I won't drive a vehicle on the public road with safety related issues such as brakes or tires, or steering. But I have driven them with mechanical problems that whereas they did not impact the safety of others, were pretty inconvenient and most people would have fixed them.
I drove a Fiat X1/9 for two years without a reverse gear.
I drove a manual transmissioned Pathfinder for a little over a month with an inoperative starter. I am a roll-start CHAMPION!
angela