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Vehicle 2004 Ford Thunderbird Pacific Coast Roadster 2012 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible
100,000 Mile Extended Service Interval For Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs Yes No
18.5-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2 Cupholders Total Yes No
2 Power Outlets, 1 Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter Yes No
2 Subwoofers Total Yes No
31-mm Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
3.9-Liter, V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 280@6000 and Torque Of 286@4000, Alloy Cylinder Block and Alloy Heads Yes No
3-Function HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener Yes No
3-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Automatic/Delayed Locking, Automatic Headlights, Exterior Mirrors, Steering Wheel and Seat No Yes
3-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
4.7-Liter, V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 433@7600, Torque Of 361@4750, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
5-Speed Automatic Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Tow/Haul/Snow Mode No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Alloy Wheels Front 20-in. X 8.5-in. and Rear 20-in. X 10.5-in. No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control Controlled By ABS Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Seek/Scan, 360-Watts and 8 Speakers Total and Speed Sensitive Volume; In-Dash 6-Disc CD Changer With Random Play; Sirius Satellite Radio Capable Yes No
AM/FM Radio With SurroundStag-Watts, Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume, AudioPilot Surround Sound and 12 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player No Yes
Analog Clock No Yes
Automatic Climate Control Yes Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay Yes No
Automatic High/Low Beam Control Adaptive Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic Safety Rollbar No Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Battery Saver For 10 Minutes Yes No
Brake Assistance No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedowns No Yes
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Chrome Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Chrome Exterior Door Handles, Chrome Exhaust Pipe and Chrome Side Windows No Yes
Cigarette Lighter Yes No
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass No Yes
Cream Color Gauges Yes No
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Dark Ash Convertible Soft Boot Yes No
Dark Ash Metallic Console, Shifter Bezel and Appliques Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Operates Audio and Windows Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Driver Airbag Yes Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Dual 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors With 3-Position Memory No Yes
Dual Cloth Sunvisors Yes No
Dual Covered Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Dual Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Easy Entry Seat No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device Yes No
Emergency Reduced Engine Power Allows Operation With Coolant Loss Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Footwell Lights Yes No
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color 5-MPH Impact Absorbing Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Cupholders No Yes
Front and Rear Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Up No Yes
Front and Rear Pretensioners No Yes
Front and Rear Reading Lights No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Driver Side Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Front Dual Manually Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Headrests and Driver Side Manually Adjustable Seat Height Yes No
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Preferred Suede(R) Seat Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Sport Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Power Memory, Passenger Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Power Memory, Integral Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Front Map Lights Located On Rearview Mirror Yes No
Front P245/35YR20 BSW Performance and Rear P285/35YR20 BSW Performance Tires No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front Power Ventilated Disc and Rear Power Ventilated Disc Brakes Yes Yes
Front Pretensioners and Energy Management Retractors Yes No
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Front Seat with Driver Manual Memory No Yes
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front Vanity Mirror No Yes
Genuine Wood Trim Located on Doors, Instrument Panel and Shift Knob No Yes
Glass Rear Window on Convertible No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes No
Halogen Headlights Yes No
Hard Drive with 30GB total; No Yes
Hard Top No Yes
Headlight Washers No Yes
Hill Start Control No Yes
Illuminated Entry Doors No Yes
Illuminated Entry System Yes No
Independent Short-and-Long Arm Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Short-and-Long Arm Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and touring Ride Type No Yes
Independent Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and touring Ride Type No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Interactive Adaptive Variable Suspension No Yes
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H Yes No
Leather Seats Yes Yes
Leather Shift Knob Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Light/Dark Ash Two-Tone Interior Yes No
Limited Edition Numbered Badging Yes No
(Limited Production) Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox Yes No
Lockable Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler No Yes
Lower Console Storage Located On Floor With Armrest Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Memory Device Reader No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Monterey Mist Green 16-Spoke Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 7.5-In. Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Perimeter Lighting, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry, Panic Alarm and Trunk Yes No
Navigation Aid With Voice Activation No Yes
Outside Temperature Display Yes No
Panic Button Sounds Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag Yes Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Switch Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Via Automatic Headlights Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Door Locks With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Driver Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Power Electric Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Passenger Seat Adjusts 2 Ways Total Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power Sunshade Located on No Yes
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote and Interior Switch No Yes
Power Telescopic Steering Column Yes Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Power Vehicle Speed Sensitive Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Down Yes No
Pre-Programmed Equalizer Yes Yes
Radio Data System Yes No
Rain Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts No Yes
Rear Mechanical Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Removable Hard Top Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 48-Months, 50,000-Miles No Yes
SBRP235/50VR17 BSW All-Season Tires Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Seat Type=bucket No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Key or Key Fob Yes No
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls Yes Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear No Yes
Side Airbags With Chest Protection Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Spare Tire Credit/Delete No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Storage Shelf Located Behind Seats Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light No Yes
Trunk Light Yes No
Two-Tone Leather Seats With Preferred Suede(R) Inserts Yes No
Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Via Smart Lock Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via SecuriLock(TM) Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Audio, Navigation System and Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Warning/Indicator Lights Include Highbeam, Traction Control, Loose Fuel Cap, Fasten Safety Belt, Airbag Readiness, Check Engine, Fuel Filler Door, ABS Readiness, Door Ajar, Light Outage, Low Washer Fluid, Low Fuel, Speed Control, Turn Signals, Low Engine Oil Pressure, Charging System, Brake System, Parking Brake and Engine Coolant Temperature Yes No
Warning Lights Include Door Ajar, Electrical System, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure No Yes






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