I'm a family man too but I must have a car with quite good cornering capability coz most of the time I'm driving alone anyway. My boys also are getting big already (>10yrs old) so they in fact can enjoy a bit of fast cornering too as long as it's not too wild.

Folding seats are used to carry long objects. I found it very useful when I use my car to move to another house.

50++ over a bump is already quite champion for me. I don't need it any faster.

Everyone's definition of good cornering capability and wildness is very different. So, i am not going to argue on that.

But, is the stock Camry going to understeer if you barrage into a gentle turn at 50kph, i doubt not. Can it go through turn 5 and 6 in SIC at 150k? Maybe yes, maybe no. But it isn't a selling point of the car anyways and how often do you find yourself carrying so much speed into a turn. Point is, it might be tame for some and it might be enough for others. It's not build to be a racer in the first place.

As for carrying bulky stuff. Yes, it is one of the uses of a seat folding down. But, how often does that happen? Even if you just count trips to ikea that involves doing that. Then, as i said. You can't get the best of both worlds as there is possibility of the seats rattling sometime in the future when things start to come a bit loose.

Maybe Toyota already knew how the boot space was designed that it will be rather pointless to have a folding seat as a high bumper line might obstruct long objects from going in easily. I am not sure, but i am just stating the possibility why they did what they did.

But again, they have the balls to take off the VSC for no reasons. So, they might have just done it to get on your nerves. Who knows?

This post has been edited by nm7: Apr 30 2015, 11:20 AM

actually same model with 2.4 v does have VSC.

2.4v Year 2006 Register 2007 damm still expensive...

until now then Toyota give Camry 2.0G spec with VSC...

Regarding the auto unlock at P, i wouldnt like that too

If i just park my car, i would need to off engine and take things and check surrounding before getting out

Now if i shift to P and anyone can open the car door ?