If you are that confident - but do you have it in writing, by VW?
No - obviously I am not that confident.
That's why I asked the question.
The 3 pages I show in the referenced post are printouts from the VW Customer Care Supervisor's Terminal, with date, as shown at the bottom of each page.
I had asked for written confirmation & he happily printed out & gave me those sheets for that reason.
From there to getting them to fork out hard cash though...
I do understand that rubber doesn't last forever & that many manufacturers have a 5-year limit on cam-belts.
I would certainly look at things more cautiously if I was planning a trip through hostile territory.
But I also dislike waste & I find it hard (but not impossible) to imagine VW publishing an over-optimistic maintenance schedule for something so critical.
So the idea of a professional inspection every 40k & replacement at 210k (or sooner if needed after inspection) seems reasonable for my useage.
I am not trying to persuade anybody to take a risk.
But is there any factual evidence that the cam-belt on this particular engine needs changing more frequently in non-agressive conditions?