I have owned an early Austin Mini, an MGB and a TR3. None of them ever left me stranded on the side of the road. But living in Winnipeg and Calgary these cars were ice boxes in winter. Maximum heat just took the chill out of the cold air in winter but would be just fine in California. Still miss those cars. I test drove a used Austin Healy 3000 in the late 1960's but it had a rust hole right behind the convertible top. I passed in favor of a used TR3 but this rusted later.
