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Originally Posted by Jungerishere
Not exactly comparing apples to apples. There is reason why Honda doesn't make V8s in passenger cars. Honda's main objective is to make reliable and economical cars while BMW is performance and luxury. Honda I4 in CRV only makes 130 to 150 HP and requires timing belt change at 80k miles using old school technology but reliable. BMW V8s are bit more complex and is built for performance and efficiency. And as component become more complex, there are more parts and more parts to fail.
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Honda hasn't used a timing belt for the CRV since 2001. With the model 2002 year CRV Honda went with a timing chain.
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