I'd wager there are even more 3+ car less-affluent families. Having multiple, older vehicles that are 1. fully paid off, 2. dirt cheap to insure, and 3. old en

I'd wager there are even more 3+ car less-affluent families. Having multiple, older vehicles that are 1. fully paid off, 2. dirt cheap to insure, and 3. old enough that you can actually work on them yourself is a good way to make sure you have something usable at any one time, even if the general maintenance needs are higher than average.