hold up... theres another thread popping up that 72% of Gen X-ers net worths are 75 to 450K on average... so how can this possibly be??
It's probably not Gen X-ers falling behind on their $1,000/mo car payments. I'd guess mostly Millennials buying $90,000 Ford F250 Super Duty pickup trucks.
Anyhow, I'm a Gen X-er. I drive a 2015 Tacoma 4x4 with 55k miles. It's paid off. My Millennial wife drives a 2014 Toyota Sienna minivan with 63k miles. It's paid off. We take our cars to the Toyota dealer religiously every 5k miles and get the scheduled maintenance performed as required, every time, by Toyota mechanics.
I like not having a car payment. I like having dependable Toyotas that I'll probably be able to put another 200k miles on.
I'm thinking about picking up a used Corolla just to keep the miles of my Tacoma. My oldest son will be driving in the next couple of years and it'll be something for him to learn on. I have a very good relationship with Toyota and see myself driving their vehicles until the end.