# Small car **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 6, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286 "2008-07-06T16:40:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286/1 "2008-07-06T16:40:04Z")
are there any small,4cyl cars.that have a timing chain. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286/2 "2008-07-06T17:01:32Z")
Maybe you should also consider a small 4 cylinder car with a non-interference engine?? ---
**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286/3 "2008-07-06T17:32:41Z")
There are dozens of excellent small 4-cyl cars that are desirable to drive and own. It would never occur to me to reject all those that use a timing belt. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286/4 "2008-07-06T17:55:20Z")
Look at a timing belt application chart (Gates Belts has a good one) and find models that are NOT listed there! ---
**Author:** ![B.L.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@B.L.E](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B.L.E)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286/5 "2008-07-06T18:02:49Z")
I’m pretty certain that Toyota uses a timing chain in its Yaris and Echo models. ---
**Author:** ![dialM4mayhem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@dialM4mayhem](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dialM4mayhem)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286/6 "2008-07-06T21:22:43Z")
Remember that even some Ferraris have timing belts, not chains. ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286/7 "2008-07-07T01:53:22Z")
Yes, but remember that Ferraris are sort of expected to be high-maintenance vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286/8 "2008-07-07T01:58:23Z")
I wouldn’t own anything with a timing belt either. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286/9 "2008-07-07T02:06:33Z")
I think you can add the Toyota Corolla to the list. ---
**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car/16286/10 "2008-07-07T02:27:00Z")
one tundra has belt, two have chains, and all tacomas have chains. none interference