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Vehicle 2006 MINI Cooper S Convertible 2012 BMW 1 Series 135i Convertible
105-Amp Alternator Yes No
15,000 Mile Extended Service Interval Tune-Up; Extended Service Interval Spark Plugs Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Automatic/Delayed Locking, Automatic Headlights, Exterior Mirrors and Seat No Yes
3 Front and 1 Rear Cupholder, 4 Cupholders Total Yes No
4541-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
55-Amp Hour Battery Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
70 Cold Cranking Amp Battery No Yes
750-Lb Payload Package No Yes
7-Fin Spoke Alloy Wheels, 16-In. X 6.5-In. Yes No
Alloy Patina Interior Trim Located On Doors, Instrument Panel, Pillars and Foot Pedals Yes No
Alloy Wheels Front 18-in. X 7.5-in. and Rear 18-in. X 8.5-in. No Yes
All-Season Traction Control Controlled By ABS and Engine Management Yes No
AM/FM Radio Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 8 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player 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/Off and Time Delay No Yes
Automatic High/Low Beam Control Adaptive Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic Safety Rollbar No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Body Color Grille and Chrome Fuel Door and Chrome Center Dual Exhaust Yes No
Brake Assistance No Yes
Cargo Area Locking Storage Yes No
Cargo Area Power Outlet Yes No
Cargo Area Tiedowns No Yes
Cargo Cover Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area Yes No
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk No Yes
Check Control Vehicle Monitor System Warning Lights With Pictogram Display Yes No
Chrome Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Body Color Exterior Door Handles, Chrome Exhaust Pipe and Chrome Side Windows No Yes
Cigarette Lighter and Ashtray Yes No
Corner Brake Control Yes No
Cornering Lights No Yes
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
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights Yes No
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Windows Yes No
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Diversity Radio Antenna No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes No
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Driver Side Lower Console Storage Located On Dash Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors With 2-Position Memory No Yes
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Easy Entry Seat No Yes
Easy-Entry Seat Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device Yes No
Engine Oil Cooler Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge 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
Free Scheduled Maintenance for 48 Months or 50000 Miles No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes No
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 Yes
Front Armrest Storage No Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Front Cupholders No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual and Side Sunvisors Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Knee Airbags No Yes
Front Dual Map/Reading Lights Yes No
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Power Memory, Passenger Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Power Memory, Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest 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 Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front P215/40YR18 BSW Run Flat Performance and Rear P245/35YR18 BSW Run Flat Performance Tires 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 338-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 325-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Cloth Sliding Sunroof Yes No
Front Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter Yes No
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes No
Front Reading Lights No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Front Vanity Mirror No Yes
Functional Hood Scoop, Side Skirts and Side Air Intakes Yes No
Genuine Wood Trim Located on Center Floor Console, Doors and Instrument Panel No Yes
Getrag(R) 6-Speed Manual Transmission Yes No
Glass Rear Window on Convertible No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes No
Glovebox Yes No
Halogen Headlights With Auto-Leveling Yes No
Hard Top No Yes
Headlight Washers No Yes
Heated Windshield Glass No Yes
Hill Start Control No Yes
HVAC Rest Mode No Yes
Illuminated Entry No Yes
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Sport Ride Type Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Z-Axle Rear Suspension With Sport Ride Type Yes No
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and sport Ride Type No Yes
intercooled turbo No Yes
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Interior Pollen Air Filter Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H Yes No
Leatherette Seats Yes Yes
Leather Located On Doors Yes No
Leather Located On Shift Knob Yes No
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Lockable Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler Door Yes No
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Memory Device Reader No Yes
Multi-Color Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Convertible Top, Door Lock/Unlock, Perimeter Lighting, Power Windows, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry, Sunroof, Soft Top, Fuel Door and Hatch Yes No
Oil Temperature Gauge No Yes
Park Distance Control (PDC) Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Alarm and Ultrasonic Sensors Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement and Passenger Weight Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking 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 Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote and Interior Switch No Yes
Power Tailgate Lock/Unlock Via Button On Tailgate Handle Yes No
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft Yes Yes
Radio Data System Yes No
Rain Sensing Vehicle Speed Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Heating Ducts Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Tailgate Release Located On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 48-Months, Unlimited Miles, No Yes
Run-Flat Tires Yes No
Run Flat Tires Tires No Yes
SBRP195/55R16 87 V-Rated Performance Tires Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Seat Type=bench No Yes
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
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear Yes No
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear and Oil Level No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Ski Bag No Yes
Spare Tire Credit/Delete No Yes
Sport Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Stainless Steel Footrest Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Air Conditioning and Audio 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
Telephone Pre-Wiring No Yes
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 No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light No Yes
Turbocharged 3.0-Liter, I6, 24-Valve, 6, DOHC, DI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 300@5800, Torque Of 300@1200, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Head No Yes
ULEV II Emissions No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer Yes Yes
Vehicle Speed-Sensitive Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Key-In-Ignition, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Low Washer Fluid, Oil Low and Oil Pressure No Yes






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