I got to chime in here a second.
If you think an MSD electronic ignition with a magnet distributor is less dependable than a points distributer... 
There's new TBI systems that get extensively better gas mileage than carburetors.
I miss Demon carbs because any idiot can work on them, and they ran great. They're like what Holley's should've been. Sadly everyone preferred to save a minor amount of money so they aren't around no more. And why people buy edlebrock carbs I'll
never know.
If I had to choose? I guess it depends on the situation and system. In a perfect world I think good carbs are fun and petrol isn't a problem. Tuning old engines is much more interesting than all the new stuff. While I enjoy many aspects of new engine stuff, no matter how fast it is, it's lost touch with the user.
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