Maybe. That was my first guess as well. My other guess was that it’s kind of expensive compared to the Skyactiv-G owing to its extra complexity and, since Americans seem not to give two shits about fuel economy, not worth cost of offering it as an optional engine or the sales hit they’d take by having to raise the…

Yes. We need less silver, gray, and white. More color!

Engine rebuilds really aren’t too bad, keep everything clean, spin it by hand as you reassemble, it will tell you if something is wrong (drag, stop, or grind, vs steady resistence)

I find I spend 1/2 of any given wrenching project figuring out where I set the (**#^*&^#$&^$ wrench I JUST had in my hand...

“Installation is the reverse of removal” is the cruelest hoax perpetrated on the amateur mechanic.

I think the trick to owning an unreliable car is to choose one with an enthusiastic following.  You know what to expect and how to deal with it when it fails.

I’m definitely more a “stochastic reliability” type. Between my spouse and I, there’s 2 cars, 2 pickups and 4 motorcycles. Odds are, at least one car and one bike works.

No. There is no reason to alter any definition of cool to include this diesel Camry.

Not just a VW thing. The late 90s caddy catera had a half scissor and I used it once, in a dark parking lot, because I had no other choice. I took every precaution I could, knowing it was a terrible design, and it STILL slipped and dropped the car on the rotor and nearly on me. It was only dumb luck and reflexes that…

Am I surprised that HF issued a recall? Nope, but at the same time, this isn’t down to the quality of materials used; the castings went bad and this will be rectified. Shit, I’d love to pick up a new set once the castings get refreshed. At the end of the day, I’ve never fully trusted my life to jack stands, even if…

I was almost onboard, ready to hit the NP button.. and then I got to the interior pic.. oh gawd

Everyone who has heard someone explain that EVs are much simpler than ICE vehicles because they don’t have an engine, please raise your hand.

Hey, BMW and Mercedes make a ton of profit by selling overly-complicated cars to rich people who don’t care because they just buy a new one at 40,000 miles anyways. Why not Tesla?

Those new Camrys really look sharp

Yes, because production cars always retain the good looks of the concept car. AMIRITE?

I wonder how many times that owner has replaced his or her Logicon.

It’s not snark, because it wasn’t a snide or critical of him -- it’s a joke. He TOLD us how he really feels. Replying “tell us how you really feel” is a tongue-in-cheek nod to the fact that he already did.

Talk about whoosh.

In any other part of the country, this would be a $5,000 car not running.

Getting these things up to freeway speeds isn't nearly as difficult as stopping them at freeway speeds.

Can we add airlines to that list?