@EvilSandmich @sickburnbro @ShovelTrouble I had several carb-cars - no problem. I also had an injected diesel (80s), which was very reliable, and better on gas. Some had one chip in the distributor - so, just kept a spare chip in the glove-box.

I always carried a spare water-pump, fuel-pump, starter, and generator - all those being crookedly-designed to break, to generate parts-revenue (post 50s). But, at least they were common and inexpensive.

Friends with newer cars would get stung hard on a "new computer" costing thousands. Every part was custom to their particular model/year, so no 3rd party would make them (the Japs started that game). As a result, even their fuel pump cost more than all the wearable parts on my cars combined - and they had to drop the gas-tank just to get to it - LOL!!