I recently bought a Bora V6 and some of the things I took into consideration were number of k's, around the 190k mark you will want to replace the timing chain, Haldex should be ok if regularly serviced (though the stealers have been known to just tick the box, best to get it checked first or do what I did and get oil changed first thing when you get the car.)
My hit list for buying a car is ALL fluids checked and changed, everything that could be expensive to repair looked at, I got both diffs checked, brakes were given the once over, haldex and engine oil changed, radiator cleaned and new coolant used, I budgeted around $500 on top of the cost of the car for this, cheap peace of mind IMHO.
Others here will be able to tell you what common faults to look at.
2001 Bora 4Motion A work in Progress
Next up, Big Brake Kit from ECS, Cold Air Intake, Coilovers.
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