Timing belt, etc. -- questions/costs -- 2004 Santa Fe

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And no one seems upset by this.

Is this common for ALL Asian brand cars ?

Other than fluid changes, I don't remember
this "50K-mile bite in the ass" from any American made cars.
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You've not looked then, because plenty of American and European cars have
that feature. Usually the smaller cars with smaller low cost engines. Take
a look at the list of cars from the Gates link I posted and you'll see
plenty of them listed.

You won't find belts on most of the V-6 engines though. Personally, I'd not
buy a car with a timing belt, but they do fill a need.
American Motors Concorde and Gremlin
Audi
Chevy Lumina, Monte Carlo in the 1980's
Chrysler
Ford

Most cars (including Asians) are getting away from belts, but they have
existed on many cars over the years.
http://www.gates.com/downloads/download_common.cfm?file=428-1466_web.pdf&folder=brochure
 
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