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Vehicle 2006 MINI Cooper S Convertible 2009 Cadillac XLR-V Convertible
105-Amp Alternator Yes No
15,000 Mile Extended Service Interval Tune-Up; Extended Service Interval Spark Plugs Yes No
150-Amp Alternator No Yes
24-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
29-mm Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
2 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Exterior Mirrors, HVAC, Radio, Seat and Steering Wheel No Yes
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
3 Front and 1 Rear Cupholder, 4 Cupholders Total Yes No
3-Function Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
55-Amp Hour Battery Yes No
7-Fin Spoke Alloy Wheels, 16-In. X 6.5-In. Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Adaptive Low Beam and High Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Adaptive Variable Suspension No Yes
Alcantara(R) Leather Seats No Yes
Alloy Patina Interior Trim Located On Doors, Instrument Panel, Pillars and Foot Pedals Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 19-In. X 8.5-In. No Yes
All-Season Traction Control Controlled By ABS and Engine Management Yes No
All-Speed Traction Control No Yes
AM/FM Radio With Bose(R) Sound System and 9 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; XM(R) Satellite Radio No Yes
AM/FM Radio With Speed Sensitive Volume and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player Yes No
Audio and Security Prewiring Yes No
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 No
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Auto Release Parking Brake No Yes
Auxiliary Input Jack No Yes
Battery No Yes
Battery Gauge No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Body Color Grille and Chrome Fuel Door and Chrome Center Dual Exhaust Yes No
Card Key No Yes
Cargo Area Locking Storage Yes No
Cargo Area Power Outlet Yes No
Cargo Cover Yes No
Cargo Net No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area Yes Yes
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 No
Courtesy Lights Include Xenon Dome Light, Footwell Lighting and Door Handles Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors, Turns On Interior Lights, Turns On Flashers and Includes Battery Safety Terminal Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights Yes No
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Windows Yes No
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No 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 With Driver Side Electrochromic, 2-Position Memory and Passenger Side Automatic Tilt-Down No Yes
Easy-Entry Seat Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device Yes No
Engine Compartment Light No Yes
Engine Oil Cooler Yes No
Engine Start Button No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Spark Plugs No Yes
Fixed Hoop Aluminum Safety Rollbars Yes No
Fold-Down Tailgate Yes No
Free Scheduled Maintenance For 36 Months or 36,000 Miles Yes No
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers 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 Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual and Side Sunvisors Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes Yes
Front Dual Heated Cooled Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Driver Memory and Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes Yes
Front Dual Map/Reading Lights Yes No
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Pretensioners 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 Sunvisors No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Map Lights No Yes
Front Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
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 340-mm X 32-mm Disc and Rear Power 330-mm X 26-mm 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 No
Front SBRP235/45WR19 BSW and Rear SBRP255/40R19 BSW Extended Mobility Tires No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
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
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With 6.5-In. Color Touch Screen No Yes
Halogen Headlights With Auto-Leveling Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
Heated Steering Wheel No Yes
Hydra-Matic 6-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive, Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Illuminated Entry Located On Front Stepwell No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Leaf Springs, Shock Absorbers and Performance Ride Type No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Leaf Springs, Shock Absorbers and Performance Ride Type 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
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Instrumentation Displayed On Windshield No Yes
Intelligent Cruise Control No Yes
Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Interior Pollen Air Filter Yes Yes
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 No
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door Yes No
Magnasteer(R) Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Magnetic Ride Control Suspension No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission 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-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk and Anti-Theft No Yes
Oil Pressure Gauge No Yes
OnStar(R) Hands-Free Calling With Telephone No Yes
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Assistance No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Directions and Connections Plan. Includes Emergency Services, Crisis Assist and Roadside Assistance No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Directions and Connections Plan. Includes Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote Door Unlock, Roadside Assistance, Remote Horn and Lights, Turn-By-Turn Navigation, Hands-Free Calling, Vehicle Diagnostics and Low Mileage Discount No Yes
OnStar(R) Turn-By-Turn Navigation Aid No Yes
Park Distance Control (PDC) Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Alarm and Ultrasonic Sensors Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement and Passenger Weight Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Yes No
Power Decklid Locks/Unlocks Via Multi-Function Remote 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 Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power Tailgate Lock/Unlock Via Button On Tailgate Handle Yes No
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Trunk Lid No Yes
Power Windows With Driver and Passenger One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Radio Data System Yes Yes
Rain Sense(R) Rain Sensing Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Alarm, Audio-Visual Sensors and Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Rear Heating Ducts Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote Tailgate Release Located On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Remote Trunk Release No Yes
Run Flat Tires No Yes
Run-Flat Tires Yes No
SBRP195/55R16 87 V-Rated Performance Tires Yes No
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
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Solar-Ray(R) Tinted Glass No Yes
Sport Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
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
Supercharged 4.4-Liter, Northstar, 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 443@6400, Torque Of 414@3900, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Supercharger No Yes
Supercharger With Intercooler Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox Yes No
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tire Inflation Monitor Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Speed-Sensitive Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System and Audio No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Phone No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes






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