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Vehicle 2006 MINI Cooper S Convertible 2005 BMW Z4 Roadster 3.0i
105-Amp Alternator Yes No
120-Amp Alternator No Yes
15,000 Mile Extended Service Interval Tune-Up; Extended Service Interval Spark Plugs Yes No
1 Front Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Subwoofers No Yes
3.0-Liter, I6, 24-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 225@5900, Torque Of 214@3500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
3 Front and 1 Rear Cupholder, 4 Cupholders Total Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
55 Amp/Hour Battery No Yes
55-Amp Hour Battery Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
7000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
7-Fin Spoke Alloy Wheels, 16-In. X 6.5-In. Yes No
Active Knee Protection Knee Airbags No Yes
Alloy Patina Interior Trim Located On Doors, Instrument Panel, Pillars and Foot Pedals Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 8-In. No Yes
All-Season Traction Control Controlled By ABS and Engine Management Yes No
All-Speed Dynamic Traction Control Controlled By ABS and Engine Management No Yes
AM/FM Radio With Speed Sensitive Volume and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player Yes No
Anthracite Grille Slats No Yes
Audio and Security Prewiring Yes No
Audio, Telephone and Security Pre-Wiring No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic Off Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On and Dusk Sensor No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes Yes
Body Color Grille and Chrome Fuel Door and Chrome Center Dual Exhaust Yes No
Brushed Aluminum Interior Trim No Yes
Cargo Area Locking Storage Yes No
Cargo Area Power Outlet Yes No
Cargo Cover Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area Yes No
Check Control Vehicle Monitor System Warning Lights With Pictogram Display Yes No
Cigarette Lighter and Ashtray Yes No
Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Coinholder No Yes
Corner Brake Control Yes Yes
Courtesy Lights Include Footwell Lights No Yes
Courtesy Lights Include Xenon Dome Light, Footwell Lighting and Door Handles Yes No
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors, Activates Interior Lights, Activates Flashers and Includes Battery Safety Terminal No Yes
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors, Turns On Interior Lights, Turns On Flashers and Includes Battery Safety Terminal Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Operates Windows Yes Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Digital Sound Processing (DSP) Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Door Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle and Steering No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes Yes
Driver Side Lower Console Storage Located On Dash Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dynamic Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction and ABS Traction Control Measures Steering Wheel Angle, Yaw Rate and Wheel Speed No Yes
Easy-Entry Seat Yes No
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes Yes
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device Yes Yes
Engine Oil Cooler Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Fixed Hoop Aluminum Safety Rollbars Yes No
Fixed Hoop Safety Rollbars No Yes
Fold-Down Tailgate Yes No
Free Scheduled Maintenance For 36 Months or 36,000 Miles Yes No
Free Scheduled Maintenance For 48 Months or 50,000 Miles No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Impact Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Sport Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Crumple Zones Yes Yes
Front and Rear Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual and Side Sunvisors Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Map/Reading Lights Yes No
Front Dual Reading Lights No Yes
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 Dual Sport Bucket Seats Manually Adjust 6 Ways Total With Manually Adjustable Seat Height No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Dual Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Halogen Foglights No Yes
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts 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 300-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 294-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Cloth Sliding Sunroof Yes No
Front Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes 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 Yes
Glovebox Yes No
Halogen Headlights With Auto-Leveling Yes No
Heated Washer System No Yes
HVAC Rest Mode No Yes
Independent Central Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers 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
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Integral Rear Spoiler No Yes
Interior Active Charcoal Air Filter No Yes
Interior Load Area Light Yes Yes
Interior Pollen Air Filter Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H Yes Yes
Leatherette Seats Yes No
Leather Located On Doors Yes No
Leather Located On Shift Knob Yes Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door Yes Yes
Locking Glovebox No Yes
Lower Console Storage On Floor No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manual Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Multi-Color Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry, Power Windows and Trunk No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry, Sunroof, Soft Top, Fuel Door and Hatch Yes No
Park Distance Control (PDC) Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Alarm and Ultrasonic Sensors Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement and Passenger Weight Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Switch No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Yes No
Power Door Locks 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 Tailgate Lock/Unlock Via Button On Tailgate Handle Yes No
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Up, Driver One-Touch Down and Pinch Protection No Yes
Premium Harman/Kardon(R) Sound System Includes Carver AM/FM Radio With 10 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Quad Halogen Headlights No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes Yes
Radio Anti-Theft Yes Yes
Radio Data System Yes No
Radio Data System (RDS) No Yes
Rear Air Dam Yes Yes
Rear Heating Ducts Yes No
Rear Splash Guards No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote Tailgate Release Located On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Run Flat Tires No Yes
Run-Flat Tires Yes No
SBRP195/55R16 87 V-Rated Performance Tires Yes No
SBRP225/45WR17 Performance Tires 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 No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Remote Keyless Entry Yes No
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear Yes No
Servotronic Power Vehicle Speed Sensing Electric Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Sport Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Stainless Steel Footrest Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control 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 No
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Inflation Monitor Yes Yes
Trip Computer With Average Fuel Consumption, Average Speed and Miles To Empty No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes No
Variable Intensity Brake Lights No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Double-Locking and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Speed-Sensitive Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Speed Sensitive, Rain Sensing Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes






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