Most of German designed things are more complicated than it need be. It's like their engineers are over-achievers..I'd rather have something I can work on because when I'm cutting wood (or grass) I don't want to have to stop and take my equipment into the dealership and wait for two weeks while they work on something else when I can spend a few minutes and fix it myself and get back to work..
The injected cars are better, like you said, until you have trouble with them, then for most people it's off to the dealer and wait for your car to be fixed and then pay a big repair bill.
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. When was the last time a 1960-1970's something vehicle went 300K miles without an overhaul? those motor were done at 70-90K miles max. or how about 10K mile spark plug changes and points and condensers at 15K miles, or coils every year because the points gaps weren't set right. Technology in oil, technology in fuel delivery to not wash the rings out of the cylinder, technology in metallurgy, technology in electronics to make starting easier, not to mention double the horsepower and torque, not to mention the double and triple MPG increase. Yup, they are horrible, because you don't understand them.
i get it that you are a simpleton and are happy with a 1968 F100 pickup for all your daily commutes and hauling capabilities. There's this thing called the EPA. manufactures have to abide by government regulations weather they like it or not, and that isn't just cars and trucks, its outdoor power equipment, construction equipment, diesel machinery, chainsaws, etc. They aren't complicated when you spend a little time to figure out what makes them different or how they operate compared to your 1967 sears suburban lawn mower.