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Vehicle 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio 2dr Conv GLX Auto 2008 Lexus SC 430 Convertible
13.7 gallon fuel tank Yes No
14" x 6.0" 6-spoke alloy wheels w/center caps & wheel locks Yes No
2.0L SOHC SMPI 4 cyl engine Yes No
2 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Exterior Mirrors, Seat and Steering Wheel; Passenger Side Include Seat No Yes
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
2-speed intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
2-way adjustable front seat headrests Yes No
3-point front/rear seat belts w/emergency locking retractors Yes No
3-spoke leather-wrapped padded steering wheel w/height-adjustable steering column Yes No
4.3-Liter, 90-Degree V8, VVT-i 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 288@5600, Torque Of 317@3400, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
4-speed electronically controlled adaptive dual mode automatic transmission Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
60 amp/hr battery Yes No
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
8000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
90 amp alternator Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Adaptive Low Beam Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling; High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Air conditioning w/pollen/dust filter Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
Alternator No Yes
Anti-intrusion side door beams Yes No
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) Yes No
Anti-theft vehicle alarm system Yes No
Audible Warning Include Headlights-On No Yes
Auto locking trunk lid Yes No
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay No Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Battery No Yes
Birds Eye Maple or Walnut Genuine Wood Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
Black flexible whip antenna Yes No
Body-color body-side molding/door handles/2-bar grille Yes No
Body-color integrated bumpers w/black lower section Yes No
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Center console-inc: rear lockable compartment w/padded lid, rear cup holder, rear ashtray receptacle w/red insert Yes No
Chrome Exhaust Pipe No Yes
City 22/hwy 28 (2.0L engine/4-speed auto trans) *Estimated* Yes No
Clear lens halogen headlamps w/light weight, chip resistant polycarbonate lens Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Collapsible steering column Yes No
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Compass No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime running lights Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Power Windows No Yes
Digital clock Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Digital electronic ignition w/knock sensor Yes No
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger airbag supplemental restraint system Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Dual body-colored remote heated pwr side mirrors Yes No
Dual Color-Keyed Folding Power Adjustable Heated Automatic Tilt-Down Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side 2-Position Memory No Yes
Dual covered illuminated visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Dual tone horn Yes No
Electric rear window defroster Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device No Yes
Extended Service Interval Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Folded top boot cover Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Color-Keyed 5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Illuminated Ashtray No Yes
Front door storage pockets Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Knee Airbags No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Dual Power Memory and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front foglamps Yes No
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Passenger and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 297-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 307-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front/rear coil springs/telescopic shock absorbers Yes No
Front/rear floor mats Yes No
Front/rear pwr windows w/one-touch up/down feature Yes No
Front seat storage trays Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front wheel drive Yes No
Fully padded pwr operated cloth convertible top Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Glass rear window w/electric defogger Yes No
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With Voice Activation No Yes
Headlights-on warning tone Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
Heated windshield washer nozzles Yes No
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated Entry Includes Front Stepwell and Ignition Key Surround No Yes
Illuminated front ashtray Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent MacPherson strut front suspension w/stabilizer bar Yes No
Independent torsion beam axle rear suspension Yes No
Infrared Glass No Yes
Instrumentation-inc: speedometer, trip odometer, tachometer, fuel/temp gauges Yes No
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Interior dome light Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob With Audible Confirmation No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Located On Doors and Center Floor Console No Yes
Leather reclining heated front sport seats w/height adjustment Yes No
Leather Seats No Yes
LEV (Low Emission Vehicle) concept Yes No
Lexus/Mark Levinson Premium System ETR(R) AM/FM Radio With 240-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume, and 9 Speakers Total; Cassette Player With Auto-Reverse; 6-Disc CD Changer Integrated With Radio No Yes
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Lockable rear folding seat w/integrated headrests & trunk mounted release Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Luggage compartment floor covering/light Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Molded door trim w/leatherette inserts, integrated armrests Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, Illuminated Entry, Anti-Theft, Windows and Panic Alarm No Yes
Open door warning/courtesy lights Yes No
P195/60HR14 all-season tires Yes No
Panic Button No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Operated Via Headlight Off Time Delay No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch No Yes
Power Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Mast and In-Glass Diversity Radio Antennas 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 Window Lockout/Override No Yes
Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium AM/FM stereo cassette w/anti-theft coding, 8-speaker system Yes No
Preprogrammed Equalizer No Yes
Privacy Glass No Yes
Pwr-assisted front vented/rear solid disc brakes Yes No
Pwr-assisted rack & pinion steering Yes No
Pwr central locking system-inc: selective unlocking at front doors, key operated opening/closing for pwr windows Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Radio Data System (RDS) No Yes
Rear Bench Seat With Manually Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear seat heating/air cond ducts Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Remote trunk release Yes No
Roll bar Yes No
SBRP245/40ZR18, Dunlop Summer Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Selective Unlocking Via Key No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Space-saver spare tire Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Telephone Pre-Wiring No Yes
Tinted glass Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Tool Kit No Yes
Traction Control (TRAC) Controlled By ABS and Engine Management No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption and Stop Watch No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Trunk storage net for roof cover/boot Yes No
ULEV Emissions No Yes
Underbody Aero Cladding No Yes
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System (VSC) Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control Measures Yaw Rate, Steering Wheel Angle and Wheel Speed No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System and Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Oil Low, Seatbelts Unfastened and Oil Pressure No Yes
Wind Deflector For Convertibles No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes
Wood and Leather Steering Wheel No Yes






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