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Vehicle 2003 Ford Mustang Deluxe 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP Convertible
12v power outlet: front Yes No
3802 cc 3.8 liters V 6 front engine with 96.5 mm bore, 86.4 mm stroke, 9.3 compression ratio, overhead valve and two valves per cylinder Yes No
3 Cupholders Total No Yes
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
59 liter 15.5 gallon main unleaded fuel tank Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Air conditioning Yes No
All-Speed Traction Control No Yes
AM/FM Radio With Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio (Subscription Fees Apply. Available Only In 48 Contiguous United States. Service Is Provided On A 3-Month Trial Basis Upon Purchase; See Dealer For Details No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Auxiliary Input Jack No Yes
Battery No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Brushed Alloy Located On Door Sills No Yes
Bucket electrically adjustable driver seat with height adjustment, three adjustments and tilt adjustment , bucket passenger seat with - adjustments Yes No
Cargo area light Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 218 and all seats in place (cu ft): 7.7 Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Clock Yes No
Cloth Seats No Yes
Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth Yes No
Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights Yes No
Courtesy lights Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver and passenger front airbag Yes No
Driver and passenger power black door mirrors Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 2 Ways Total No Yes
Driver Vanity Mirror No Yes
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emission control level FED Yes No
Extended Service Interval Spark Plugs No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4653, overall length (inches): 183.2, overall width (mm): 1857, overall width (inches): 73.1, overall height (mm): 1351, overall height (inches): 53.2, wheelbase (mm): 2573, wheelbase (inches): 101.3, front track (mm): 1529, front track (inches): 60.2, rear track (mm): 1539, rear track (inches): 60.6, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11308 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 37.1 Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 625 Yes No
Fixed mast antenna Yes No
Floor covering: carpet in load area Yes No
Floor mats Yes No
Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs Yes No
Four speakers Yes No
Front and rear alloy chrome wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 7 inch rim width Yes No
Front and rear all seasons tires with 225 mm tire width, 55% tire profile and H tire rating Yes No
Front and Rear Bumper No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Reading Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Halogen Foglights No Yes
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Power Disc and Rear Power Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows Yes No
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front reading lights Yes No
Front seat center armrest Yes No
Front seats cigar lighter Yes No
Front seats cup holders Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 8.1, EPA highway (mpg): 29, EPA city (l/100km): 11.8 and EPA city (mpg): 20 Yes No
Full car warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint Yes No
Glovebox No Yes
GM Oil Life System Service Interval Indicator For Oil Quality No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
Heat reflective glass Yes No
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror Yes No
Illuminated entry system Yes No
Immobilizer Yes No
Independent Front Suspension With Bilstein(R) Mono Tubed Shock Absorbers and Performance Ride Type No Yes
Independent Rear Suspension With Bilstein(R) Mono Tubed Shock Absorbers and Performance Ride Type No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 968, front headroom (inches): 38.1, rear headroom (mm): 909, rear headroom (inches): 35.8, front hip room (mm): 1328, front hip room (inches): 52.3, rear hip room (mm): 1041, rear hip room (inches): 41, front leg room (mm): 1082, front leg room (inches): 42.6, rear leg room (mm): 759, rear leg room (inches): 29.9, front shoulder room (mm): 1361, front shoulder room (inches): 53.6, rear shoulder room (mm): 1052 and rear shoulder room (inches): 41.4 Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Load restraint net Yes No
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor Yes No
Manual Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM radio and CD player Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock and Panic Alarm No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Oil pressure Yes No
OnStar(R) Personal Calling Hands-Free Telephone No Yes
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Tracking No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Service Plan Includes Automatic Collision Notification, Concierge Services, Emergency Response, Personal Calling, Remote Unlocking, Roadside Assistance, Security System Notification, Stolen Vehicle Tracking, and Vehicle Diagnostics No Yes
OnStar(R) Vehicle Location System No Yes
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment Yes No
Polished Alloy Wheels, 18-In X 8-In No Yes
Power: 142 kW , 190 HP SAE @ 5250 rpm; 220 ft lb , 298 Nm @ 2750 rpm Yes No
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
Power Windows No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear view mirror Yes No
Rear-wheel drive Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch Yes No
Remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
SBRP245/45R18 BSW, Performance Tires No Yes
Seating: four seats Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Solar-Ray(R) Tinted Glass No Yes
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel Yes No
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Cruise Control and Trip Computer No Yes
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , beam rear suspension rigid with coil springs Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trim level: DELUXE Yes No
Trip Computer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Turbocharged 2.0-Liter Ecotec, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 260@5300, Torque Of 260@5300, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Turbocharger No Yes
Two-door convertible body style Yes No
Two fixed bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments Yes No
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats Yes No
Unleaded fuel Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and PASS-Key(R) III Plus Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Ventilation system Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Phone No Yes
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1476 and curb weight (lbs) 3254 Yes No
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe Yes No






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