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Vehicle 1998 Toyota Avalon 4dr Sdn XLS w/Bench Seat 2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Sedan
12-Volt, 70-Amp/Hours Battery No Yes
180-Amp Alternator No Yes
18.5 gallon fuel tank Yes No
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Rear Seat Power Outlets No Yes
3.0L 4-cam EFI 24-valve V6 aluminum alloy engine Yes No
3-point front outboard shoulder belts w/pretensioners, adjustable anchors Yes No
3-point rear shoulder belts Yes No
4-speed electronically-controlled automatic transmission w/OD & intelligence Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
5-spoke aluminum alloy wheels Yes No
6.75-Liter, 60-Degree V12, 48-Valve, DOHC Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 453@5350 and Torque Of 531@3500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive, Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Steering Column Mounted Electronic Shifter No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Adaptive Variable Suspension No Yes
Aerodynamic multi-reflector halogen headlamps w/"auto-on/auto-off" feature Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 21-In. No Yes
Analog Clock No Yes
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) Yes No
Anti-theft system w/engine immobilizer Yes No
**ASTERISK (*) INDICATES EQUIPMENT WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO OR REPLACES BASE MODEL'S STANDARD EQUIPMENT** Yes No
Auto Engage Parking Brake No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off No Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Battery Gauge No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Battery-saver feature (deactivates dome lights after 30 min w/door ajar) Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area No Yes
Child-protector rear door locks Yes No
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors No Yes
City 21/hwy 30 (3.0L engine/4-speed auto trans) Yes No
Collapsible steering column Yes No
Color-keyed protective body-side molding Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Cruise Control No Yes
Crumple zones Yes No
Defroster-linked air conditioning w/automatic climate control, soft-touch controls Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Windows, Audio and Sunroof No Yes
Digital clock Yes No
Dive-By-Wire Control For Shifting No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front outboard passenger air bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Yes No
Driver & front outboard passenger seat-mounted side-impact air bags Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual color-keyed pwr heated mirrors Yes No
Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Dual-link independent MacPherson strut rear suspension w/stabilizer bar Yes No
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Cutoff Device No Yes
Engine speed-sensing pwr rack & pinion steering Yes No
Equalizer No Yes
Fabric multi-adjustable pwr split bench seat-inc: fold-down center armrest w/flip-out dual cup holder Yes No
Front Active Head Restraints No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts With Rear Center Lapbelt No Yes
Front and Rear Automatic Load-Leveling No Yes
Front and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front and Rear Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front and Rear Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front and Rear Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front and Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Alarm, Audio-Visual Sensors, Camera and Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Front and Rear Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front and Rear Reading Lights No Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Front center lap belt Yes No
Front Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Driver Power Seat No Yes
Front Dual Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Driver Power Memory, Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Power Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Lambs Wool Floor Mats No Yes
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat No Yes
Front Power 374-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 370-mm Vented Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Glass Tilt and Slide Sunroof No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front wheel drive Yes No
Full size spare tire Yes No
Fully Automatic Rear Power Door Closers No Yes
Genuine Wood Trim Located On Instrument Panel, Door Panel and Front Console No Yes
Glovebox No Yes
GPS Navigation Aid With Full Map and Voice Activation No Yes
Hands-Free Telephone No Yes
Harmon-Kardon AM/FM Radio With 420-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume With Lexicon Sound System and 15 Speakers Total; CD Player; 6-Disc CD Changer Located In Glovebox; Sirius(R) Satellite Radio No Yes
HD rear window defogger w/timer Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
Heated Windshield Glass No Yes
High solar energy-absorbing glass Yes No
HVAC Rest Mode No Yes
Illuminated entry/exit system w/auto fade-out Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Air Springs No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Air Springs No Yes
In-Glass Antenna No Yes
Instrumentation-inc: speedometer, tachometer, LCD odometer, dual tripmeters, temp/fuel gauges Yes No
Integrated fog lamps Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather-wrapped tilt steering wheel Yes No
Low and High Beam Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling No Yes
MacPherson strut front suspension w/stabilizer bar Yes No
Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Seat No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk and Panic Alarm No Yes
Outside temp gauge Yes No
P205/65HR15 all-season SBR BSW tires Yes No
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Power Decklid Release No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Trunk Lid No Yes
Power Window Lockout No Yes
Power Windows With Front Dual One-Touch Up, One-Touch Down and Rear One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium ETR AM/FM stereo w/compact disc, (7) speakers-inc: subwoofer, diversity reception Yes No
Pwr-assisted 4-wheel disc brakes (vented front) Yes No
Pwr door locks w/anti-lockout feature Yes No
Pwr windows w/60-second "retained pwr" feature Yes No
Radio Data System No Yes
Rain Sensing Wipers No Yes
Rear Armrest Storage No Yes
Rear Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear Coach Doors No Yes
Rear HVAC Controls No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts No Yes
Rear Lambs Wool Floor Mats No Yes
Rear seats-inc: contoured fabric, integrated headrests, center armrest Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defogger No Yes
Remote hood/trunk/fuel-filler door releases Yes No
Remote keyless entry system w/lock/unlock/trunk/panic feature, remote illuminated entry Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Rolls Royce Assist Telematics Include Concierge Services and Road Side Assistance No Yes
Run-Flat Tires No Yes
SBRP255/50R21 Goodyear(R) All-Season Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side Head Curtain Airbags Located In Roof No Yes
Side-impact door beams Yes No
Side window demisters Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Telephone and Transmission No Yes
Steering wheel-mounted cruise control Yes No
Steptronic Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Subwoofers No Yes
Sunshade Located On Sunroof No Yes
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Television No Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox No Yes
Theater Style Rear Seating No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control Controlled By ABS and Engine Management No Yes
Trip Computer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Unitized body w/front/rear anti-vibration sub-frames Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Voice Activated Controls No Yes
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Low Coolant and Oil Low No Yes
Warning lights-inc: seat belt, air bag, low fuel, door-ajar, battery, brake, check engine, oil pressure, tail lamp failure Yes No
Washer-linked variable intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
Wireless Communications For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes
Wood grain style interior accents Yes No






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