Hey,

I am just in the process of buying an '09 Passat R36 wagon, its done 101,000km, 1 owner previously in NZ, was a Jap import, came into the country in 2018. I assume this means is a B6?

I am getting pre-purchase inspection done on it tomorrow, fingers crossed its all OK and there are no problems, or at least nothing major at all.

Does anyone know if there is a Haynes manual available which covers the R36? I have had a look but I cannot find one yet, I see older manuals, but nothing in this year range and nothing for the R36. Any ideas?

My plan is to get an Autosure mechanical warranty (I'm in NZ), which hopefully will help with any issues that might come up in the next few years.

Is there anything you can think of I should be servicing ASAP, or should specifically ask for the pre-purchase inspection to look for? I would assume they would cover most things though, its an Autosure VIP repairer its going to, and they deal with European vehicles.

DSG and Haldex, what is the service interval for these?
Spark plugs, intervals and type? NGK ILZKR8A sound right?
Anything else critical that needs to be checked or changed, other than normal engine oil/filter, air filter, etc ?

From what I gather its completely stock, other than someone in Japan fitted an Alpine VIE-X088 head unit, so a number of things are stuck in Japanese. From what I gather, its not able to be changed to English either.

Cheers