Triumph TR-4 in college.
Lucas electrics .... a.k.a. .... The Prince of Darkness.
British Leyland took over most of the production of British cars in 1968, that’s when all of the reliability problems started. Not sure reliability was really totally the fault of Lucas electrical systems though, my pre 68 cars were fine.
I do know after 68, all of the British imports were turned into cheap pieces of crap. My last “MGB” was junk, compared to the other British imports I’d owned. The bug eyed Sprite I’d owned got close to 50 miles per gallon, the MG’s around 30. Easy to work on and they were very reliable. The “SU’s” were a bit of a pain though.
If you didn't mind being hot in the summer, cold in the winter, or getting wet when it rained they were fun cars.
(I don’t even check what mileage my Chevy Tahoe gets. Luckily I don’t pay for the gas.)
Steve