a guy at a local shop said that it is recommend to change the timing belt on TT's around 60k miles because they start to go bad and will slip. Leading to bent valves etc...

anyone here have this problem? I was thinking of getting mine changed just to be on the safe side.

 

there are tons of people with failed timing belts from 60-100k.

 

60K Timing belt is the #1 recommended maintenance.

You pretty much NEED to change it at 60k, or you are asking for trouble (I Just hit 70k yesterday [&:]).

Go ahead and read the horror stories.

 

i worked on a car that snapped the belt at 43k.

 

^^^ that's absurd! would audi do anything in such a case?

 

maybe if you threatened litigation, but I doubt it still..