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Vehicle 2004 Ford Mustang Premium Convertible 2009 Cadillac XLR Platinum Convertible
100,000 Mile Tune-Up Interval With Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs Yes No
120-MPH Speedometer Yes No
150-Amp Alternator No Yes
24-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
29-mm Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
2 Cupholders Total Yes Yes
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Exterior Mirrors, HVAC, Radio, Seat and Steering Wheel No Yes
2 Multi-Function Remote Transmitters Operate Keyless Entry, Panic Button and Illuminated Entry Yes No
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
3.8-Liter, 12-Valve, 90-Degree V6, OHV, SEFI Engine, Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 190@5250, Torque Of 220@2750, Cast Iron Block and Cast Aluminum Cylinder Heads Yes No
3-Function HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
4.6-Liter, Northstar 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 320@6400, Torque Of 310@4400, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
4-Speed Automatic Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
58 Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission Yes Yes
Adaptive Low Beam and High Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Adaptive Variable Suspension No Yes
Alcantara(R) Leather Seats No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control No Yes
AM/FM Radio With Bose(R) Sound System and 9 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; XM(R) Satellite Radio No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On and Dusk Sensor No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes Yes
Automatic Release Parking Brake No Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Auxiliary Input Jack No Yes
Battery No Yes
Battery Gauge Yes Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Body Color Front and Rear Bumpers Yes No
Bright Alloy Wheels, 16-In. X 7-In. Yes No
Card Key No Yes
Cargo Net No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area No Yes
Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray 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 No
Compass No Yes
Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Composite Hood With Scoop Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage With Armrest Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes Yes
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side Electrochromic, 2-Position Memory and Passenger Automatic Tilt-Down No Yes
Dual Front Sunvisors Yes No
Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Dual Remote Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Easy Entry Seat For Rear Passengers Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device Yes No
Engine Compartment Light No Yes
Engine Start Button No Yes
Equalizer No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Spark Plugs No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and Rear Pretensioners Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Driver Power Lumbar Support Yes No
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 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 Pretensioners No Yes
Front Dual Reading Lights Integral To Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Cooled Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Driver Memory and Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 274-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 267-mm Solid Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power 325-mm X 32-mm Disc and Rear Power 305-mm X 26-mm Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Down Yes No
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes Yes
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With 6.5-In. Color Touch Screen No Yes
Headlight Washers No Yes
Heated Steering Wheel No Yes
Hydra-Matic 6-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive, Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Illuminated Entry Located On Side Stepwell No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Leaf Springs and Shock Absorbers and Magnetic Control Ride Type No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Leaf Springs and Shock Absorbers and Magnetic Control Ride Type No Yes
Independent Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Pressurized MacPherson Struts Yes No
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Instrumentation Displayed On Windshield No Yes
Intelligent Cruise Control No Yes
Interior Pollen Air Filter No Yes
Interior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H Yes Yes
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Live Rear Suspension With Coil Spring 4-Bar Link and Gas Pressurized Shock Absorbers Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door 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
Magnasteer(R) Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk and Anti-Theft No Yes
Oil Pressure Gauge Yes Yes
OnStar(R) Hands-Free Calling With Telephone No Yes
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Assistance No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Directions and Connections Plan. Includes Emergency Services, Crisis Assist and Roadside Assistance No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Directions and Connections Plan. Includes Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote Door Unlock, Roadside Assistance, Remote Horn and Lights, Turn-By-Turn Navigation, Hands-Free Calling, Vehicle Diagnostics and Low Mileage Discount No Yes
OnStar(R) Turn-By-Turn Navigation Aid No Yes
Panic Button Yes Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Power Decklid Locks/Unlocks Via Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Hard Convertible Top 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 Trunk Lid No Yes
Power Windows With Driver and Passenger One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer Yes No
Programmable Power Door Locks No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Data System Yes Yes
Rain Sense(R) Rain Sensing Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Bench Seat Yes No
Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Alarm, Audio-Visual Sensors and Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Rear Quarter Power Windows Yes No
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Decklid Release Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote Trunk Release No Yes
Run Flat Tires No Yes
SBRP225/55R16 BSW All-Season Tires Yes No
SBRP235/50WR18 BSW, Michelin(R) Extended Mobility Tires No Yes
SecuriLock(TM) Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Encoded Ignition Key Yes No
Selective Locking/Unlocking No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Of Doors Yes No
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Sirus(TM) Satellite Radio Capability Yes No
Solar-Ray(R) Tinted Glass No Yes
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
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 Yes
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trip Computer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System and Audio No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Phone 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
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes
Wood and Leather Steering Wheel No Yes






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