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Vehicle 2006 MINI Cooper S Convertible 2002 BMW 3 Series 330Cic
105-Amp Alternator Yes No
15,000 Mile Extended Service Interval Tune-Up; Extended Service Interval Spark Plugs Yes No
2979 cc 3 liters in-line 6 front engine with 84 mm bore, 89.6 mm stroke, 10.2 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder No Yes
3 Front and 1 Rear Cupholder, 4 Cupholders Total Yes No
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
55-Amp Hour Battery Yes No
63 liter 16.6 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
7-Fin Spoke Alloy Wheels, 16-In. X 6.5-In. Yes No
Air conditioning with climate control No Yes
Alloy Patina Interior Trim Located On Doors, Instrument Panel, Pillars and Foot Pedals Yes No
All-Season Traction Control Controlled By ABS and Engine Management Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Speed Sensitive Volume and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Audio and Security Prewiring Yes No
Audio anti-theft protection: code No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic Off Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Body Color Grille and Chrome Fuel Door and Chrome Center Dual Exhaust Yes No
Body side molding No Yes
Brake assist system No Yes
Bucket electrically adjustable driver seat with height adjustment, four adjustments and tilt adjustment , bucket electrically adjustable passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, four adjustments and tilt adjustment No Yes
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo Area Locking Storage Yes No
Cargo Area Power Outlet Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 249 and all seats in place (cu ft): 8.8 No Yes
Cargo Cover Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area Yes No
Charges: Luxury Tax No Yes
Check Control Vehicle Monitor System Warning Lights With Pictogram Display Yes No
Chrome/bright trim around side windows No Yes
Cigarette Lighter and Ashtray Yes No
Clock No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.35 No Yes
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel No Yes
Concealed system convertible rollover protection No Yes
Conventional lens halogen bulb headlights No Yes
Corner Brake Control Yes No
Courtesy Lights Include Xenon Dome Light, Footwell Lighting and Door Handles Yes No
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors, Turns On Interior Lights, Turns On Flashers and Includes Battery Safety Terminal Yes No
Cruise control No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Windows Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors No Yes
Driver power heated partial-painted door mirrors , passenger power heated partial-painted door mirrors with automatic No Yes
Driver Side Lower Console Storage Located On Dash Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Easy-Entry Seat Yes No
Electric softtop convertible roof No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device Yes No
Emission control level FED No Yes
Engine Oil Cooler Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4432, overall length (inches): 174.5, overall width (mm): 1709, overall width (inches): 67.3, overall height (mm): 1349, overall height (inches): 53.1, wheelbase (mm): 2700, wheelbase (inches): 106.3, front track (mm): 1407, front track (inches): 55.4, rear track (mm): 1420, rear track (inches): 55.9, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10790 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.4 No Yes
External temperature No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 645 No Yes
Fixed Hoop Aluminum Safety Rollbars Yes No
Fixed mast antenna No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area No Yes
Floor mats No Yes
Fold-Down Tailgate Yes No
Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs No Yes
Four-wheel ABS No Yes
Free Scheduled Maintenance For 36 Months or 36,000 Miles Yes No
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and rear alloy wheels with 15 inch rim diam and 7 inch rim width No Yes
Front and rear all seasons tires with 205 mm tire width, 50% tire profile and H tire rating No Yes
Front and rear ashtray No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Sport Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Crumple Zones Yes No
Front and Rear Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Front Dual and Side Sunvisors Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Map/Reading Lights Yes No
Front Dual Seatback Storage Net Pockets Yes No
Front Dual Sport Bucket Seats Adjust 6 Ways Total With Manually Adjustable Seat Height, Manual Memory and Manually Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Front Power 277-mm X 23-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 259-mm X 10.2-mm Solid Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power Cloth Sliding Sunroof Yes No
Front Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter Yes No
Front power windows with two one-touch No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes No
Front reading lights No Yes
Front seat back storage No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front seat center armrest No Yes
Front seats cigar lighter No Yes
Front seats cup holders No Yes
Front side airbag No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 8.4, EPA highway (mpg): 28, EPA city (l/100km): 11.8 and EPA city (mpg): 20 No Yes
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Full dashboard console with covered storage box , full floor console with open storage box No Yes
Fullsize alloy rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Functional Hood Scoop, Side Skirts and Side Air Intakes Yes No
Getrag(R) 6-Speed Manual Transmission Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes No
Gloss paint , black paint No Yes
Glovebox Yes No
Halogen Headlights With Auto-Leveling Yes No
Harman/kardon audio system with AM/FM radio and cassette No Yes
Heat reflective glass No Yes
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Immobilizer No Yes
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Sport Ride Type Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Z-Axle Rear Suspension With Sport Ride Type Yes No
Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Interior Pollen Air Filter Yes No
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 968, front headroom (inches): 38.1, rear headroom (mm): 922, rear headroom (inches): 36.3, front hip room (mm): 1412, front hip room (inches): 55.6, rear hip room (mm): 1120, rear hip room (inches): 44.1, front leg room (mm): 1046, front leg room (inches): 41.2, rear leg room (mm): 714, rear leg room (inches): 28.1, front shoulder room (mm): 1351, front shoulder room (inches): 53.2, rear shoulder room (mm): 1107, rear shoulder room (inches): 43.6, interior volume (liters): 2095 and interior volume (cu ft): 74 No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
L A T C H Yes No
Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment No Yes
Leatherette Seats Yes No
Leather Located On Doors Yes No
Leather Located On Shift Knob Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather No Yes
Load restraint hooks No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler Door Yes No
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Luxury trim leather on gearknob No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor No Yes
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position with four driver's seat positions and head restraint No Yes
Multi-Color Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry, Sunroof, Soft Top, Fuel Door and Hatch Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Park Distance Control (PDC) Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Alarm and Ultrasonic Sensors Yes No
Part-painted front and rear bumpers No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement and Passenger Weight Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Yes No
Power: 168 kW , 225 HP SAE @ 6000 rpm; 214 ft lb , 290 Nm @ 3500 rpm No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch Yes No
Power Electro-Hydraulic Engine Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power steering No Yes
Power Tailgate Lock/Unlock Via Button On Tailgate Handle Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Radio Data System Yes No
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Heating Ducts Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear view mirror No Yes
Rear-wheel drive No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Remote audio controls No Yes
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows No Yes
Remote Tailgate Release Located On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Run-Flat Tires Yes No
SBRP195/55R16 87 V-Rated Performance Tires Yes No
Seating: four seats No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Second Row Dual Bucket-Style Seats With 50/50 Split Folding Seatbacks and Integral Headrests Yes No
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Remote Keyless Entry Yes No
Service interval indicator No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Sport Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Stability control No Yes
Stainless Steel Footrest Yes No
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs No Yes
Supercharged 1.6-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, OHC, MPFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 168@6000, Torque Of 162@4000, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
Supercharger With Intercooler Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tinted glass on cabin and No Yes
Tire Inflation Monitor Yes No
Trim level: No Yes
Twelve speakers No Yes
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two fixed bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments No Yes
Two height adjustable electric adjustable head restraints on front seats , two height adjustable head restraints on rear seats No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Speed-Sensitive Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter No Yes
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1645 and curb weight (lbs) 3627 No Yes
Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe No Yes






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