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Vehicle 2006 Ford Mustang V6 Standard Convertible 2008 Lexus SC 430 Convertible
12-Volt Battery Yes No
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, Seat and Steering Wheel; Passenger Side Include Seat No Yes
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
4.0-Liter, 60-Degree V6, 12-Valve, SOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 210@5300, Torque Of 240@3500, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
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 No Yes
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
8000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Adaptive Low Beam Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling; High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
Alternator No Yes
AM/FM Radio; CD Player Yes No
Analog Battery Gauge Yes No
Analog Oil Pressure Gauge Yes No
Audible Warning Include Headlights-On No Yes
Audio and Security Prewiring Yes No
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Battery No Yes
Beltminder(R) 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 Rocker Panels Yes No
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes Yes
Chrome Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Coinholder No Yes
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 Located On Floor With Armrest Yes No
Crash Sensor Yes No
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Power Windows No Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Black Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Color-Keyed Folding Power Adjustable Heated Automatic Tilt-Down Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side 2-Position Memory No Yes
Dual Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device No Yes
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 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
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 Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Illuminated Ashtray No Yes
Front Crumple Zones Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Knee Airbags No Yes
Front Dual Manually Reclining Bucket Seats With Manually Adjustable Headrests 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 Yes Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Passenger and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 292-mm X 30-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 300-mm X 19-mm Vented Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power 297-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 307-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With Voice Activation No Yes
Headlight Washers No Yes
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener 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 MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs 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 No Yes
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
Lighted Bezel Yes No
Live Three Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Shock Absorbers Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry and Panic Alarm Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, Illuminated Entry, Anti-Theft, Windows and Panic Alarm No Yes
Mustang Cloth Seats Yes No
Panic Alarm Yes No
Panic Button No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement and Passenger Weight Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Operated Via Headlight Off Time Delay No Yes
Personal Safety System(TM) Includes Pretensioners With Load Limiters, Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment, Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment, Driver Seat Position Sensor and Crash Sensor Yes No
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch No 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 Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Window Lockout/Override No Yes
Power Windows With Dual One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Preprogrammed Equalizer No Yes
Pretensioners Yes No
Privacy Glass No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
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 No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
SBRP215/65SR16 All-Season Tires Yes No
SBRP245/40ZR18, Dunlop Summer Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Second Row Bucket Seats Yes No
SecuriLock(TM) Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Selective Unlocking Via Key No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Stainless Steel Single Exhaust Pipe Yes No
Steel Wheels, 16-In. Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise Control Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Telephone Pre-Wiring No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Tool Kit No Yes
Traction Control (TRAC) Controlled By ABS and Engine Management No Yes
Tremec T5 5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
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 No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
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
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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