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Vehicle 2000 BMW 3-Series 328Ci 2dr Cpe 2004 Mazda RX-8 6-Speed
1.3-Liter Renesis(TM) Twin-Rotor Water-Cooled Engine, Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 238@8500 and Torque Of 159@5500 No Yes
16.6 gallon fuel tank Yes No
16" x 7.0" 5-spoke alloy wheels Yes No
2.8L (170) DOHC 24-valve in-line 6-cyl engine w/variable valve timing Yes No
2 Front Cupholders, 2 Rear Cupholders; 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
3-Spoke Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel No Yes
3-spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel w/cruise/audio controls Yes No
4-function onboard computer Yes No
4-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS) Yes No
4-Wheel Bosch(R) Anti-Lock Braking System No Yes
4-wheel disc anti-lock brakes w/front/rear electronic proportioning Yes No
5-speed manual transmission w/direct 5th gear Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Active Head Restraints No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
Aluminum Foot Pedals No Yes
Aluminum On Interior Door Handles No Yes
AM/FM Stereo With Seek/Scan and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Anti-theft AM/FM stereo w/cassette-inc: (10) speakers, radio data system (RDS) Yes No
Automatic climate control w/microfilter ventilation Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Automatic-locking retractors on all passenger safety belts-inc: installation on child restraint seats Yes No
Battery No Yes
Carpeting In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Car-specific memory-inc: motion detector, daytime running lamps, pathway lighting Yes No
Central locking system-inc: double lock feature, console switch, 2-step unlocking Yes No
Check Control vehicle monitor system w/pictogram display Yes No
Cigarette Lighter No Yes
City 18/hwy 27 (2.8L engine/5-speed auto trans) Yes No
City 21/hwy 29 (2.8L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Cloth Seats No Yes
Coinholder Located On Instrument Panel No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime running lights Yes No
Delayed Power Retention System Operates Windows No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver & front passenger airbag supplemental restraint system (SRS) Yes No
Drop-down tool kit in trunk Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual body-color pwr heated mirrors Yes No
Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color 2.5 MPH Impact Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front center fold-up armrest w/storage compartment Yes No
Front door-mounted side-impact airbags Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Manually Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests and Manually Adjustable Seat Height No Yes
Front Locking Storage In Center Console No Yes
Front Power 323-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes and Rear Power 303-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet In Center Console No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front/rear map reading lights Yes No
Front/rear stabilizer bars Yes No
Front seatback storage nets Yes No
Front Seat Mounted Side Airbags No Yes
Front seat side impact tube-deployed head protection system (HPS) Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Fuel cutoff (triggered by airbag deployment) Yes No
Full Length Center Console With Front and Rear Armrest Storage No Yes
Full-size spare tire w/alloy wheel Yes No
Halogen fog lights Yes No
Halogen Headlights No Yes
Heated windshield washer jets Yes No
Height adjustable front safety belts w/automatic tensioners, force limiters Yes No
Ignition Key Illumination No Yes
Illuminated Entry System No Yes
Independent Long-Arm Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Strut Tower Brace and Tokico(R) Monotube Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Beam Rear Suspension With Tokico(R) Monotube Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Instrumentation Includes Digital Speedometer, Fuel Gauge, Coolant Temperature Gauge and Water Temperature Gauge No Yes
Interlocking door anchoring system for side impact protection Yes No
Keyless entry system-inc: multi-function remote control, trunk release Yes No
Key remote-specific memory-inc: door locks, driver seat position, climate control Yes No
L A T C H Child Seat System No Yes
Leather and Aluminum Located On Gear Shift Knob and Parking Brake Handle No Yes
Leatherette front bucket seats w/6-way pwr adjusters, 3-position driver seat memory Yes No
Leatherette split folding rear seatbacks w/easy-entry feature Yes No
LEV II Emissions No Yes
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Locking glove box w/rechargeable take-out flashlight Yes No
MacPherson strut front suspension w/forged aluminum lower arms, hydraulic cushions Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Maplights No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Microchip dynamic encoded key anti-theft driveaway protection Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Alarm and Illuminated Entry No Yes
Multi-link rear suspension w/cast aluminum upper transverse arms Yes No
Oil Gauge No Yes
Outside Temperature Gauge No Yes
Overhead Console Storage No Yes
P205/55HR16 all-season SBR tires Yes No
Panic Button Sounds Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Seatback Storage No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering With Direct Drive Electronic Assist No Yes
Power Window Lockout/Override No Yes
Power Windows With Driver One Touch Down No Yes
Prewired for CD changer, alarm, garage door opener, cellular phone Yes No
Pwr trunk release Yes No
Pwr windows w/1-touch up/down Yes No
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear child safety seat anchors Yes No
Rear Dual Access Panels No Yes
Rear Dual Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Rear Heat Ducts No Yes
Rear In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear wheel drive Yes No
Rear window defroster Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Decklid Release No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote Keyless Entry No Yes
Reversible trunk mat Yes No
SBRP225/45R18 Bridgestone Potenza All-Season Tires No Yes
Second Row Floor Mats No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking No Yes
Service interval indicator w/miles-to-service readout Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side Head Curtain Airbags No Yes
Sport suspension Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise and Audio No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tilt/telescopic steering wheel Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Tochigi Fuji(R) Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Traction control Yes No
Traction control w/Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Variable engine-speed-sensitive pwr rack and pinion steering Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm System No Yes
Warning Lights Include Parking Brake, High-Beam, Check Engine, Battery Charge, Seatbelts, Airbags and Fuel No Yes
Wheel Locks No Yes






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