A) if you keep "kids" in an unskilled dependency bubble that's reliant on overpriced, dishonest shops/dealership service for 100% of their vehicle maintenance, car culture wouldn't exist. It also means you forfeit any argument that younger generations don't know how to do things, because you wanted it that way to artificially prop up your own status.
B) EGR isn't remotely necessary, especially in this design. It siphons a fraction of a single cylinder's exhaust as an afterthought-engineered add-on (the AIR injection system applied in limited vehicles had slightly more comprehensive design). The guise of emissions is the excuse, but anyone is only arguing in bad faith that this remotely helps hydrocarbon output, and introducing so much heated air into the intake tract is helping, when most done to optimize engine performance is focused on cooling.
Modifications done to optimize efficiency in these engines vs. performance also ditch this joke of an item in favor of fuel and timing adjustments that significantly help gain 5-10mpg's, especially on 2.93 geared cars. We probably shouldn't do that as "kids" either, since that reduces how much we support those struggling oil companies, and may enjoy our vehicles more, which would mean we're less inclined to throw out these "obsolete" vehicles to rely on the latest replacement these great manufacturers constantly market. Glad the current offerings are so perfect, cuz they said that last cycle too, and it wasn't true, but this time it is. Hail corporate!
