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Vehicle 2004 Ford Mustang GT Premium Convertible 2004 Lexus SC 430 Convertible
100,000 Mile Tune-Up Interval With Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs Yes No
100-Amp Alternator No Yes
120-MPH Speedometer Yes No
2 Cupholders Total Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Includes Exterior Mirrors, Seat and Steering Wheel No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Passenger Side Includes Seat No Yes
2 Multi-Function Remote Transmitters Operate Keyless Entry, Panic Button and Illuminated Entry Yes No
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
3-Point Seatbelts For All Seating Positions No Yes
4.3-Liter, V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine, Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 300@5600, Torque Of 325@3400, Alloy Block and Alloy Heads No Yes
4.6-Liter, 16-Valve, 90-Degree V8, SOHC, SEFI Engine, Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 260@5250, Torque Of 302@4000, Cast Iron Block and Cast Aluminum Cylinder Heads Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
58 Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
5-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
66-Amp Hour Battery No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control (TRAC) Controlled By ABS and Engine Management With 4 Sensors and 4 Wheels No Yes
Audible Warning For Headlights-On No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Dusk Sensor No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors For Front and Rear Passenger Seatbelts No Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Bader Nappa Leather Located On Doors and Center Floor Console No Yes
Bader Nappa Leather Seats No Yes
Battery Gauge Yes No
Birds Eye Maple or Walnut Genuine Wood Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
Body Color Front and Rear Bumpers Yes No
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Chrome Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Coinholder No Yes
Color-Keyed Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Color-Keyed Upper Intsrument Panel Yes No
Compact Spare Tire Yes Yes
Compass No Yes
Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage With Armrest Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Power Windows No Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Dual Color-Keyed Power Adjustable Automatic Tilt-Down Heated Folding Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors With 2-Position Memory No Yes
Dual Front Sunvisors Yes No
Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Dual Remote Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
DVD Player No Yes
Easy Entry Seat For Rear Passengers Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device Yes No
Extended Service Interval Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear Color-Keyed 5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and Rear Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and Rear Pretensioners Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Cigarette Lighter With Illuminated Ashtray No Yes
Front Cupholders; 2 Cupholders Total No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Driver Airbag No Yes
Front Driver Power Lumbar Support Yes No
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Manually Reclining Sport Bucket Seats With Driver Manually Adjustable Seat Height and Manually Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Reading Lights Integral To Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With 2-Position Driver and 2-Position Passenger Power Memory, Adjustable Seat Height and 4-Way Manually Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Floor Mats No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Fog Lights Yes No
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 274-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 267-mm Solid Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power 297-mm Ventilated Discs and Rear Power 307-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
Front Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Down Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes Yes
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With Screen Includes Full Map and Voice Information No Yes
GT Hood and Side Scoop Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated Entry Includes Front Stepwell and Ignition Key Surround No Yes
Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs No Yes
Independent Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Pressurized MacPherson Struts Yes No
Infrared Glass No Yes
In-Glass Telephone Antenna No Yes
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob With Audible Confirmation No Yes
L A T C H Yes Yes
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes Yes
Lexus/Mark Levinson AM/FM ETR(R) Radio With 240-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume, and 9 Speakers Total; Cassette Player With Auto-Reverse and Dolby(R) B and C Noise Reduction; 6-Disc In-Dash CD Changer No Yes
Light Green Tinted Glass No Yes
Live Rear Suspension With Variable Rate Coil Spring 4-Bar Link and Quadra-Shock Gas Pressurized Shock Absorbers Yes No
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Low Beam Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Auto Leveling No Yes
MACH(R) 460 AM/FM Radio With 230 Watts (460-Watts Peak Power), Seek/Scan, 8 Speakers Total; 6-Disc In-Dash CD Changer With Random Play Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes Yes
Oil Pressure Gauge Yes No
Panic Button Yes Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Power Door Locks Yes Yes
Power Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Mast and In-Glass Diversity Radio Antennas No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Vehicle Speed Sensitive Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 8-In. Yes No
Preprogrammed Equalizer No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer Yes No
Programmable Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, Illuminated Entry, Anti-Theft, and Panic Alarm No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Radio Data System Yes No
Radio Data System (RDS) No Yes
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Bench Seat Yes No
Rear Bench Seat With Integrated Headrests No Yes
Rear Quarter Power Windows Yes No
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Rear Window Defogger No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Remote Decklid Release Yes No
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
SBRP245/40R18 Z-Rated, Dunlop Summer Tires No Yes
SBRP245/45ZR17 BSW Performance Tires Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
SecuriLock(TM) Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Encoded Ignition Key Yes No
Selective Locking/Unlocking Of Doors Yes No
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Key No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Sirus(TM) Satellite Radio Capability Yes No
Stainless Steel Dual Exhaust Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Speed Control Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Tachometer With 8000 RPM No Yes
Telephone Prewiring No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction-Lok Rear Limited Slip Differential Yes No
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption, Stop Watch, Clock and Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes Yes
Trunk Area Light Yes No
Trunk Light No Yes
ULEV Emissions No Yes
Underbody Aero Cladding No Yes
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System (VSC) Operated Via Engine Power Reduction and ABS Traction Control No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System No Yes
Warning Lights For Loose Fuel Cap, Brake System, Anti-Lock Braking System, Low Fuel, Service Engine Soon, Anti-Theft System, Airbag Readiness, Charging System, and Fasten Safety Belt Yes No
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Oil Low, and Oil Pressure No Yes
Wind Deflector No Yes






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