We have two cars. We do not need two cars.
Car 1:
Make/model/year: 2007 Hyundai Elantra
Mileage: ~125,000
MPG: ~30
KBB value: ~$4,000
Insurance costs: ~$700/year
Usage: 2x daily 30 mile commute (me) and 3x weekly trip to climbing gym
-2 new tires, 2 old tires
-Cosmetic scratches on both sides
-I am bad at keeping maintenance records
+Otherwise in great working condition
Car 2:
Make/model/year: 2000 Saturn S series
Mileage: 125,000
MPG: ~17
KBB: n/a, not in fair condition. Does not run. $1,000 with some repairs
Insurance costs: $200/year
Usage: literally has not been turned on in 13 months. Has not been driven except to re-park in >18 months
-Battery dead
-Power windows dead
-Sunroof leaks
-Smells of mold/mildew (sunroof leaks)
-Cosmetic damage to sides
-Old tires, no oil change in at least a year
-Has bees
+"But it's a good car"
I have not yet successfully convinced the other half that we need to get rid of one of these cars.
Question 1: How do I convince him to get rid of one without "nagging"? My previous attempts to say "well we don't use one ever" seem valid to me, however the counter point is "but what if one day I need to use it [to go to a location that my public transit pass doesn't cover, on a day that you can't carpool or work from home and let me use the car even though that has never happened in the past and is very unlikely to ever occur given current work circumstances]". How to counterpoint such a well reasoned counterpoint? Can you tell that part of the reason I haven't done this is because I don't want my immense frustration to show?
Question 2: which car to get rid of? Of course I'm leaning towards car 2, however "it's a good carrrrr!" And also not mine. We would also get more money from selling the Hyundai, and cut more in insurance costs. I am also not super attached to my Hyundai.
Question 3: How to get rid of it. Hyundai is easy: Craigslist or whatever. But the Saturn? I'm at a loss as to how to do that when it doesn't run. Did I mention it has bees? Oh wait yes. There is a wasps nest growing in it. If nothing else, it would make for a very entertaining Craigslist ad.
So. WWYD in my situation?