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Vehicle 1999 Ford Mustang 2dr Convertible 2008 Tesla Roadster Convertible
100,000-Mile Extended Service Interval No Yes
120 MPH speedometer Yes No
15.7 gallon fuel tank w/tethered cap Yes No
15" x 4" mini-spare tire/steel wheel Yes No
15" x 7" 6-spoke cast aluminum wheels Yes No
1 Cupholder Total No Yes
1-Speed Automatic Transmission No Yes
3.27 axle ratio Yes No
3.8L SMPI V6 engine Yes No
3-Phase, 4-Pole AC Induction Electric Motor; Rear Mounted With Horsepower Of 248 and Torque Of 211 No Yes
3-point active restraint safety belts Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
5-speed manual transmission w/OD Yes No
Aerodynamic halogen headlamps Yes No
Air conditioning Yes No
Alloy Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
Alloy Wheels, Front 16-In. X 6.0-In. and Rear 17-In. X 7.5-In. No Yes
Audio and Navigation Prewiring No Yes
Battery Gauge No Yes
Battery Warmer No Yes
Blaupunkt AM/FM Radio With 4 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Cigarette lighter port/auxiliary pwr point Yes No
City 20/hwy 27 (3.8L engine/4-speed auto trans) Yes No
City 20/hwy 29 (3.8L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Cloth reclining bucket seats w/head restraints Yes No
Coil-spring 4-bar link rear suspension Yes No
Color-keyed rocker moldings Yes No
Compass No Yes
Composite hood w/flow through scoops Yes No
Console-inc: armrest, storage bin, dual cup holders Yes No
Crash Sensor Disconnects Battery No Yes
Cruise Control No Yes
Deluxe carpet Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Door trim panels w/full-length armrests Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Brakes, Shifting 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 Folding Manually Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual illuminated covered visor mirrors Yes No
Dual note horn Yes No
Dual pwr mirrors (RH convex) Yes No
Electric Vehicle Service Equipment Home-Based Charging System No Yes
Electronic AM/FM stereo radio w/compact disc/cassette-inc: (4) speakers, 80-watt amplifier, integrated clock Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Dual Heated Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 310-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front SBRP175/55R16 Yokohama Neova Tires and Rear SBRP225/45R17 Yokohama Neova Tires No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front Tinted Glass No Yes
Gas-pressurized front struts & rear shock absorbers Yes No
HD 130-amp alternator Yes No
HD 58 amp/hr maintenance-free battery Yes No
Headlamps-on alert chime Yes No
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
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
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
Interior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Interval windshield wipers Yes No
iPod(R) Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Includes Portable Audio Connectivity and Charging No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob 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 No Yes
Luggage area carpet & trim Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Manual Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Micro-Processor Controlled Lithium-Ion Battery Pack No Yes
Modified MacPherson strut front suspension w/front stabilizer bar Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock No Yes
P205/65R15 all-season SBR BSW tires Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Power Windows No Yes
Proprietary Low Beam and High Beam Halogen Headlights 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
Rear wheel drive Yes No
Regenerative Braking System No Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Remote keyless/illuminated entry Yes No
Safety Rollbar No Yes
"Securilock" passive anti-theft system Yes No
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side window demisters Yes No
Stainless steel exhaust system Yes No
Tachometer No Yes
Tachometer, trip odometer, voltmeter, temp/fuel/oil pressure gauges Yes No
Tilt steering wheel Yes No
Tinted glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Power Consumption, Miles To Empty and Instantaneous Power Consumption No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Display System With Touch Screen No Yes
Wheel Locks No Yes
Wrap-around taillamps Yes No
ZLEV Emissions No Yes






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