10 Ads That Make Vans Look Badass

If these rockin' spots don't sell Gen Y on boxy rides, nothing will

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With underemployed millennials buying a lot fewer cars today than kids in the '80s did, auto blog Jalopnik came up with a bold solution: Sell them vans. The reasoning is that today's young people value privacy more than performance. "If someone doesn't care much about driving or speed or freedom of mobility, I can't sell them a car," writes Jalopnik contributor Jason Torchinksy, author of the book Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture.

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