A real generation game when it comes to car repairs
A real generational game when it comes to car repairs: Millennials would do their own jobs to cut costs instead of paying a professional garage
It’s a real generation game when it comes to car repairs.
More than a quarter of millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) say they would do their own work to cut costs rather than pay a professional garage, a new study reveals.
Hands-on: More than a quarter of millennials say they would do their own work to cut costs instead of paying a professional garage
In contrast, less than one in five (18 percent) baby boomers (the post-war generation born between 1946 and 1964 that transformed the world) are willing to get their hands dirty and prefer to seek help from their local workshop.
And those under “Gen Z” (1997 to 2012) who are old enough to drive seem willing to eat in too, with more than 23 percent of 17 to 24 year olds willing to do minor repairs themselves. to feed.
The research was carried out by eBay, now the UK’s largest online car marketplace, which sells parts from an extensive network of dealers.