Advice needed: 2014 Leon FR TDI (2.0 135kW CUPA)

Hello,

I’m slowly going insane by trying to figure out whether buying a Leon 2.0 TDI 135kw (184hp) manual is the right thing to do. Went to check out the car today, runs like a dream, tight as a drum.

However, here there and everywhere I see that the CUNA/CUPA is one to definitely avoid for oil consumption issues. My mechanic who’s a VAG specialist told me to avoid like the plague from experience with GTDs.

However, the owner of the Leon I went to look at never experienced any issues with increased oil consumption and other problems related to it. So now I don’t know what to do.

Facts about the car, it’s a 2014 Leon ST with the CUPA 2.0 TDI 184hp, been highway driven for 95% of the miles, has done 205,000 kilometres (yes cambelt is due, this is calculated in the price), perfect maintenance record, been with the same guy since 2017 until now.

What would be the advice? CAN these engines work when you get a clean one like this? Avoid regardless of its state? At what mileage do the issues become prominent?

Thanks in advance!