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Vehicle 1997 Volkswagen Cabrio 2dr Highline Convertible Manual 2011 Lexus IS C 250
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
2.5-Liter, 60 Degree V6, VVT-i 24-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 204@6400, Torque Of 185@4800, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2-speed intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
2-way adjustable front seat headrests Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
5-speed manual transmission w/OD Yes No
63 amp/hr battery Yes No
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter No Yes
8000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
90 amp alternator Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Air conditioning Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 8-In. 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 and Time Delay No Yes
Battery 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
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Center console-inc: rear lockable compartment w/padded lid, rear ashtray, rear cup holder Yes No
City 24/hwy 31 (2.0L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Clutch/starter interlock Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Collapsible steering column Yes No
Color-Keyed Front Air Dam No Yes
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Compass No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime running lights Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Windows No Yes
Digital clock Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Digital electronic ignition w/knock sensor Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Controls For Shifting and Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bag supplemental restraint system Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Dual body-colored remote heated pwr side mirrors Yes No
Dual Color-Keyed Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual covered illuminated visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Dual Front Knee Airbags No Yes
Dual tone horn Yes No
Easy Entry Seat No Yes
Electric rear window defroster Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror 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
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Fixed Hoop Safety Rollbar No Yes
Folded top boot cover Yes No
Free Scheduled Maintenance For 12 Months or 10000 Miles No Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Front Ashtray No Yes
Front Dual Cloth Sunvisors No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front foglamps Yes No
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Map Lights No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 295-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 310-mm Ventilated 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 SBRP225/45VR17 and Rear SBRP245/45VR17 All-Season Tires No Yes
Front seat storage trays Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar 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
Genuine Wood Trim Located On Doors No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Glass rear window w/electric defogger Yes No
Headlights-on warning tone Yes No
Hill Start Control No Yes
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated Entry No Yes
Illuminated front ashtray Yes No
Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Mono Tubed Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent MacPherson strut front suspension w/stabilizer bar Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Mono Tubed Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent torsion beam axle rear suspension Yes No
Infrared Glass No Yes
Instrumentation-inc: speedometer, trip odometer, tachometer, fuel/temp gauges Yes No
Integrated rear decklid lip spoiler Yes No
Interior dome light Yes No
Interior Pollen and Dust Air Filter No Yes
iPod(R) Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Includes Portable Audio Connectivity and Charging No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob With Audible Confirmation No Yes
Large front door storage pockets w/carpeting Yes No
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather-wrapped 4-spoke padded steering wheel w/height-adjustable steering column Yes No
Leather-wrapped shift knob/parking brake handle Yes No
Lexus Premium Sound System AM/FM Radio With 194-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume and 8 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; MP3/WMA Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio (Includes 3 Months Of Service) No Yes
Lockable rear folding seat w/integrated headrests Yes No
Luggage compartment floor covering Yes No
Luggage compartment light Yes No
Maintenance Interval Indicator No Yes
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Metallic Trim Located On Instrument Panel No Yes
Molded door trim w/leatherette inserts, integrated armrests Yes No
Open door warning reflectors Yes No
Optitron(R) Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
P195/60HR14 all-season tires Yes No
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Located On Exterior Mirrors and Headlights No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Card Key and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Vehicle Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering 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
Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Projector Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
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
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear Dual Bucket Seats With Power Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts No Yes
Rear Pretensioners No Yes
Rear seat heating/air cond ducts Yes No
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty For Unlimited-Miles, 48-Months No Yes
Roll bar Yes No
Safety Connect(TM) Telematics With Automatic Collision Notification, Stolen Vehicle Location, Emergency Assistance Button (SOS), and Roadside Assistance Connectivity (Includes 1 Year Of Service) No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Selective Unlocking Via Card Key No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Smart Access Card Key No Yes
Smart Access Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry, Panic Alarm, Perimeter Lighting, Power Windows and Trunk No Yes
Space-saver spare tire Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Instrumentation Display and Transmission No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tinted glass Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
ULEV II Emissions No Yes
Underbody Aero Cladding No Yes
USB Port No Yes
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) Controls Vehicle Stability Control System, TRAC Traction Control, Anti-Lock Brakes, Brake Assistance, Electronic Brake Force Distribution and Electric Power Steering (EPS) No Yes
Vehicle Location System No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control No Yes
Vehicle Theft Tracking Notification No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Low Fuel, Oil Low and Oil Pressure No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes






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