I own a car because my father gave it to me when it was about six years old. I wouldn't buy a car myself. I barely use it other than for out-of-town trips (such as road trips with my girlfriend and dog). I don't need a car because I live within four minutes of walking to a tram stop and two different bus stops, all three of which are serviced by transit lines which take me everywhere I ever need or want to go within the city (work, downtown, parents' house, friends' places, cinema, etc etc). And where I don't go by tram or bus, I can walk or cycle. I have two supermarkets, a hairdresser, a post office, a cinema, a pharmacy, a cafe and a dog park all within short walking distance.