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Vehicle 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LT1 2WD 2005 Subaru Forester 2.5 X
12-Volt, 600 Cold Cranking Amp Battery Yes No
160-Amp Alternator Yes No
1 Rear Seat Power Outlet and 1 Cargo Area Power Outlet Yes No
2.5-Liter, H4, 16-Valve, SOHC, SEFI Engine, Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 165@5600 and Torque Of 166@4000, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
28-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2 Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Dash, Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor With Armrest, Passenger Side Storage and Rear Lower Console Storage Box Located On Floor No Yes
2 Front and 2 Rear, 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front and 2 Second Row; 4 Cupholders Total Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets With Illuminated Ashtray No Yes
356-CCA Battery No Yes
36-mm Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
3 Front Power Outlets Yes No
3 Underfloor Storage Compartments Including Storage Bucket and Dual Cargo Area Storage Pockets Located In Side Trim Panels No Yes
4150-Lbs Gross Vehicle Weight Rating No Yes
4 Cargo Area Tie-Down Hooks No Yes
4-Speed Electronically Controlled Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Tow/Haul Mode Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
5.3-Liter Vortec, V8, 16-Valve, OHV, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 320@5200, Torque Of 340@4200, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
5-Spoke Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 7.5-In. Yes No
7100-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Yes No
90-Amp Alternator No Yes
Active Fuel Management Displacement On Demand Yes No
Active Head Restraints No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control Yes No
All-Wheel Drive No Yes
AM/FM Radio With Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 8 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio (Satellite Radio Unavailable In Alaska or Hawaii) Yes No
AM/FM Weatherband Radio With 100 Watts and 4 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Audible Warning Include Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, and Seatbelts Unfastened Yes No
Audible Warnings Include Key-In-Ignition and Front Seatbelts Unfastened No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On and Dusk Sensor Yes No
Automatic Off Headlights No Yes
Auxillary Input Jack Yes No
Battery Gauge Yes No
Battery Saver Yes No
Black Bodyside Steps Yes No
Black Exterior Rails Yes No
Black Soft Grip Urethane Located On Shift Knob and Parking Brake Handle No Yes
Black Soft Grip Urethane Steering Wheel No Yes
Cargo Area Light No Yes
Cargo Area Power Outlet No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks Yes No
Cargo Cover Yes No
Cargo Mat Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin, Rear Seatback and Cargo Floor No Yes
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors Yes Yes
Cloth Seats Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Color-Keyed Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area Yes No
Color-Keyed Exterior Door Handles Yes No
Compass Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal Yes No
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes Yes
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Black Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Color-Keyed Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device No Yes
Emergency Reduced Engine Power No Yes
Extended Service Interval Distributorless Electronic Ignition System No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
Fixed Intermittent Rear Window Wiper No Yes
Flip-Up Liftgate Window Yes No
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Color Keyed Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and Rear Outboard Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Front and Rear Passenger Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front and Rear Textured Gray 5-MPH Impact Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Second Row 3-Point Seatbelts With Front Center Lap Belt Yes No
Front and Second Row Map Lights Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats With Embroidered Forester Logo No Yes
Front Driver Side Manual Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Cloth Sunvisors Yes Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Nets No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Sport Bucket Seats, Driver Side Manually Adjusts 6 Ways Total, Passenger Side Manually Adjusts 4 Ways Total With Driver Manually Adjustable Seat Height and Height Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Front Dual Seat Mounted Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Front Dual Vanity Mirrors With Lids No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Halogen Foglights Yes No
Front Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Front Passenger and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Front Passenger Door Armrest Storage No Yes
Front Power 290-mm X 24-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes and Rear Power 229-mm X 36-mm Drum Brakes No Yes
Front Power 330-mm X 30-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 345-mm X 20-mm Vented Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front, Side and Rear Green Tinted Glass With Dark Upper Sunshade Band On Windshield No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Full-Size Spare Tire Yes Yes
Fully Independent Strut Front Suspension With Lower L-Arms, Internal Rebound Spring and Heavy Duty Raised Ride Type No Yes
Fully Independent Strut With Parallel Link Rear Suspension With Internal Rebound Spring and Heavy Duty Raised Ride Type No Yes
Glovebox Yes No
Halogen Headlights Yes Yes
Hill Start Control No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Independent Front Suspension With Coil Springs, Shock Absorbers and Premium Smooth Ride Type Yes No
In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes Yes
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Interior Spare Tire No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Keyless Entry System Operated Via Key Fob With Audible Confirmation No Yes
L A T C H Yes Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Live Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs, Shock Absorbers and Premium Smooth Ride Type Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Lockable Underbody Tire Carrier Yes No
Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock and Illuminated Entry Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Keyless Entry and Panic Alarm No Yes
Oil Pressure and Temperature Gauge Yes No
OnStar(R) Personal Calling Hands-Free Telephone Yes No
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Tracking Yes No
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Directions and Connections Plan Includes Navigation, Automatic Collision Notification, Concierge Services, Emergency Response, Personal Calling, Remote Unlocking, Roadside Assistance, Security System Notification, Stolen Vehicle Tracking and Vehicle Diagnostics Yes No
Overhead Console Storage No Yes
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Plastic Inner Door Handles No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Engine Speed Sensitive, Rack and Pinion Variable Gear Ratio Steering No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering Yes No
Power Tailgate Lock/Unlock No Yes
Power Window Lockout Yes Yes
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Down Yes Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer Yes No
Programmable Power Door Locks Yes No
Radio Data System Yes No
Rear 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With 3 Removable and Height Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear Center 3-Point Seatbelt No Yes
Rear Chrome 2.5 X Badge No Yes
Rear Heating and Air Conditioning Unit Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Seat Heater Ducts No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Step Bumper No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Rear Window Wiper/Washer Yes No
Rear Wiper Deicer No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote Ignition Pre-Wiring Yes No
Remote Liftgate Release Yes No
Retractable Cargo Area Cover No Yes
Rollover Sensor Yes No
Roof Rack With 150-Lb. Capacity No Yes
SBRP215/60R16 94H Yokohama Geolander G 900 RBL 035, Mud and Snow, All-Season Tires No Yes
SBRP265/70R17 BSW, All-Season Tires Yes No
Second Row 3-Point Center Seatbelt Yes No
Second Row 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Second Row Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Second Row HVAC Controls Yes No
Second Row Sound Controls For Audio Yes No
Security Prewiring No Yes
Selective Unlocking Yes Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls Yes No
Service Interval Indicator For Oil Level Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Side Head Curtain Airbags Located In Roof Yes No
Skid Plate Yes Yes
Solar-Ray(R) Front Tinted Glass Yes No
Solar-Ray(R) Rear Deep Tinted Glass Yes No
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Trip Computer Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise Control No Yes
Step Up Bumper Yes No
Styled Steel Wheels, 16-In. X 6.5-In. No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telephone Antenna Yes No
Textured Black Exterior Door Handles No Yes
Textured Gray Front Air Dam No Yes
Textured Gray Lower Body Cladding No Yes
Theater Style Seating Yes No
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Tool Kit With 2-Way Screwdriver and Lug Wrench Stored In Vinyl Pouch No Yes
Tow Hitch Receiver Yes No
Towing Pre-Wiring Yes No
Tricot Cloth Seats No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Fuel Consumption, Miles To Empty, Stop Watch and Trip Odometer Yes No
Two-Tone Paint No Yes
Valet Key No Yes
Variable Intermittent Front Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Passkey(R) III Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Viscous Coupling Locking Center Differential No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Phone Yes No
Warning Lights Include ABS, Airbag, Alternator/Charge, Brake Fluid, Check Engine, Cruise Control Engaged, Door Ajar, High Beams, Low Fuel, Low Oil Pressure, Parking Brake, Rear Defogger, Seatbelts and Security System No Yes






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