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- We asked experts what the best cars were for millennials to buy.
- While millennials have expensive taste in rental vehicles, their buying habits are a little more pragmatic.
- Some of the best cars for millennials to buy include models from Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia.
Aside from the purchase of a home, a car is the most expensive item most people will buy.
For the youngest members of the millennial generation - the group between the ages of 22 and 38 in 2019 - the time to buy that first car has arrived. On the other hand, millennials born in the early 1980s might be buying a second or even a third car by now, and may be in a very different life stage than the younger members of the cohort.
So what's the right ride for members of the millennial generation?
While many millennials may have expensive taste - their favorite cars to rent include Mustangs, Corvettes, and Cadillac SUVs, Avis Budget Group executive Beth Gibson told Business Insider - they're a little more pragmatic when it comes to actually buying.
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We checked in with Will Kaufman, an editor at Edmunds, and Michael Harley, the executive editor of Kelley Blue Book to see which cars they recommended for millennials.
Here are their top recommendations.