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Vehicle 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible GLS 1.8T 2008 Honda S2000 CR 6-Spd MT
100,000-Miles Extended Service Interval For Tune-Up No Yes
12v power outlet: front & cargo Yes No
1781 cc 1.8 liters in-line 4 front engine with 81 mm bore, 86.4 mm stroke, 9.3 compression ratio, double overhead cam and five valves per cylinder Yes No
2.2-Liter VTEC(R), I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 237@7800, Torque Of 162@6800, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
27-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
29-mm Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
2 Cupholders Total No Yes
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
55 liter 14.5 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Air conditioning Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 144 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
Audible Warnings Include Seatbelt Unfastened No Yes
Audio anti-theft protection: code Yes No
Battery No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Body Color Roll Bar Cowling No Yes
Bucket driver and passenger seat with height adjustment and - adjustments Yes No
Cargo area cover/rear parcel shelf Yes No
Cargo area light Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 142 and all seats in place (cu ft): 5 Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Center-Floor Tunnel Net-Pocket No Yes
Clock Yes No
Cloth Seats No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.37 Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Concealed system convertible rollover protection Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Dash Mounted Red Engine Start Button No Yes
Day time running lights Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed/fade courtesy lights Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Digital Instrument Panel No Yes
Door ajar warning Yes No
Door edge hazard lights Yes No
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Drive-By-Wire(TM) Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors Yes No
Driver and passenger power heated partial-painted door mirrors Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Map Lights No Yes
Electric Power Vehicle Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management Yes No
Emission control level FED Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4092, overall length (inches): 161.1, overall width (mm): 1725, overall width (inches): 67.9, overall height (mm): 1501, overall height (inches): 59.1, wheelbase (mm): 2510, wheelbase (inches): 98.8, front track (mm): 1506, front track (inches): 59.3, rear track (mm): 1486, rear track (inches): 58.5, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10912 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.8 Yes No
External temperature Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: Yes No
Fixed Hoop Safety Rollbars No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area Yes No
Floor mats Yes No
Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs Yes No
Four-wheel ABS Yes No
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and rear alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 6.5 inch rim width Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and rear reading lights Yes No
Front and rear tires with 205 mm tire width, 55% tire profile and H tire rating Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats, Driver Side Manually Adjusts 4-Ways Total With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Passenger Automatic Locking Retractor No Yes
Front Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 282-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front power windows with two one-touch , rear power windows Yes No
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front seat back storage Yes No
Front seat center armrest Yes No
Front seats and rear seats cup holders Yes No
Front side airbag Yes No
Front Underbody Spoiler No Yes
Front-wheel drive Yes No
Fuel economy 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 , partial overhead console with covered storage box Yes No
Fullsize steel rim internal spare wheel Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint , pearl paint Yes No
Gray Alloy Wheels, Front 17-In. X 7-In. and Rear 17-In. X 8.5-In. No Yes
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 Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Shock Absorbers No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 1034, front headroom (inches): 40.7, rear headroom (mm): 945, rear headroom (inches): 37.2, front leg room (mm): 1001, front leg room (inches): 39.4, rear leg room (mm): 800, rear leg room (inches): 31.5, front shoulder room (mm): 1341, front shoulder room (inches): 52.8, rear shoulder room (mm): 1069, rear shoulder room (inches): 42.1, interior volume (liters): 2209 and interior volume (cu ft): 78 Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel and Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Limited slip differential Yes No
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Low Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights and High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Low washer fluid level warning Yes No
Maintenance Minder(TM) System Maintenance Interval Indicator For Tires, Automatic-Transmission Service, Coolant, Spark Plugs, Air Filter and Timing Belt No Yes
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor Yes No
Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM radio and cassette Yes No
Metallic Accents Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Shift Knob and Foot Pedals No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk and Panic Alarm No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Oil Cooler No Yes
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Passenger Vanity Mirror No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes No
Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment Yes No
Power: 110 kW , 150 HP SAE @ 5800 rpm; 162 ft lb , 220 Nm @ 2200 rpm Yes No
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): 60000, distance (km): 96561 Yes No
Power Windows No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel Yes No
Projector beam lens halogen bulb headlights Yes No
Rear ashtray Yes No
Rear Body Brace No Yes
Rear Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear view mirror Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Rear Wing Spoiler No Yes
Remote control remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Remote fuel filler door release Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Removable Hardtop No Yes
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Roof antenna Yes No
Roof spoiler Yes No
SBRP215/45R17 87W Front and SBRP255/40R17 94W Rear, Bridgestone(R) Potenza RE070 High Performance Tires No Yes
Seating: four seats Yes No
Selective Unlocking Via Remote Keyless Entry No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Stability control Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise Control No Yes
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , torsion beam rear suspension semi-independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Ten speakers Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trim level: GLS Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Turbo compressor Yes No
Two-door convertible body style Yes No
Two fixed bucket front facing rear seats with zero adjustments Yes No
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats and rear seats Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Traction Control, ABS and Engine Power Reduction Measures Yaw Rate and Wheel Speed No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter Yes No
Vinyl seat upholstery with additional vinyl Yes No
Warning Lights Include Low Fuel, Oil Pressure and Seatbelt Unfastened No Yes
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1436 and curb weight (lbs) 3166 Yes No
Wind Deflector For Convertible No Yes
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe Yes No
Yellow Stitching Located On Door Inserts, Seats, Shift Boots and Steering Wheel No Yes






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