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Vehicle 1998 Volkswagen Cabrio 2dr Conv Auto 2010 Lexus IS C 250 RWD Manual
14.5 gallon fuel tank Yes No
14" x 6.0" steel wheels w/full wheel cover Yes No
1 Front Power Outlet No Yes
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-speed intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
2-way adjustable front seat headrests Yes No
4-speed electronically controlled adaptive dual mode automatic transmission Yes No
4-spoke padded steering wheel w/height-adjustable steering column Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
63 amp/hr battery Yes No
65-Amp/Hour Battery No Yes
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
70 amp alternator Yes No
8000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 8-In. No Yes
Anti-intrusion side door beams Yes No
Anti-theft vehicle alarm system Yes No
Auto locking rear trunk lid Yes No
Automatic Climate Control 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
Cargo Area Tiedowns 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 22/hwy 29 (2.0L engine/4-speed auto trans) 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
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime running lights Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Windows and Sunroof No Yes
Digital clock Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Digital electronic ignition w/knock sensor Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bag supplemental restraint system Yes No
Driver Power Seat No Yes
Dual black remote pwr side mirrors Yes No
Dual Color-Keyed Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual covered visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Dual tone horn Yes No
Easy Entry Seat No Yes
Electric rear window defroster Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Electronic Controlled Throttle With Intelligence (ECT-i) Drive-By-Wire Controls For Throttle No Yes
Engine Start/Stop Button No Yes
Euro-style halogen headlamps Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Fixed Hoop Safety Rollbar No Yes
Folded top boot cover Yes No
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 and Rear Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Front Ashtray No Yes
Front door storage pockets Yes No
Front Dual Cloth Sunvisors No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat No Yes
Front Power 296-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 310-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes 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 SBRP225/45VR17 and Rear SBRP245/45VR17 Dunlop or Bridgestone All-Season Tires No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Front seat storage trays Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front wheel drive Yes No
Full cloth reclining front sport seats w/driver seat height adjustment Yes No
Fully padded 6-layer manually operated vinyl 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
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated Entry No Yes
Illuminated front ashtray Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and 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 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 Dust and Pollen Air Filter 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
Lexus Premium Sound System AM/FM Radio With 194-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume and 8 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; XM(R) Satellite Radio (Includes 3 Months Of Service, Unavailable In Hawaii, Alaska) No Yes
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox 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
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Metallic Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors and Shift Knob No Yes
Molded door trim w/cloth 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 Activated Via Remote or Driver Door Lock With 0.5 Minute Activation No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote, Card Key and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Hard Removable 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
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-inc: selective unlocking at front doors 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 Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear seat heating/air cond ducts Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release 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 Remote 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 Illuminated Entry, Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, Windows, Panic Alarm, Anti-Theft, Exterior Lights and Engine Start/Stop Button No Yes
Space-saver spare tire Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Trip Computer and Cruise Control No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tinted glass Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Tool Kit No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trip Computer With Fuel Range Remaining, Average Fuel Consumption, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption and Average Speed No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk storage net for roof cover/boot Yes No
ULEV II Emissions No Yes
USB Adapter 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) Operated Via VSC Vehicle Stability Control System, TRAC Traction Control, Anti-Lock Brakes, ECT-i, Electronic Brake Assistance, Electronic Brake Force Distribution and Electric Power Steering (EPS) No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
VSC Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via ABS, Traction Control and Engine Power Reduction Measures Steering Wheel Angle, Wheel Speed, Yaw Rate and Lateral Acceleration No Yes
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Headlights-On, Low Fuel, Oil Low, Oil Pressure and Seatbelts Unfastened No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes






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