@ xxaarraa
One of the things that bugs me about your comments is your constant attempt to assert that the V6 is so much cheaper to operate than the V8. Which is only applicable if the owner does not intend to keep the vehicle past about 200k.
Timing Chain does not equal= indestructible. I've said this before and it seems people still have this misinformation stored in their brains.
To properly repair a stretched timing chain requires new gears (expensive and laborious on VVTi engines), guides, chain, tensioners, and other misc parts; the labor is expensive as hell as is the parts normally on timing chain motors as they are not intended to be regularly serviced.
BUT you should be having the chain checked for stretching at major services as part of your maintenance. A good chain should easily last 200k. You still have valve adjustments and other services that need to be performed. From a cost standpoint they roughly even out if you're looking at just timing belt vs. timing chain over the course of the vehicle and since we have many hitting 300-400K+ I see no reason these "Ordinary" engines shouldn't last longer than that.
I don't know if you ever watch the show "The League" but you remind me of that episode where Kevin calls a Fantasy Football radio show and starts asking which player is better based on stats, which the radio hosts accuse him of being a "stats b**** " Just saying you seem far more focused on the numbers than the actual performance of the engines in real world conditions. There's a reason racing teams will spend thousands of dollars for a a couple tens of torque.
