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Originally Posted by DWBOX2000 View Post
I guess I will drive it and go from there. If I like it, yeah if not nay. My criteria is it can not have been owed by a teenager or someone under 25. Under 120k, drives straight and appears to be well taken care of.

Regarding the timing chain, where I will likely be buying from a dealer; it there some way besides receipts without being too obtrusive to see if the timing chain tensioners have been updated?
Not sure but here is some more info:

https://www.golfmk6.com/forums/index.php?threads/official-timing-chain-tensioner-failure-thread.240478/

I would look at it as a timing belt job, if there are no records; plan on replacing.
See if you can use it as part of the price negotiation.
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