Of all the cars I have owned the one I enjoyed driving the most was my 1975 594 cc FIAT 126. It was pre-Polski FIAT 126's. Mine had Dunlop Denovo wheels and tyres, which hung on like a leech but wore out like F1 tyres.
It was like driving a truck. You had to take a run at hills and change gear at the right time, and well in advance, to conserve your momentum. I remember climbing up the A93, north towards Spittal of Glenshee, in 2nd gear for the last couple of miles.
Another time I came down the M90 in company with an artic. I passed him on the upslopes and he past me on the downgrades. All the way from Perth to Halbeath.
But it was fun to drive and great fun to drive right. I did thousands of miles in it, many times accompanied by my wife, two children, and an Alsatian dog. If you want to know where the dog sat, it was anyplace it wanted.