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Vehicle 1998 Ford Mustang 2dr Convertible 2008 Ferrari F430 Spider
10,000 RPM Tachometer No Yes
120 MPH speedometer Yes No
12-Volt Battery No Yes
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
3.8L EFI V6 engine Yes No
3-point active restraint safety belts Yes No
4.3-Liter, 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Middle/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 490@8500, Torque Of 343@5250, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
5-speed manual transmission w/OD Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Aerodynamic halogen headlamps Yes No
Air Intakes No Yes
Alloy Located On Center Floor Console, Doors and Instrument Panel No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 19-In. No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 120-Watts and Speed Sensitive Volume; CD Player No Yes
Audio Pre-Wiring No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Auxiliary pwr point Yes No
Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Cargo Net No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Cigarette lighter Yes No
Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
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
Color-keyed cloth headliner/sun visors Yes No
Color-keyed rocker moldings Yes No
Composite hood w/flow through scoops Yes No
Console-inc: armrest, storage bin, dual cup holders Yes No
Deluxe carpet Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Door trim panels w/full-length armrests, cloth/vinyl inserts Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Shifting, Suspension and Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger second-generation air bags Yes No
Driver-side footrest Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual illuminated covered visor mirrors Yes No
Dual note horn Yes No
Dual pwr mirrors (RH convex) Yes No
Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Electronic AM/FM stereo radio w/compact disc/cassette-inc: (4) speakers, 80-watt amplifier, integrated clock Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Reduced Engine Power Cutoff No Yes
Engine Start/Stop Button No Yes
Fixed Hoop Safety Rollbar No Yes
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Colored Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Manual Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Power Brembo(R) 330-mm X 32-mm Vented Disc and Rear Brembo(R) 330-mm X 32-mm Vented Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
Front SBRP225/35ZR19 BSW and Rear SBRP285/35ZR19 BSW Tires No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Gas-pressurized front struts & rear shock absorbers Yes No
Glovebox No Yes
HD 130-amp alternator Yes No
HD 58 amp/hr maintenance-free battery Yes No
Headlamps-on alert chime Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Interactive Adaptive Variable Suspension No Yes
Interior Pollen, Particle and Dust Air Filter No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Interval windshield wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather Located On Center Floor Console, Doors and Instrument Panel No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Light group-inc: dome lamps integral w/mirror, front door courtesy switches Yes No
Locking glove box Yes No
Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Luggage area carpet & trim Yes No
Manual air conditioning w/positive shut-off registers Yes No
Modified MacPherson strut front suspension w/front stabilizer bar Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Anti-Theft No Yes
Oil Cooler No Yes
Oil Gauge No Yes
P205/65R15 all-season SBR BSW tires Yes No
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Vanity Mirror No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Engine Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power Windows 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 Antenna No Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear Electronic Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear wheel drive Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote keyless/illuminated entry Yes No
Remote Trunk Release No Yes
Removable front ashtray Yes No
"Securilock" passive anti-theft system Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side window demisters Yes No
Stainless steel exhaust system Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Suspension No Yes
Tachometer, trip odometer, voltmeter, temp/fuel/oil pressure gauges Yes No
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tilt steering wheel Yes No
Tinted glass Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction Measures Steering Wheel Angle/Direction, Yaw Rate and Wheel Speed No Yes
Warning Lights Include Electrical System, Low Fuel and Door Ajar No Yes
Wind Deflector For Convertibles No Yes
Wrap-around taillamps Yes No






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