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Vehicle 1998 Ford Mustang 2dr Convertible 2005 Lexus SC 430 Convertible
100-Amp Alternator No Yes
120 MPH speedometer Yes No
15.7 gallon fuel tank w/tethered cap Yes No
15" x 7.0" polished cast aluminum wheels Yes No
2.73 axle ratio Yes No
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Includes Exterior Mirrors, Seat and Steering Wheel No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Passenger Side Includes Seat No Yes
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
3.8L EFI V6 engine Yes No
3-point active restraint safety belts Yes No
4.3-Liter, V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 300@5600, Torque Of 325@3400, Alloy Block and Alloy Heads No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
5-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
5-speed manual transmission w/OD Yes No
66-Amp Hour Battery No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Aerodynamic halogen headlamps Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control (TRAC) Controlled By ABS and Engine Management With 4 Sensors and 4 Wheels No Yes
Audible Warning Include Headlights-On No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Dusk Sensor No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors For Front and Rear Passenger Seatbelts No Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Auxiliary pwr point Yes No
Bader Nappa Leather Located On Doors and Center Floor Console No Yes
Bader Nappa Leather Seats No Yes
Birds Eye Maple or Walnut Genuine Wood Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Chrome Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Cigarette lighter Yes No
City 19/hwy 28 (3.8L engine/4-speed auto trans) Yes No
City 20/hwy 29 (3.8L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Clearcoat paint Yes No
Cloth reclining bucket seats-inc: head restraints Yes No
Coil-spring 4-bar link rear suspension Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Color-keyed cloth headliner/sun visors Yes No
Color-keyed rocker moldings Yes No
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Compass No Yes
Composite hood w/flow through scoops Yes No
Console-inc: armrest, storage bin, dual cup holders Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Power Windows No Yes
Deluxe carpet Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Door trim panels w/full-length armrests, cloth/vinyl inserts Yes No
Driver & front passenger second-generation air bags Yes No
Driver-side footrest Yes No
Dual Color-Keyed Power Adjustable Automatic Tilt-Down Heated Folding Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors With 2-Position Memory No Yes
Dual illuminated covered visor mirrors Yes No
Dual note horn Yes No
Dual pwr mirrors (RH convex) Yes No
DVD Player No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic AM/FM stereo radio w/compact disc/cassette-inc: (4) speakers, 80-watt amplifier, integrated clock Yes No
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device No Yes
Extended Service Interval Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Color-Keyed 5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Illuminated Ashtray No Yes
Front Cupholders; 2 Cupholders Total No Yes
Front Driver Airbag No Yes
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With 2-Position Driver and 2-Position Passenger Power Memory, Adjustable Seat Height and 4-Way Manually Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Floor Mats No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 297-mm Ventilated Discs and Rear Power 307-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Gas-pressurized front struts & rear shock absorbers Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With Screen Includes Full Map and Voice Information No Yes
HD 130-amp alternator Yes No
HD 58 amp/hr maintenance-free battery Yes No
Headlamps-on alert chime Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated Entry Includes Front Stepwell and Ignition Key Surround No Yes
Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Infrared Glass No Yes
In-Glass Telephone Antenna No Yes
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Interval windshield wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob With Audible Confirmation No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Lexus/Mark Levinson ETR(R) AM/FM Radio With 240-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume, and 9 Speakers Total; Cassette Player With Auto-Reverse; 6-Disc CD Changer Integrated With Radio No Yes
Light Green Tinted Glass No Yes
Light group-inc: dome lamps integral w/mirror, front door courtesy switches Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Locking glove box Yes No
Low Beam Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Auto Leveling; High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Luggage area carpet & trim Yes No
Manual air conditioning w/positive shut-off registers Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Modified MacPherson strut front suspension w/front stabilizer bar Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, Illuminated Entry, Anti-Theft, and Panic Alarm No Yes
P205/65R15 all-season SBR BSW tires Yes No
Panic Button No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Mast and In-Glass Diversity Radio Antennas No Yes
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Vehicle Speed Sensitive Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Preprogrammed Equalizer No Yes
Pwr 4-wheel disc brakes Yes No
Pwr decklid release Yes No
Pwr door locks Yes No
Pwr quarter windows Yes No
Pwr rack & pinion steering Yes No
Pwr retractable convertible top w/semi-hard boot Yes No
Pwr windows w/driver-side express down Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Radio Data System (RDS) No Yes
Rear Bench Seat With Integrated Headrests No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear wheel drive Yes No
Rear Window Defogger No Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote keyless/illuminated entry Yes No
Removable front ashtray Yes No
SBRP245/40R18 Z-Rated, Dunlop Summer Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
"Securilock" passive anti-theft system Yes No
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Key No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side window demisters Yes No
Stainless steel exhaust system Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer, trip odometer, voltmeter, temp/fuel/oil pressure gauges Yes No
Tachometer With 8000 RPM No Yes
Telephone Prewiring No Yes
Tilt steering wheel Yes No
Tinted glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption, Stop Watch, Clock and Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
ULEV Emissions No Yes
Underbody Aero Cladding No Yes
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System (VSC) Operated Via Engine Power Reduction and ABS Traction Control No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System No Yes
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Oil Low, Tail-Light Out, Headlight On, Seatbelt Unfastened and Oil Pressure No Yes
Wind Deflector No Yes
Wood and Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Wrap-around taillamps Yes No






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