Kenyan media personality Mwalimu Rachel has criticised some Subaru owners over what she described as inconsiderate behaviour, particularly the use of excessively loud exhaust sounds in residential areas.
Rachel raised the issue in a video she shared on her Instagram account after she encountered a Subaru parked along a pedestrian road.
According to Rachel, the driver repeatedly revved the vehicle, producing loud sounds and what appeared to be exhaust bursts.
“They are very inconsiderate!”
Read Also
‘The sound kept going for five minutes’
Rachel said the incident happened in a residential area and questioned why the driver would choose such a setting to make the vehicle produce loud noises.
She said the sound continued for about five minutes, describing it as one of the most irritating noises she had encountered.
“Siwezi elewa ni nini huyu dereva alikuwa anataka kuachieve,” she said, while questioning the purpose of repeatedly revving the vehicle.
Rachel suggested that motorists who want to showcase heavily modified cars should instead take them to organised car events or other suitable spaces.
“Hapo ni residential area. Enda uko park and chill or those car shows where you go and impress the other Subaru boys.”
Her comments were directed at a particular behaviour rather than every Subaru owner, although she broadly questioned why some enthusiasts continue to embrace extremely loud vehicle sounds.
Rachel questions Subaru culture.
Rachel also challenged what she described as an immature attitude among some Subaru enthusiasts.
“I don’t know why Subaru owners, you guys have never grown up. You never change your ways,” she said.
She added that the noise can be uncomfortable for people living nearby, arguing that residents should not have to endure prolonged engine revving simply because a motorist wants to showcase a vehicle.
In her Instagram caption, Rachel tagged car enthusiast Earl Karanja and asked him, along with other enthusiasts, to explain why such sounds are considered necessary.
She also dismissed the possibility that her criticism was simply because she was older.
“Even in my ravishing, wild 20s I never liked that sound!”
Loud exhausts remain part of car culture.
Loud exhaust systems and engine modifications have long been associated with Kenya’s Subaru enthusiast culture. Local motoring coverage has highlighted how modified Subarus are often fitted with performance upgrades, including aftermarket exhaust systems and tuning.
Discussions among Kenyan motorists also show that loud exhausts remain a divisive issue, with some enthusiasts enjoying the sound while others complain about the disturbance caused in residential areas.
Rachel ended her message by asking Subaru owners who recognise themselves in her description to reconsider how they use their cars around other people.
“If you know you are that Subaru person, please grow up.”
