I crashed my car 2 years ago and sold what's left. Never bought a new one as turned out that I need car for 2-3 weeks per year (vacations and Xmas).
Rental car costs less than I had to pay per year for my own one. Shopping places are in 15 minutes walk distance, 5 minutes to public bus stop which I can use to travel around the city.
In case I would need to transport something bigger there are friends with cars or carsharing.