People under 35 are hunting for no-frills rides they can pay for in cash and fix themselves \u2013 defying expectations to take on steep loans<\/p>\n
Jack Price joined the Marines in fall 2021 knowing he would need a car to get around base and that he couldn\u2019t afford a new one. A joyless, month-long search through dealer classifieds and Facebook Marketplace listings ended when his mother spotted a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta posted on her office listserv by a co-worker moving abroad. With just 60,000 miles (96,560km) on themeter, the car (a manual!) was mechanically sound, and the air conditioning, sunroof and Bluetooth radio worked too. At $6,000, it was a steal. Price paid in cash.<\/p>\n
Five years on, the Jetta, which he called the Pewter Pebble, is still carting him from A to B in unassuming style. \u201cI\u2019ve completely driven it into the ground,\u201d says the 30-year-old, who lives in Los Angeles. \u201cAll over bases, cross-country a couple times, not really lovingly. I get so much crap from people, but not people my age.\u201d<\/p>\n
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