# The young Americans choosing Y2K cars over shiny new SUVs: ‘I get so much crap from people’

- Source: Guardian Business
- Published: 2026-10-23T11:30:24+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/y2k-used-cars-gen-z
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-young-americans-choosing-y2k-cars-over-shiny-new-suvs-i-get-so-muc-fcbd1f/

People under 35 are hunting for no-frills rides they can pay for in cash and fix themselves – defying expectations to take on steep loans Jack Price joined the Marines in fall 2021 knowing he would need a car to get around base and that he couldn’t afford a new one. A joyless, month-long search through dealer classifieds and Facebook Marketplace listings ended when his mother spotted a 2010 Volksw

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