Fortunately, I know exactly when my car was made (right before my07), cuz I had to order it and wait for it to come here on a friggin boat... (not to mention the other identifiers of when it was manufactured...).

But yeah, from everything I've read it seems that the 2.0T's are basically ready to chip right from the dealer, as long as you've broken in the engine.

13.5k miles, got my V1, fresh mobil 1, and a new K&N, a chip is the next (first real) mod on my list.