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Which late model 4 cylinder Japanese cars on the American market come with timing chains?

My husband and I are looking to buy a new car to replace our 1992 Pontiac Bonneville and want to buy a late model compact to intermediate Japanese or Korean built car. It is very important to us that the new car comes with a timing chain because my husband, a former mechanic, doesn't want to deal with the hassle of changing a timing belt every few years. If the timing isn't exactly right the engine is usually ruined as soon as you start the car. Plus, chains are usually much more reliable than belts from a longevity standpoint. My Bonneville has 118,500 miles on it and everything except the engine (gotta love those old 3800's!) is starting to literally fall apart but the timing chain is still in beautiful shape. I know that the post 2002 Toyota Corolla comes with a chain but haven't been able to find anything on the other cars. Avis gave us a Corolla when we rented a car from them to go on a Christmas trip and we really liked it but we want to look at all of our other options. Robert: If GM hadn't discontinued the Cavalier, Sunfire, Grand Am, S-10, Bonneville and a whole host of other models we would be buying American. The Cobalt is a piece of junk! My brother-in-law has an '07 SS and the power steering has already gone out on it! My husband is now a software engineer and his small company sells its product to NATO and various foreign governments (all American allies) along with the US government so his job is NOT dependent on "American Made" cars. I live in Huntsville, AL and we have a Honda plant along with a Toyota plant on the north side of the city. Plus, there's a Nissan plant about an hour north in Tennessee. All of these factories are employing American workers, thus making those cars American made. Japan and Korea employ thousands of so called "rednecks" in auto plants throughout the South, producing reliable cars that people actually want. My husband used to be GM all the way; not anymore.

Public Comments

1. thanks for helping putting americans out of work if you buy a foriegn brand make sure at least its made in the states most corrollas are made in the states with some made in canada and some japan look for 1 made in the states your job really depends on it
2. The sentra SE-R and SE-R spec V modesl use timing chains. aside from those I think most nissan motors use timing chains, and screw what the other people say. Japanese cars a way better than american crap