Hey all,

Looking to get into my 1st VW & am seriously considering a 2009 MY09 Passat R36 wagon.

It's for sale through a dealer, has 1 yr factory warranty remaining with 50 000k's on the clock with a VW service history, so pretty comfortable with the mechanical condition & seems to be excellent cosmetically, just wondering if there is anything specifically I should be looking for / checking on a car like this before buying??

Also, what does scheduled VW servicing for these machines cost?

Finally, I believe these need the toothed belt(??) changed at a scheduled interval, which can be a bit pricey. Can someone tell me what this interval is & what I'd be up for. Is there any other big ticket items that needs scheduled servicing??

Thanx!