what are the odds of the timing belt breaking at or around 60-63k miles? cause by the time i have enough fundsto do it thats where ill be at? should i have any worrys or just be easy on it?

 

Roll of the dice from everyhing I've read and heard. Some cars go the full 90 without a hitch, others have shredded between 60 -70

 

Just get it done as soon asyou can so you don't have to worry.

 

mine broke at 85k do yours now!!!

 

the odds,,,, well what are the odds of you going to the bathroom today? thats pretty much the comparison. if you dont do it, your car will **** on you,(pun intended)

 

If i recall correctly, there have been accounts of failure as low as 60K, but then, there are people who go much longer. I have a kit sitting on my kitchen floor right now, PO had the timing belt done at 105K, but only the belt and pulleys were replaced. Hows that for a gamble? Its going in next weekend, also doing a haldex fluid/filter/controller change. : ) Got a Haldex Blue on sale for $750

 

let me know how the blue works out.....i;'m still debating on getting it because from what i've been told when you go big turbo it will put too much stress on the rear diff....but i guess for a stock turbo its fine....

 

will do.

But from what i've heard, the rear diff is near bulletproof. Can't recall hearing of a failure anywhere.

 

yeah i know how tough the rear diff is but if you think about it.....its only in use 20% on the oem setup and when you change it to the 50/50 its being used a lot more. this is coming from the guys at Ecodetuning and they have 25 years experience with VAG.....i know i;m gonna go big turbo(64mm and 2.0 bore) in prolly like 2-3 years so thats why i dont know if i wanna spend 750 on something that i would end up selling anyway.....i dont know food for thought!!!