The young Americans choosing Y2K cars over shiny new SUVs: ‘I get so much crap from people’
A joyless, month-long search through dealer classifieds and Facebook Marketplace listings ended when his mother spotted a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta posted on…
The Guardian reports that 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…
This technology story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Americans, SUVs and Jack Price.
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- United States · Americas
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- Americans, SUVs, Jack Price, Marines
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- Technology
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