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I'm favorable to simpler engines too, not only because they're easier to service (and this may lead them to also be cheaper to have serviced). A lower manufacturing cost may render them more affordable than some downsized engines which are too complicated and only justifiable in countries where the taxation is displacement-biased such as Brazil. No wonder the VW T-Cross is exported from Brazil most often with a naturally-aspirated 1.6L 4-pot instead of the 3-cyl 1.0 TSI or the 1.4 TSI which are the only engines available locally. Not to mention how some half-assed maintenance is still widely performed in neighboring countries such as Argentina where many folks go as far as adapting a carburettor into engines originally fitted with EFI...
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