Yeah, I've managed 8+ years in my city without owning a car, and still did lots of things with a car. Just had to change my mindset about costs. Like, paying €50 to rent from a carshare outside the apartment to go skiing for 2-3 hours felt really expensive in the beginning. But then I realized, that with the money saved from not owning a car, I could actually probably do this twice a week during winter season and still come out far ahead.

It's just that when you buy a car, you don't see the price tag on each trip.