Au contraire - My wife-to-be got one as a graduation present from college. We were driving in north Nevada when she lost control of the car coming out of a cut when caught by a wind gust. We were going at 60+ mi/hr, and the car went end over end three times down the highway. The car was not totaled. We weren't wearing seat belts, and the only injury that resulted was a broken bone in my wife's foot.
When we poped out the car, the truck driver behind us stopped and behaved as though he was seeing gosts.
It was a bit slow going up a hill, but we could often pass cars on the way down that passed us on the way up.
The worst car we ever had was a 1973 Toyota Carina. It may have been the only model of Toyota that was given the "Do not buy this car" award by Consumer Reports.