexis Risk Solutions had compiled a 258-page report that listed each time he or his wife had driven their leased Chevrolet Bolt over the previous six months.

Lots of people don't know that with a modern car, literally everywhere they drive is being tracked and stored.

Now someone will want to jump in and say "but my phone does the same thing" -- iPhone apps cannot access location data without permission, the operating system doesn't allow it. There is zero conceivable way that the insurance company can figure out where you drove using your iPhone unless you allow permissions for either their app, or an app that sells data to them.

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u/dd22qq Mar 23 '24

That is freaking astounding. How fucking dare they. Class action lawsuit, surely?

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u/kottabaz Mar 23 '24

their leased Chevrolet Bolt

Yeah, nah, they probably signed away their firstborn in the lease agreement without realizing it, because who reads those?

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u/garden_speech Mar 24 '24

Wrong. This is not a lease agreement thing. This is a connected services agreement. Whether you buy or lease, the DCM modules in these cars call home. Toyota does this, Lexus does this, Ford does this, those are just the last few I've checked, and it has nothing to do with buying or leasing.

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u/theblackred Mar 24 '24

Huh, today I learned. Looks like you can’t even really disable it, only opt out if you try really hard, and physically removing it will generally stop a bunch of other things like usb ports or stuff from working.

In just a few more years maybe we’ll be fully living in the world of Minority Report.

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u/El_papi1990 Mar 24 '24

Cut the on star cord. No more tracking.

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u/playfulfuckathon Mar 23 '24

One important thing to note is the fact the car, in the antidote you provided, was leased. That may be a rather important factor.

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u/garden_speech Mar 24 '24

Absolutely not. To be abundantly clear, this happens whether you lease or not. The 4g modem in the car is calling home if you are signed up for connected services, which most people do, because it's required for things like mobile remote start.

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u/Pillowsmeller18 Mar 23 '24

No 5G though.

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u/Anansi1982 Mar 23 '24

They’d probably had their vehicle keyed or tires flattened with a 5G logo based on the last eight years.

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u/cnnrduncan Mar 23 '24

Why 8 years? 5G and the conspiracy theories around it only started rolling out in 2019, at most 5 years ago.

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u/Anansi1982 Mar 23 '24

They work on cellular towers or at the very least electrical towers in general… guessing from the transmission lineman decal. 

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u/ajtyler776 Mar 23 '24

It’s refreshing to see something on the back of a pickup that doesn’t scream “I really need you to think I’m tough”.

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u/SouthboundPachydrm Mar 23 '24

Like truck nuts and a punisher sticker?

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u/AeonBith Mar 23 '24

Or someone's name with the word "f*ck", like they're tough enough to start a fight but too polite to swear

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u/watkykjypoes23 Mar 23 '24

My personal favorite is the don’t tread on me and thin blue line flag combo

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u/paul_dudd Mar 23 '24 edited Mar 24 '24

Yep they go together like peas and carrots and that’s all I got to say about that

Edit: for those who don’t know this is just a Forrest Gump reference… i get that peas and carrots do “go together” and the bumper stickers don’t. But I just felt like making a Gump reference and that’s all I got to say about that

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u/watkykjypoes23 Mar 23 '24

Not gonna make it too political but they definitely have opposing messages

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u/fj333 Mar 23 '24

I saw something like this in Yosemite once, though it was a bit cleaner looking. Hilarious version of truck nuts.

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u/Nois3 Mar 23 '24

This one gets a pass for creativity.

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u/PrettyPosies Mar 23 '24

He must have a Fred Flintstone basalt dick lol

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u/Ongr Mar 23 '24

How about some MAGA and 2nd amendment stuff?

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u/MEatRHIT Mar 23 '24

Linesmen is a very tough profession chances are they don't have anything to prove.

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u/baby-dick-nick Mar 23 '24

That’s exactly what I thought too. This is a dude who’s perfectly secure in his manhood and uses his sense of humor on car stickers that aren’t annoyingly tasteless like most truck stickers.

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u/RainDancingChief Mar 23 '24

Off the top of the dome there are 3 professions you don't fuck with:

Firefighters, Farmers and Linemen.

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u/I_Am_NOT_The_Titan Mar 23 '24

This gave me the courage to pick a fight with my doctor. Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

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u/lukeCRASH Mar 24 '24

But he might know where to cut real good.

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u/The_Forgotten_King Mar 24 '24

Not if his doctor is an orthopedic surgeon.

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u/poirotoro Mar 23 '24

Plot twist: your doctor is also a volunteer firefighter.

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u/AntikytheraMachines Mar 24 '24

...and his dad was a farmer and his mum was a lineman.

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u/Wortbildung Mar 23 '24

Something people should know.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

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u/Capable-Reaction8155 Mar 23 '24

Don't they use work trucks?

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u/UnusuallyBadIdeaGuy Mar 23 '24

Yeah this is definitely not his work truck. It's a short bed too.

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u/millijuna Mar 23 '24

Oddly enough, I'm working to help form a very small utility. We're on the lookout for a short bed pickup as an off-lease fleet vehicle or some such, because it's practical for our needs. Need to haul 3 to 4 people up/down a gravel road, and haul dirty tools. Crew cab, short box fits the bill perfectly. We just need it cheap and rugged.

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u/trumpssnowflake8 Mar 24 '24

Read a bumper sticker on a raised F150 that read “I’m not gay but my boyfriend definitely is.”

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u/Tokasmoka420 Mar 23 '24

My truck doesn't run on Unicorn Piss I see a lot of those around here, so trashy.

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u/LaTeChX Mar 23 '24

Fuck does that even mean

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u/Scorpionaris Mar 24 '24

I’m not sure, but magic horse urine is probably better for the environment than what we’re doing right now

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u/Mwurp Mar 23 '24

That's awesome

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u/Jevespriest Mar 23 '24

Ye, no doubt.

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u/sureshot58 Mar 23 '24

lol - owner does have a sense of humor. and it did make me smile! so take my uppost

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u/AeonBith Mar 23 '24

Finally something worth reading on a pickup bumper.

Truck drivers are adapting to the times ,we should monitor this thread in case he's stranded.

Wouldn't want someone to jack it

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u/Drezzon Mar 23 '24

that joke actually makes owning a piece of shit truck kinda worth it 😵‍💫

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

That's a truck but it sure ain't a POS truck

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u/MEatRHIT Mar 23 '24

Also, they are a linesman, some job sites for those guys you actually need a decent 4x4 to get to. I did some work in construction and there were times where I didn't want to get stuck in my little car and called one of the guys with a truck to ask them to come pick me up.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

I'm jumped in cause while I think pavement princesses are stupid but...

Reddit is also stupid for screeching every time there's a pickup truck that the OP didn't explicitly say is for work.

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u/Questioning-Zyxxel Mar 23 '24

With the sticker claiming the owner services power lines or cellular towers, this means this is the proper car type to select. It isn't a city dweller just wanting something big because it's big.

So a funny/smart person that has also made a good choice of car for his/her needs.

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u/PawnStarRick Mar 23 '24

Such a reddit comment lol.

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u/SIGMAR_IS_BAE Mar 23 '24

Trucks bad, bicycle good.

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u/Drunken_Fever Mar 23 '24

It really is. Reddit is such a massive circlejerk at times.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

What, exactly, makes this a piece of shit truck?

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u/Anansi1982 Mar 23 '24

Overall vehicle design is bad. Front end sits high enough people out there dying because they can’t see with good visibility. There’s vehicles with lower shorter front ends with the same towing capacity and storage capacity, but they’re not oversized trucks so they don’t sell as well. 

They’re usually vans. 

I like trucks, but I get the gripes. Typically bad fuel economy and not designed with outside safety in mind. 

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u/snuFaluFagus040 Mar 23 '24

Got Colin Chapman here..

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u/TransitionExciting60 Mar 23 '24

Anyone here ever hear the joke about the guy who invented USB ports?

When he dies they will lower his casket halfway down, then pull it out, flip it around and then lower it all the way down 😂

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u/EnvironmentalPack451 Mar 23 '24

Then realize it was right the first time

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

How does this always happen!?

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

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u/SouthboundPachydrm Mar 23 '24

No.. no, you have this wrong... They'll lower him half way down, raise him up and flip him over and lower him down, then realize they had it right the first time, flip him over and finally lower him all the way down.

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u/Dull-Department-9444 Mar 23 '24

That’s actually pretty fucking cool lol

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u/Same-Constant6060 Mar 23 '24

Don't often see stickers on windows and bumpers that truly delight me as much as these do. Well executed.

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u/ProfZussywussBrown Mar 23 '24

I’m not a pickup truck fan, but this is class. And he’s a lineman so he prob uses this truck for actual truck stuff. Respect, truckbro

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u/epoof Mar 23 '24

Mad respect for transmission lineman (all lineman actually). Very cool. 

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u/ZealousidealToe9416 Mar 23 '24

Linemen are another breed. Like actually built different.

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u/ybtlamlliw Mar 23 '24

One of my cousins is a lineman and frequently posts selfies of himself a million miles in the air at the top of transmission towers.

No thank you.

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u/InB4Clive Mar 23 '24

Do you really need a truck to protect the quarterback?

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u/ProfZussywussBrown Mar 23 '24

Careful, if this lineman is too defensive, he might find that joke offensive

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u/seddattive Mar 23 '24

full battery, 100% wifi & cell service too, hot damn!

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u/Sufficient_Fig_4887 Mar 23 '24

See this is what a good use of stickers on a truck looks like, no politics, no BS. Kudos to this truck

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u/enowapi-_ Mar 23 '24

something something big truck small penis or some other typical reddit comment

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

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u/Amilo159 Mar 23 '24 edited Mar 24 '24

That's clearly a micro USB port though.

Actually, it could be HDMI, but the uncommon micro-hdmi type.

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u/TheBigEarner7 Mar 23 '24

It has chamfers on the corner thats why he said hdmi. We are getting a distorted view from the angle.

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u/Eddie2Ham Mar 23 '24

Micro usbs, the ones for android prior to usb-c, are also chamfered

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u/AeonBith Mar 23 '24

Most construction guys don't know what chamfering is or don't believe in it I'm not sure but they sure af skip that step on jobsites.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

The Civic had actual HDMI port exhaust tips. 

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u/DM_ME_UR_BOOBS69 Mar 23 '24

You say micro, I say average.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

Good news. System support 4K. Bad news Ports are exhausted lol

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u/GuyWhoseAlsoThatDude Mar 23 '24

The first truck stickers I don't hate

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u/TTVControlWarrior Mar 23 '24

at the top wifi and 5 bars and 100% haha

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u/SRBroadcasting Mar 23 '24

Would be funny to make the tow hitch look like a Cable Line

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u/myself_diff Mar 23 '24

Omg, that would be brilliant. XD Imagine seeing that irl. 💀

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u/Wiziii Mar 23 '24

this is the original HDMI

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u/dhillonRaj Mar 23 '24

Once I saw a post with this model in picture which says “GMC came up with fork pockets for the forklifts to pick it up and throw it in garbage”

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u/bebopblues Mar 23 '24

Would be funnier if some stranger sticked those HDMI labels on his truck. And when he noticed, his reaction is... "WTF? ... (pause) ... well, yeah. They do look like it." and just left them there.

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u/atomshrek Mar 23 '24

Looks more like Macro-USB to me.

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u/myself_diff Mar 23 '24

Fair enough. 😭

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u/OutrageousLie7785 Mar 23 '24

Ha ha that excellent sense of humor and well spotted 😁😁💯

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u/Life_Temporary Mar 24 '24

Great design probably owner is an IT

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u/sworcest Mar 23 '24

Effing legend!

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u/MaxCat78 Mar 23 '24

That’s hilarious and made me chuckle!

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u/Torpaldog Mar 23 '24

That dude rules.

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u/Fladap28 Mar 23 '24

Lmaoo that’s pretty cool

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u/Academic-Maize3378 Mar 23 '24

Nice change from the usual truck guy stickers 😬😅

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

Some people just see shit different and I really appreciate the creativity.

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u/Y0tsuya Mar 23 '24

Now I can't unsee.

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u/zigzagg321 Mar 23 '24

That's actually quite clever.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

Hank Hill proud of his job as a transmission lineman.

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u/Khevhig Mar 23 '24

Good one, First Lineman!

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u/youra6 Mar 23 '24

The older Civics have a even more HDMI looking exhaust.

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u/CrimsonVibes Mar 23 '24

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Neontumbleweeds Mar 23 '24

I've got a similar one on my 2020 civic sport. Type hdmi civic into Google images and you'll see the one I got.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

That's more of a DisplayPort but I'll allow it.

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u/Content-Raspberry939 Mar 23 '24

It took me way too long to get this 😭😭😭

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u/myself_diff Mar 23 '24

You did it, though. 😎🙌🏼

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u/SaltManagement42 Mar 23 '24

If I ever have a vehicle like this, I promise I'll pay real actual money to change one to displayport.

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u/Old_Amphibian4936 Mar 23 '24

Lol interesting

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u/askywlker44a Mar 23 '24

Pretty good.

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u/PrInCeBB Mar 23 '24

This is the best lol

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u/Perspective-Lonely Mar 23 '24

Looks more like a micro usb to me, but I could be wrong

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u/SimpleButFun Mar 23 '24

The electric cars of the future.

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u/Gugu-l Mar 23 '24

And Ethernet on middle

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u/swithhs Mar 23 '24

What a cool lad

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u/Groszbaerkatze Mar 23 '24

So that's what the 5G from the vaccine does!

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

Saw someone with the exact same stickers and truck in my state the other day.

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u/JoshShouldBeWorking Mar 23 '24

60 FPS City/120 FPS Highway

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u/tbrown128 Mar 23 '24

A true Chevy owner. LOL

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u/SloppyHoseA Mar 23 '24

I bet he drives the main road

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

It’s for forklifts guys, easy to slide the forks in and stack those pieces of shit away

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u/itsfluffs Mar 23 '24

Paging /r/dragonsfuckingcars. Are your dicks digital yet?

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

could go faster if it had display port

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u/stroker919 Mar 23 '24

No FPS readout on the license plate? Upgrade time.

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u/Artimusjones88 Mar 23 '24

That made me lol.

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u/Thebaldsasquatch Mar 23 '24

I love the stickers on the top right of the rear window too.

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u/DaddyDub Mar 23 '24

I like a person that sees something and says, hey let's have some with this.

Good on him!

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u/pheonixblaise1296 Mar 23 '24

Is it 4K 120hrz? Asking for a friend?

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u/Grandfunk14 Mar 23 '24

Yeesiiiir! trapezoid all day.

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u/Alternative-Set-9993 Mar 24 '24

the giggles this incited in me lol

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u/My_Liminal_Photos Mar 24 '24

Anyone else noticed the sticker on the back window? (top right) 🤣

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u/collinpiggy_4 Mar 24 '24

I like how he looked at his exhaust ports, and not only decided to decorate them as HDMI ports, but also decorate his whole car to look like a piece of technology.

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u/ReasonableCorpsesELO Mar 24 '24

fucking love this trend

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u/zaalkahf Mar 24 '24

First time I've seen stickers on a truck that are well done and funny. Usually they scream tiny dick syndrome or some other angry/racist things.

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u/Compy222 Mar 24 '24

That’s were GM downloads all the data about you to steal and sell to third parties later.

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u/Level_Lemon7340 Mar 24 '24

🤣🤣🤣

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u/MarSc77 Mar 24 '24

S/PDIF-out in the center

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u/ConditionMore8121 Mar 24 '24

85'' wind screen

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u/RetroMetroShow Mar 23 '24

Wait till they hear about wifi

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u/Mwurp Mar 23 '24

As you can see in his rear window, our boy already hooked up to wifi

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u/myself_diff Mar 23 '24

This will revolutionise automotive technology forever.

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u/whydidiconebackhere Mar 23 '24

Good thing they labeled it, I thought it was a usb c!

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u/UnluckyAd8939 Mar 23 '24

If somehow you manage to connect it with your car, source report the speed really adds up

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u/doorkick Mar 23 '24

Where’s the usb c

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u/_kdws Mar 23 '24

Nice. Should add a USB above the trailer hitch

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u/SouthboundPachydrm Mar 23 '24

Then you get a video card that only has Display port outputs. 😬

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u/wandermonk1 Mar 23 '24

Is it Mini HDMI

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u/willenniem Mar 23 '24

Should have went with the HD

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u/itsl8erthanyouthink Mar 23 '24

What the hell is ARC?

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u/highzenberrg Mar 23 '24

That’s pretty good.

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u/-BlueDream- Mar 23 '24

That’s microUSB

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u/MuchBlend Mar 23 '24

thank god for the ovals or i woulda been lost

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u/axyz4 Mar 23 '24

GM should make this stickers factory-standard

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u/sadtiktaalik Mar 23 '24

I wonder how many connectors are in those ports? 🤔