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Vehicle 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT 2002 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class SLK230 Kompressor
12-Volt Battery Yes No
21-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2295 cc 2.3 liters in-line 4 front engine with 90.9 mm bore, 88.4 mm stroke, 9 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder No Yes
22-mm Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2 Front, 2 Cupholders Total Yes No
3.8-Liter, V6, 24-Valve, SOHC, MPFI Engine, Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 260@5750, Torque Of 258@4500, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
60 liter 15.9 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
Air conditioning with climate control No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Audio anti-theft protection: code No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic Off Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic operation rear view mirror No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Bose audio system with AM/FM radio and cassette No Yes
Brake assist system No Yes
Bucket driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, - adjustments and tilt adjustment No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 269 and all seats in place (cu ft): 9.5 No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area Yes No
Clock No Yes
Cloth Seats Yes No
Coefficient of drag: 0.35 No Yes
Coinholder Yes No
Color-Keyed Door Handles Yes No
Coming home device No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass Yes No
Concealed Safety Rollbar Yes No
Conventional lens halogen bulb headlights No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Lights Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Driver front airbag , passenger front airbag with occupant sensors No Yes
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver power heated body color door mirrors with automatic operation , passenger power heated body color door mirrors No Yes
Dual Color-Keyed Folding Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Final Drive Ratio 3.77; 3.24 Yes No
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electric hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window No Yes
Electric remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Emission control level FED No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4011, overall length (inches): 157.9, overall width (mm): 1715, overall width (inches): 67.5, overall height (mm): 1280, overall height (inches): 50.4, wheelbase (mm): 2400, wheelbase (inches): 94.5, front track (mm): 1488, front track (inches): 58.6, rear track (mm): 1494, rear track (inches): 58.8, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10028 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 32.9 No Yes
External temperature No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 665 No Yes
Fixed hoop convertible rollover protection No Yes
Fixed mast antenna No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area No Yes
Floor mats No Yes
Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs No Yes
Four-wheel ABS No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 7 inch rim width , rear alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 8 inch rim width No Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and Rear Color-Keyed Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Crumple Zones Yes No
Front ashtray No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Map Lights Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats, Driver Side Manually Adjusts 6-Ways Total, Passenger Side Manually Adjusts 4-Ways Total, With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Integral Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Foglights Yes No
Front Power 295-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 284-mm Ventilated Disc BRAKE4 Yes No
Front Power Outlet 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 center armrest No Yes
Front seats cigar lighter No Yes
Front seats cup holders No Yes
Front side airbag with occupant sensors No Yes
Front tires with 205 mm tire width, 55% tire profile and V tire rating , rear tires with 225 mm tire width, 50% tire profile and V tire rating No Yes
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 7.8, EPA highway (mpg): 30, 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 open storage box , full floor console with covered storage box No Yes
Garage door opener No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes No
Gloss paint , black paint No Yes
Halogen Headlights Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off No Yes
Heated washer No Yes
High pressure headlight cleaners No Yes
Illuminated Entry Includes Ignition Key Surround Yes No
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Illuminated Glovebox Yes No
Immobilizer No Yes
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 950, front headroom (inches): 37.4, front hip room (mm): 1389, front hip room (inches): 54.7, front leg room (mm): 1085, front leg room (inches): 42.7, front shoulder room (mm): 1313, front shoulder room (inches): 51.7, interior volume (liters): 1240 and interior volume (cu ft): 43.8 No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
L A T C H Yes No
Leather covered steering wheel No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather No Yes
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Low washer fluid level warning No Yes
Luxury trim leather on gearknob, alloy on doors and alloy on dashboard No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manual six-speed transmission with shift lever on floor No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Trunk Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Panic Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection No Yes
Polished Exhaust Pipe Yes No
Power: 143 kW , 192 HP SAE @ 5300 rpm; 200 ft lb , 271 Nm @ 2500 rpm No Yes
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power steering No Yes
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Power Window Lockout/Override Yes No
Power Windows With Driver Side One-Touch Down Yes No
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer Yes No
Radio Antenna Yes No
Rear Bucket Seats Yes No
Rear fog lights No Yes
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear-wheel drive No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Rear window with defogger No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Yes No
Remote fuel filler door release No Yes
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch No Yes
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): unlimited or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Rockford Fosgate(R) AM/FM Radio With 650-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume and 9 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; MP3 Player; Sirius(R) Satellite Radio (Includes 6-Months Service) Yes No
SBRP235/45R18 All-Season Tires Yes No
Seating: two seats No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Selective Unlocking Yes No
Service interval indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Six speakers No Yes
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Stability control No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio Yes No
Subwoofer Yes No
Supercharger compressor No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telematics No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tinted glass on cabin No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Tonneau Cover Yes No
Traction Control Yes No
Trim level: SLK230 KOMPRESSOR No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk Light Yes No
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter No Yes
Warning Lights Include Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1386 and curb weight (lbs) 3055 No Yes
Wind deflector behind seats No Yes
Windshield wipers with fixed intermittent wipe No Yes
Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs No Yes






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