2005 B5.5 TDI wagon shocks

I bought the wagon at 247000 miles, it now has 272000 miles. I love it. It was maintained all its life by one VW dealer, who cannot find anything in their records about replacing shock absorbers. I am assuming that the shocks will n need replacement soon.
I am not looking to lower the car or anything like that, just want a nice handling car for hauling family stuff and going on long road trips. Shocks for use with stock springs. Would appreciate advise from forum members. Thanks.

I had Bilstein HDs on ours and they were fantastic.

Both my B5s roll with Billy HDs. They fit perfect and hold up well. They are quite a bit stiffer than the stock ones, but these left the factory with too squishy of a ride for my taste anyway. The FWD Audi A4 with the sport suspension has a much better feel from the factory, and the HDs make the Passat closer to that.