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Vehicle 2002 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL600 Silver Arrow Edition 2004 Dodge Viper SRT-10
136-Amp Alternator No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2-Speed Vehicle Speed Sensitive Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brake System No Yes
5987 cc 6 liters V 12 front engine with 89 mm bore, 80.2 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder Yes No
600-CCA Battery No Yes
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
7000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
80 liter 21.1 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank Yes No
8.3-Liter, 90-Degree V10, 20-Valve, OHV, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 500@5600, Torque Of 525@4200, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Adjustable Foot Pedals No Yes
Air conditioning with climate control Yes No
Aluminum Alloy Wheels, Front 18-In. X 10-In. and Rear 19-In. X 13-In. No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 310-Watts and 5 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Audible Warning For For Key-In-Ignition, Seatbelt, Fuel, Oil Temperature, Oil Pressure, Charging System, Coolant Temperature, Headlights On, Interior Lights On, and Check Gauges No Yes
Audio anti-theft protection: code Yes No
Automatic five-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control and shift lever on floor Yes No
Automatic operation rear view mirror Yes No
Automatic rear suspension levelling Yes No
Battery Gauge No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Bose audio system with AM/FM radio, cassette, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer Yes No
Brake assist system Yes No
Brembo(R) Front Power 355-mm X 32-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 355-mm X 32-mm Vented Disc Brakes No Yes
Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, five adjustments and tilt adjustment , bucket heated electrically adjustable passenger seat with height adjustment, five adjustments and tilt adjustment Yes No
Cargo area light Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 224 and all seats in place (cu ft): 7.9 Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Cellular phone Yes No
Charges: gas guzzler tax: 2600 and Luxury Yes No
Chrome/bright trim around side windows and on side of body Yes No
Cigarette Lighter With Removable Ashtray No Yes
Clock Yes No
Coefficient of drag: 0.34 Yes No
Coming home device Yes No
Computer with average fuel consumption Yes No
Concealed system convertible rollover protection Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Door entry light Yes No
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Driver front airbag , passenger front airbag with occupant sensors Yes No
Driver power heated body color door mirrors with automatic operation , passenger power heated body color door mirrors Yes No
Dual Body-Color Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Electric remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management Yes No
Emission control level California Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4498, overall length (inches): 177.1, overall width (mm): 1811, overall width (inches): 71.3, overall height (mm): 1303, overall height (inches): 51.3, wheelbase (mm): 2515, wheelbase (inches): 99, front track (mm): 1534, front track (inches): 60.4, rear track (mm): 1524, rear track (inches): 60, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10790 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.4 Yes No
External temperature Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 665 Yes No
Fixed Hoop Aluminum Safety Rollbars No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area Yes No
Floor mats Yes No
Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs Yes No
Four-wheel ABS Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front alloy wheels with 18 inch rim diam and 8.5 inch rim width , rear alloy wheels with 18 inch rim diam and 9.5 inch rim width Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color 2.5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Locking Storage No Yes
Front ashtray Yes No
Front Driver Airbag With Multi-Stage Deployment No Yes
Front Driver Side Manual Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Dual Power Door Openers No Yes
Front Dual Reading Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Vinyl Sunvisors No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Foglights No Yes
Front In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Front Passenger Airbag With Multi-Stage Deployment No Yes
Front power windows with two one-touch Yes No
Front reading lights Yes No
Front SBRP275/35ZR18 and Rear SBRP345/30ZR19 BSW Michelin(R) Pilot Sport Zp Tires No Yes
Front seat center armrest Yes No
Front seats cigar lighter Yes No
Front seats cup holders Yes No
Front side airbag with occupant sensors Yes No
Front spoiler Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front tires with 245 mm tire width, 40% tire profile and Z tire rating , rear tires with 275 mm tire width, 35% tire profile and Z tire rating Yes No
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 12.4, EPA highway (mpg): 19, EPA city (l/100km): 18.1 and EPA city (mpg): 13 Yes No
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box Yes No
Fullsize alloy rim internal spare wheel Yes No
Garage door opener Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Headlight control with time delay switch-off Yes No
Heated washer Yes No
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners Yes No
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror Yes No
Illuminated entry system Yes No
Immobilizer Yes No
Independent Upper and Lower A-Arms Front Suspension With Gas-Charged Shock Absorbers, Coil Springs and Lightweight Performance Ride-Type No Yes
Independent Upper and Lower A-Arms Rear Suspension With Gas-Charged Shock Absorbers, Coil Springs and Lightweight Performance Ride-Type No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 942, front headroom (inches): 37.1, front hip room (mm): 1351, front hip room (inches): 53.2, front leg room (mm): 1077, front leg room (inches): 42.4, front shoulder room (mm): 1407, front shoulder room (inches): 55.4, interior volume (liters): 1427 and interior volume (cu ft): 50.4 Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Locking Glovebox No Yes
Low and High Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Low washer fluid level warning Yes No
Luxury trim leather on gearknob, wood & leather on doors and alloy on dashboard Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position and steering wheel position with five driver's seat positions, five passenger seat positions and head restraint Yes No
Metallic paint Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Decklid Release, Anti-Theft and Panic Alarm No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Oil Cooler No Yes
Oil pressure Yes No
Oil Pressure Gauge No Yes
Online information system Yes No
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Switch No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes No
Power: 290 kW , 389 HP SAE @ 5200 rpm; 420 ft lb , 569 Nm @ 3800 rpm Yes No
Power antenna Yes No
Power Door Locks With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Power Windows With Dual One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel Yes No
Pretensioners With Load Limiters No Yes
Projector beam lens gas discharge bulb headlights Yes No
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear fog lights Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear-wheel drive Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Remote Decklid Release Located On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote fuel filler door release Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows Yes No
Removable hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window , electric softtop convertible roof Yes No
Responsive suspension Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): unlimited or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
Run Flat Tires No Yes
Seating: two seats Yes No
Service interval indicator Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Six speakers Yes No
Stability control Yes No
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trim level: SL600 Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Two-door convertible body style Yes No
Two height adjustable electric adjustable head restraints on front seats Yes No
Underbody Aero Cladding No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Exterior Monitoring No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter Yes No
Viper SRT-10 Badge No Yes
Voice activating system Yes No
Warning Lights For Oil Temperature, Coolant Temperature, Charging System, Passenger Airbag Off, Door Ajar, Door Unlocked, Low Tires, Seatbelts, Brake System, Decklid Ajar, Turn Signal, High Beam, Foglights, ABS and Check Engine No Yes
Weights: curb weight (kg) 2021 and curb weight (lbs) 4455 Yes No
Wind deflector behind seats Yes No
Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe and rain sensor Yes No
Wood & leather electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment Yes No






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