There is supposed to be a test that can be done with VCDS to measure the timing chain stretch. If you became adept at doing this, you could test any car you are thinking about buying & it might give you some "peace of mind" shoud you decide to go ahead.
One of many examples of how to do this:
I've recently had a 3.0Tdi A6 dropped at my place that has an intermittent instrument cluster & HVAC fault.
They are mostly off after what I'm pretty sure to be rain/moisture getting in where it shouldn't. I unblocked the drain under the windscreen & a LOT of water drained onto the ground. Now...
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