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Vehicle 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2dr Conv Spyder GT Sportronic 2004 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible GLS 2.0L
10-way manual driver seat-inc: height/lumbar support controls Yes No
12-Volt, 60-Amp/Hour Battery No Yes
16.4 gallon fuel tank Yes No
17" 6-spoke aluminum wheels Yes No
18-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
1 Cargo Area Power Outlet and 1 Rear Seat Power Outlet No Yes
1 Front Power Outlet No Yes
2.0-Liter, I4, 8-Valve, SOHC, SEFI Engine, Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 115@5400, Torque Of 125@3200, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head No Yes
23-mm Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
2 Front Cupholders and 1 Rear Cupholder, 3 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Multi-Function Remotes Operate Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk Release and Panic Alarm No Yes
2-speed variable-intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
3.0L SOHC SMPI 24-valve V6 engine Yes No
3-point seatbelts for all seating positions (height-adjustable front) Yes No
4-speed Sportronic automatic transmission w/adaptive shift control Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
4-wheel pwr disc brakes (front ventilated) Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
6-way manual passenger seat Yes No
Active Head Restraints No Yes
Air conditioning Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 16-In. X 6.5-In. No Yes
Audible Warning For Headlights-On No Yes
Audio Prewiring No Yes
Automatic Safety Rollbar No Yes
Auto-off halogen headlamps Yes No
Body Color Plastic Bumpers No Yes
Carpet Located In Trunk and Passenger Cabin No Yes
Chrome exhaust tip Yes No
City 19/hwy 26 (3.0L engine/4-speed auto trans) Yes No
Clock No Yes
Color-keyed bumpers Yes No
Color-keyed door handles Yes No
Color-keyed pwr soft top w/glass rear window Yes No
Color-keyed rear spoiler Yes No
Color-keyed rocker panel extensions Yes No
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Dash mounted digital clock Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention System No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver & front passenger airbags Yes No
Driver/front passenger visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Dual 12-volt pwr outlets Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Heated Folding Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual cup holders Yes No
Dual pwr outside mirrors Yes No
Easy Entry Seat Device No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device No Yes
Engine immobilizer anti-theft system Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Floor mats Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front and Rear Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Armrest Storage No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front center console w/storage area Yes No
Front Crumple Zones No Yes
Front door map pockets Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Reading 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 Dual Seatbelt Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Halogen Fog Lights No Yes
Front In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Manual Memory Seat No Yes
Front Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Front Power 280 mm X 22 mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 232 mm X 9 mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front/rear stabilizer bar Yes No
Front reclining bucket seats Yes No
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Front wheel drive Yes No
Full-Size Spare Tire No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Green Tinted Glass No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
Illuminated Instrument Cluster With Speedometer, Odometer, Trip Odometer, Coolant Temperature Gauge and Fuel Gauge No Yes
Independent MacPherson strut front suspension w/coil springs Yes No
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Telescopic Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent multi-link rear suspension w/coil springs Yes No
Infinity audio system-inc: AM/FM stereo, CD player, 210-watt, (7) speakers Yes No
Instrumentation-inc: tachometer, digital odometer, (2) digital tripmeters Yes No
Integrated fog lamps Yes No
Interior Pollen, Dust and Odor Air Filter No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leatherette Seats No Yes
Leather-wrapped shift knob Yes No
Leather-wrapped steering wheel Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Map lights w/dimming feature Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Monsoon(TM) AM/FM Radio With 10 Speakers Total; Cassette Player; CD Player No Yes
Oil Cooler No Yes
P215/50VR17 SBR tires Yes No
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement No Yes
Plastic Shift Knob and Hand Brake No Yes
Power Decklid Lock/Unlock Operated Via Central Locking System No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power Windows With Pinch Protection and Driver One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium sport fabric seating surfaces Yes No
Programmable Power Door Locks Operated Via Internal Switches or Multi-Function Remote With Automatic Locking At 8-MPH No Yes
Pwr antenna Yes No
Pwr door locks Yes No
Pwr rack & pinion steering Yes No
Pwr windows-inc: driver-side auto-down, 30-second pwr reserve Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Rear Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests In Outboard Seating Positions No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through No Yes
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window defroster w/timer Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Remote hood/trunk release Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
SBRP205/55R16H All-Season Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Dual Side Airbags No Yes
Security alarm system w/remote keyless entry Yes No
Selective Unlocking No Yes
Semi-Independent Rear Suspension With Torsion Beam Axle, Coil Springs, and Telescopic Shock Absorbers No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side-impact door beams Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Telescoping Steering Column No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tilt steering wheel Yes No
Tinted solar control glass Yes No
Titanium-colored trim accents Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device With Fluorescent Reflector No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
ULEV Emissions No Yes
Upper child seat tether anchors Yes No
Upper windshield shade band Yes No
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, Engine Immobilizer, and Exterior Monitoring No Yes
Warning indicators-inc: low fuel/oil pressure Yes No
Wheel Locks No Yes






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