TDI's are cool. I remember when they first came out and the timing belt had to be done at 30K miles, until enough people bitched up a storm and they came out with a 60K belt.
Front strut bearing plates will be shot, they are never solid on these things. If you can move the suspension up and down more than an inch I recommend replacing them. Any other car it would seem horrible. A little less than an inch is normal.
Since nobody actually drives these things the aluminum intakes get INCREDIBLY clogged up with carbon buildups, like when you pull the intake tube off the intake manifold, you may be able to just stick a pencil through the hole through the middle of the buildup. It's crazy.
Otherwise, they aren't that bad. People like to hold onto them until their repair bills surpass the value of the car, then they dump them. That's the unfortunate thing about them. Most of them you will find are 1 owner cars usually, but they have more than 150K miles and need service.