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Vehicle 1997 Volkswagen Cabrio 2dr Highline Convertible Auto 2011 Nissan 370Z Roadster Base
14.5 gallon fuel tank Yes No
14" x 6.0" 7-spoke "Orlando" alloy wheels w/center caps, wheel locks Yes No
2.0L SOHC SMPI 4 cyl engine Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets No Yes
2-speed intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
2-way adjustable front seat headrests Yes No
3.7-Liter, V6, VVEL CVTCS 24-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Middle/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 332@7000, Torque Of 270@5200, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
3 Front; 3 Cupholders Total No Yes
4-speed electronically controlled adaptive dual mode automatic transmission Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
62-Amp/Hour Battery No Yes
63 amp/hr battery Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
9000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
90 amp alternator Yes No
Air conditioning Yes No
Alloy Located On Center Floor Console, Doors and Instrument Panel No Yes
Alloy Wheels, Front 18-In. X 8-In. and Rear 18-In. X 9-In. No Yes
AM/FM Radio With Seek, Scan and 4 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Anti-intrusion side door beams Yes No
Anti-lock braking system Yes No
Anti-theft vehicle alarm system Yes No
**ASTERISK (*) INDICATES EQUIPMENT WHICH REPLACES OR IS IN ADDITION TO BASE MODELS STANDARD EQUIPMENT** Yes No
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off No Yes
Battery Gauge No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Black flexible whip antenna Yes No
Body-color 2-bar grille Yes No
Body-color body-side molding Yes No
Body-color integrated bumpers w/black lower section Yes No
Brake Assistance No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Center console-inc: rear lockable compartment w/padded lid, rear ashtray, rear cup holder Yes No
City 22/hwy 29 (2.0L engine/4-speed auto trans) Yes No
Cloth Seats No Yes
Collapsible steering column Yes No
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime running lights Yes No
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Digital clock Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Digital electronic ignition w/knock sensor Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual-Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bag supplemental restraint system Yes No
Dual body-colored remote heated pwr side mirrors Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual covered illuminated visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Dual tone horn Yes No
Electric rear window defroster Yes No
Electroluminescent Gauges No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Engine Start/Stop Button No Yes
Euro-style halogen headlamps w/separate high/low bulbs Yes No
Extended Service Interval For Spark Plugs and Distributorless Ignition No Yes
Fixed Hoop Safety Rollbar No Yes
Folded top boot cover Yes No
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor and Dash No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Folding Sport Bucket Seats, Driver Side Manually Adjusts 8-Ways Total, Passenger Side Manually Adjusts 4-Ways Total With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front foglamps Yes No
Front Map Lights No Yes
Front Power 320-mm X 28-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 320-mm X 16-mm Vented Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front/rear 3-point outboard seat belts w/front height adjusters, emergency locking retractors Yes No
Front/rear coil springs/telescopic shock absorbers Yes No
Front/rear pwr windows w/one-touch up/down feature Yes No
Front SBRP225/50WR18 and Rear SBRP245/45WR18 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A High Performance Tires No Yes
Front seat storage trays Yes No
Front Side Head Curtain Airbags Located In Door No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front Tinted Glass No Yes
Front wheel drive Yes No
Full partial leather reclining front sport seats w/seat height adjustment Yes No
Fully padded manually operated cloth convertible top Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Glass rear window w/electric defogger Yes No
Headlights-on warning tone Yes No
Illuminated front ashtray Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent MacPherson strut front suspension w/stabilizer bar Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent torsion beam axle rear suspension Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
Instrumentation-inc: speedometer, trip odometer, tachometer, fuel/temp gauges Yes No
Integrated rear decklid lip spoiler Yes No
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Interior dome light Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Card Key No Yes
Large front door storage pockets w/carpeting Yes No
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather-wrapped 4-spoke padded steering wheel w/height-adjustable steering column Yes No
Leather-wrapped parking brake handle Yes No
Lockable Glovebox No Yes
Lockable rear folding seat w/integrated headrests Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Low Beam and High Beam Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Manual Leveling No Yes
Luggage compartment floor covering Yes No
Luggage compartment light Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Molded door trim w/leatherette inserts, integrated armrests Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock No Yes
Nissan Intelligent Key(TM) Card Key No Yes
Oil Temperature Gauge No Yes
Open door warning reflectors Yes No
P195/60HR14 all-season tires Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement and Weight No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual-Stage Deployment No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Window Lockout No Yes
Power Windows With One-Touch Up, One-Touch Down and Pinch Protection No Yes
Premium AM/FM stereo cassette w/anti-theft coding, 8-speaker system Yes No
Pwr-assisted front vented disc/rear drum brakes Yes No
Pwr-assisted rack & pinion steering Yes No
Pwr central locking system w/key-operated window opening/closing Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear Locking Storage No Yes
Rear seat heating/air cond ducts Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Roll bar Yes No
Rollover Sensor No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Space-saver spare tire Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Tilt Steering Column With Adjustable Gauge Cluster No Yes
Tinted glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trip Computer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Wind Deflector For Convertibles No Yes






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