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I I I '0 .. ,.. .: At the last council meeting I provided staff with the actual dimensions of all of the cars and these serve as a much better comparison (see Table I). As anyone can readily see the differences among the seven ,cars is most often in fractions of an inch. Certai.nly. interior size differences aren't significant enough to justify one purchase or the other. Neither I nor staff has any data on actuaJ. acceleration times. Staffs statement to the effect that the larger cars have better_acceleration is highly questionable. In fact experience shows that the opposite is true, lighter cars have a distinct advantage. Again engineering items such as gear ratios, transmission performance and the rest of the drive chain must be considered. As can clearly be seen from Table I there is almost no chance that either visa bars or screens will have to be changed. In fact, since both the fronts and rear shoulder room in all of the 1981 cars are larger than the Volare one can only conclude that both would fit very nicely. I have measured the visa bar at exactly 52 inches so it certai.nly will fit, and since it mounts on the roof gutter like any other rooftop carrier it is adjustable. While the 2J. mpg appears correct, the 13 mpg figure is very misleading because of the amoUJlt of engine idling which is done. The EPA mileagegi ven for the LeBaron is not true. The EPA estimate for the engine specified and bid is 16 mpg. The 18 mpg figure is for a v6 engine which has not been reconunended. Life Cycle Cost Staff figures are very misleading and understate the mileage differences in every case. The comparison also understates current and certainly future gasoline costs and of course visa bar and screen costs appear to be fictitious and should be dropped. As can be seen from Table II, the difference is $2,215, per car and $4,460 for four cars. Sununary The answer to the questions at the beginn:i.ng of this letter are clearly no. Facts have been left out and mistated. statements have been made which are opinion only. Neither the city or the police department image was considered and I remind you that both are very important especially on energy 'matters.