Two adults, one toddler, two cars:
2013 Volkwagen Jetta TDI, great car, but somewhat of a dumb purchase (more car than I need, bought new...dumb)
2012 Nissan Altima. Decent sedan, no issues thus far, good enough for hauling around a kid and his crap, and paid for.
My wife insists on an SUV if we have a second child, and it's a battle I won't win, so it's either trade in the Altima and get ripped off, or try to sell it for a better price on Craigslist and waste my time dealing flaky lowballers. I was thinking of keeping the Altima and driving it till it dies, while keeping the Jetta in my garage and drive it occasionally to keep it running. Then, when the Altima is dead many years from now, I go back to using the Jetta full time. Is this a dumb idea, keeping a third car, what with still having to pay insurance and local property tax on them? I'd just hate to get ripped off on trade in.
And yes, I realize I could/should sell the Jetta, but I love the car and can't bear to take an even bigger loss on it.