Thats me! Never had a carb decide its fuel pump doesnt want to work and fail with no warning. Give me a 350 4 speed anyday.
I have.
Though, there was technically a warning, had I somehow noticed the stream of fuel coming from the pump while I drove (started leaking after I started driving). When it didn't start (1/2 hr from home), I notice it pouring gas while cranking. Who knows how much ended up on the highway on the trip out.
To be fair, the pump was old (10+ years) and mechanical. And yes, I have had an electric fuel pump fail, but it started making odd noises about a week beforehand, so I had time to replace it and didn't get stranded.
All types of systems fail eventually, but I have always had higher reliability and equal (or better) performance with fuel injection.