The main downside to not owning a car is that it's really hard to get anywhere outside the city or urban areas. If you enjoy the outdoors, it's a huge disadvant

The main downside to not owning a car is that it's really hard to get anywhere outside the city or urban areas. If you enjoy the outdoors, it's a huge disadvantage. I don't currently own a car as I recently moved countries, and I'm basically confined to urban areas. Sure, I could hire a car, but that does start to get expensive quickly, especially if you have to pay the obscene premiums they charge for being under 25 years old. It's at least $150 to rent a car for the weekend, and then there's the hassle of trying to pick it up and drop it off. A reasonably good condition, reliable car, would cost me $2000, plus maybe $1000 per year for registration, insurance (third party only), and repairs.