I kept my Acura RDX, 2006, (and really the best car I have ever owned, until now, of course) for a backup and to haul my dogs and big dirty stuff around. She's paid for, in fantastic shape, and not worth enough to motivate me to sell her. I thought about selling and buying a cheap pickup or something. But it is nice to know that I have decent car when weather gets really bad, which it does here in the wet rainy mountains of CA in the winter. We also have power outages that can last for 3-4-5 days. While I have a generator for the house, I'd be really nervous about pulling dirty power like that for my Miss. If I lived in an urban area, I would probably rethink it.
My feeling is that since the Acura isn't worth much of anything now and I have the space, I might as well hold onto her.
I have one of the earliest RDX's, too (technically a 2007 model, delivered in 2006). I kept it for the AWD; the first winter I had my S, I drove it a handful of times. The second winter, with my S now properly shod with real winter tires, I drove the RDX...once, maybe? It sits. And sits. And sits. When I decide to drive it there's a good chance it won't start. With an AWD Tesla in my immediate future, I think my local NPR station is about to get a vehicle donation.
:biggrin: