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Vehicle 2005 Ford Thunderbird Premium 2007 Lexus SC 430 Convertible
100,000 Mile Extended Service Interval For Spark Plugs Yes No
18.5-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2 Cupholders Total Yes Yes
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Exterior Mirrors, Seat and Steering Wheel; Passenger Side Include Seat No Yes
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
2 Power Outlets, 1 Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter Yes No
2 Subwoofers 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, Torque Of 286@4000, Alloy Cylinder Block and Alloy Heads Yes No
3-Function HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener Yes Yes
4.3-Liter, 90-Degree V8, VVT-i 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 288@5600, Torque Of 317@3400, 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 Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission Yes Yes
Adaptive Low Beam Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling; High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Alloy Accents Located On Doors and Console Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control Controlled By ABS Yes No
All-Speed Traction Control (TRAC) Controlled By ABS and Engine Management No Yes
Alternator No Yes
Audible Warning Include Headlights-On No Yes
Audiophile Sound System AM/FM Radio With Seek/Scan, 360-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume and 6 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer With Random Play; Sirius(TM) Satellite Radio Capable Yes No
Automatic Climate Control Yes No
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay Yes Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Battery No Yes
Battery Saver 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
Black Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Black Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Chrome Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 7.5-In. Yes No
Chrome Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Cigarette Lighter Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes Yes
Compass No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Audio and Windows Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Operates Power Windows No Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver Airbag With Multi-Stage Deployment No Yes
Dual Color-Keyed Folding Power Adjustable Automatic Tilt-Down Heated Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors With 2-Position Memory No Yes
Dual Covered Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Dual Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes Yes
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device Yes No
Emergency Reduced Engine Power Yes No
Extended Service Interval Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Footwell Lights Yes No
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color 5-MPH Impact Absorbing Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Color-Keyed 5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Illuminated Ashtray No Yes
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Driver Side Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Knee Airbags No Yes
Front Dual Manually Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Headrests and Driver Side Manually Adjustable Seat Height Yes No
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Dual Power Memory and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Maplights Yes No
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front Passenger and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 297-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 307-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Ventilated Disc and Rear Power Ventilated Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes Yes
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With Voice Activation No Yes
Halogen Headlights Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated Entry Includes Front Stepwell and Ignition Key Surround No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
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
Infrared Glass 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 Located On Doors and Center Floor Console No Yes
Leather Seats Yes Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Lexus/Mark Levinson Premium System ETR(R) AM/FM Radio With 240-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume, and 9 Speakers Total; Cassette Player With Auto-Reverse; 6-Disc CD Changer Integrated With Radio No Yes
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox Yes Yes
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Lower Console Storage Located On Floor With Armrest Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry, Panic Alarm and Trunk Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, Illuminated Entry, Anti-Theft, Windows and Panic Alarm No Yes
Panic Button No Yes
Panic Button Sounds Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Switch Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Multi-Stage Deployment No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Operated Via Headlight Off Time Delay No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Via Automatic Headlights Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch No Yes
Power Door Locks With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Driver Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Power Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Mast and In-Glass Diversity Radio Antennas No Yes
Power Passenger Seat Adjusts 2 Ways Total Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power Telescopic Steering Column Yes Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Power Vehicle Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes Yes
Power Window Lockout/Override No Yes
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Down Yes No
Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Preprogrammed Equalizer No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer Yes No
Privacy Glass No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Radio Data System Yes No
Radio Data System (RDS) No Yes
Rear Bench Seat With Manually Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
SBRP235/50VR17 BSW, All-Season Tires Yes No
SBRP245/40ZR18, Dunlop Summer Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Key No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Remote Keyless Entry 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
Smartlock Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes Yes
Stone Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Stone Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Storage Shelf Located Behind Seats Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Tachometer With 8000 RPM No Yes
Telephone Pre-Wiring No Yes
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption and Stop Watch No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes Yes
Trunk Light Yes Yes
ULEV Emissions No Yes
Underbody Aero Cladding No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via SecuriLock(TM) Engine Immobilizer, Alarm and Exterior Monitoring Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System (VSC) Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control Measures Yaw Rate, Steering Wheel Angle and Wheel Speed No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System and Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Oil Low, Seatbelts Unfastened and Oil Pressure No Yes
Warning Lights Include Fuel Cap, Beltminder(R), Airbag, Check Engine, ABS, Door Ajar, Low Washer Fluid, Low Fuel, Speed Control, Oil Pressure, Electrical System, Brake System and Low Coolant Yes No
Wind Deflector For Convertibles No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes
Wood and Leather Steering Wheel No Yes






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