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[TRACY.M.FINNEGAN@monsanto.com]

     WELL,
     I THINK MY AUDI HAS CROSSED THE LINE  -- TIME TO GO.  
     1.  FRONT SUSPENSION SCREWED UP FROM A REBUILD LAST YEAR, THE CAR 
     FOLLOWS THE ROAD CROWN, EVEN WHEN ALIGNMENT IS PERFORMED.
     2.  HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK ABOUT 2" FLUID PER WEEK IN THE RESERVOIR.
     3.  NOW MILKY SUBSTANCE ON OIL CAP.  PROBABLY BAD HEAD GASKET.
     
     THESE REPAIRS WILL COST WELL OVER 1k, AND WITH 189k MILES I DON'T KNOW 
     WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO CROP UP, TRANSMISSION?  I PAID $7400 FOR THE CAR 
     4 YEARS AGO AND HAVE SPENT $5200 ON CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE 
     MAINTENANCE FOR 100,000 MILES OF SERVICE.
     
     WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD TRADE-IN VALUE??  I WOULD LIKE $2500 BECAUSE THE 
     INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ARE MINT.  PLUS THE CAR IS A EYE PLEASING 
     DESIGN.  OPINIONS?
     
     TRACY M FINNEGAN
     TMFINN@MONSANTO.COM