I bought mine with no history from 96 on! I have had absolutely no problems with it! I checked all the general things + used a bit of common sense. There was no history of the charger being overhauled, however there was some sort of stamp/engraving across it! Not sure if that is a sign of an overhaul. The engine is still going strong in a friends golf, so i guess its kinda down to whether you personally wanna take the risk or not.