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Vehicle 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible GLS 1.8T 4AT 2009 Saturn SKY Ruby Red Special Edition
125-Amp Alternator 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
2.4-Liter Ecotec, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 173@5800, Torque Of 167@4500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
24-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
27-mm Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
3 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
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Air conditioning Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Speed Sensitive Volume and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 144 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
Audio anti-theft protection: code Yes No
Automatic drive indicator on dashboard Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Automatic six-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control, manual mode and shift lever on floor Yes No
Auxiliary Input Jack No Yes
Battery No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Black Bezel Located On Headlight Surround No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
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 No Yes
Clock Yes No
Coefficient of drag: 0.37 Yes No
Concealed system convertible rollover protection Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Crumple Zones No Yes
Day time running lights Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed/fade courtesy lights Yes No
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Digital Clock 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 Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors Yes No
Driver and passenger power heated partial-painted door mirrors Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 2 Ways Total No Yes
Driver Vanity Mirror No Yes
Dual Body Color 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
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
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 Bumpers 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 Map 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 fog lights Yes No
Front Halogen Foglights No Yes
Front Power 297-mm X 25-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 277-mm X 13-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-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
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 Short/Long Arm Front Suspension With Coil Springs, Mono Tubed Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Short/Long Arm Rear Suspension With Coil Springs, Mono Tubed Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit 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 Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Limited slip differential Yes No
Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Lockable Glovebox No Yes
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Low washer fluid level warning Yes No
Maintenance Interval Indicator For Oil Quality No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM radio and cassette Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Metallic Sill Plates No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Trunk No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
OnStar(R) Hands-Free Calling With Telephone No Yes
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Assistance No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Plan. Includes Automatic Crash Response, Emergency Services, Crisis Assist and Roadside Assistance No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Plan. Includes Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote Door Unlock, Roadside Assistance, Remote Horn and Lights, Hands-Free Calling, Vehicle Diagnostics and Low Mileage Discount No Yes
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes No
Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment Yes No
Polished Alloy Wheels, 18-In X 8-In. No Yes
Power: 110 kW , 150 HP SAE @ 5800 rpm; 162 ft lb , 220 Nm @ 2200 rpm Yes No
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): 60000, distance (km): 96561 Yes No
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel Yes No
Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Projector Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Projector beam lens halogen bulb headlights Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear ashtray Yes No
Rear view mirror Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Remote control remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
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
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Roof antenna Yes No
Roof spoiler Yes No
SBRP245/45VR18 All-Season Performance Tires No Yes
Seating: four seats Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Stability control Yes No
Stainless Steel Located On Pedals 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 , torsion beam rear suspension semi-independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Ten speakers Yes No
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Tire Repair Kit Includes Tire Sealant No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trim level: GLS Yes No
Trip Computer No Yes
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
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and PASS-Key(R) III+ Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter Yes No
Vinyl seat upholstery with additional vinyl Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Phone No Yes
Warning Lights Include Low Fuel No Yes
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1459 and curb weight (lbs) 3217 Yes No
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes






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