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Vehicle 1999 Ford Mustang 2dr Convertible GT 2008 Lotus Elise Convertible
150 MPH speedometer Yes No
15.7 gallon fuel tank w/tethered cap Yes No
15" x 4" mini-spare tire/steel wheel Yes No
16" x 7.5" 5-spoke forged aluminum wheels Yes No
1.8-Liter I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Mid Mounted With Horsepower Of 134@6200, Torque Of 127@4200, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
3.27 axle ratio Yes No
3-point active restraint safety belts Yes No
4.6L SOHC SMPI V8 engine Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
4-wheel anti-lock braking system Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter No Yes
5-speed manual transmission w/OD Yes No
Aerodynamic halogen headlamps Yes No
Air conditioning Yes No
Air Intakes, Underbody Aero Cladding and Side Scoops No Yes
Alloy Wheels, Front 16-In. X 5.5-In. and Rear 17-In. X 7.5-In. No Yes
AM/FM Radio and 4 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
AP Racing(R) Front Power 288-mm Ventilated Disc and Brembo(R) Rear Power 288-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
**ASTERISK (*) INDICATES EQUIPMENT WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO OR REPLACES BASE MODEL'S STANDARD EQUIPMENT** Yes No
Audio Pre-Wiring No Yes
Battery No Yes
Black Soft Removable Top No Yes
Cargo compartment lamp Yes No
Cigarette lighter port/auxiliary pwr point Yes No
City 17/hwy 23 (4.6L engine/4-speed auto trans) Yes No
City 17/hwy 24 (4.6L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Cloth sport bucket seats w/head restraints 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
Crumple Zones No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Deluxe carpet Yes No
Door trim panels w/full-length armrests Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger second-generation air bags Yes No
Driver-side footrest Yes No
Dual Body Color Manually Adjustable Exterior Mirrors No Yes
Dual illuminated covered visor mirrors Yes No
Dual note horn Yes No
Dual pwr mirrors (RH convex) Yes No
Electronic AM/FM stereo radio w/compact disc/cassette-inc: (4) speakers, 80-watt amplifier, integrated clock Yes No
Engine Start Button No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition No Yes
Fog lamps Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Sport Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Mud Guards No Yes
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Gas-pressurized front struts & rear shock absorbers Yes No
GT rear suspension pkg w/Quadra-Shock, variable-rate coil springs Yes No
Halogen Headlights 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 Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Interval windshield wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather-wrapped steering wheel Yes No
Light group-inc: dome lamps integral w/mirror, front door courtesy switches Yes No
Lip Body Color Trunk Rear Spoiler No Yes
Locking glove box Yes No
Luggage area carpet & trim Yes No
Modified MacPherson strut front suspension w/front stabilizer bar Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock No Yes
P225/55R16 all-season SBR BSW tires Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Probax(TM) Cloth Seats 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 Air Dam No Yes
Rear wheel drive Yes No
Remote keyless/illuminated entry Yes No
SBRP175/55R16 Front and SBRP225/45R17 Rear Yokohama(R) Neova AD07 LTS Performance Tires No Yes
"Securilock" passive anti-theft system Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side window demisters Yes No
Single-wing rear spoiler Yes No
Stainless steel dual 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
Tinted Glass No Yes
Traction-Lok limited-slip rear differential Yes No
Unique GT strut/shock absorber calibrations Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Wheel Locks No Yes
Wrap-around taillamps Yes No






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