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Vehicle 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class SLK55 AMG
12-Volt Battery Yes No
21-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
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-Memory Adjustments For Driver and Passenger Side Include Automatic/Delayed Locking, Automatic Headlights, Exterior Mirrors, Steering Wheel and Seat No Yes
3-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
4211-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
5.5-Liter, V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, DI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 415@6800, Torque Of 398@4500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
628-Lb Payload Package No Yes
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
7-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Tow/Haul/Snow Mode No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. Yes No
Alloy Wheels Front 18-in. X 8-in. and Rear 18-in. X 9-in. No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 500-Watts, Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume, LOGIC7 Surround Sound and 11 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; SiriusXM Satellite Radio No Yes
AMG SPEEDSHIFT Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Analog Clock 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 Twin Projector Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic Release Parking Brake No Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Brake Assistance No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area Yes No
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk No Yes
Chrome Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Body Color Exterior Door Handles, Chrome Exhaust Pipe and Chrome Side Windows No Yes
Cloth Seats Yes No
Coinholder Yes No
Color-Keyed Door Handles Yes No
Compact Spare Tire Yes Yes
Compass Yes Yes
Concealed Safety Rollbar Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Yes Yes
Digital Clock Yes No
Displacement On Demand No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Body Color Power Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side Electrochromic and 3-Position Memory 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
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Fixed Hoop Safety Rollbar No Yes
Front 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 Color-Keyed Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Crumple Zones Yes No
Front and Rear Power Windows With Front One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Front Cupholders No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Knee Airbags No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights Yes No
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
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 Reclining Heated Sport 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 Sunvisors Yes No
Front Foglights Yes No
Front Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front P235/40YR18 BSW Performance and Rear P255/35YR18 BSW Performance Tires No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 295-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 284-mm Ventilated Disc BRAKE4 Yes No
Front Power 361-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 330-mm Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet Yes Yes
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes No
Front Reading Lights No Yes
Front Side Head Curtain Airbags No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front Vanity Mirror No Yes
Glass Rear Window on Convertible No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes No
Halogen Headlights Yes No
Heated Windshield Glass No Yes
Hill Start Control No Yes
Illuminated Entry No Yes
Illuminated Entry Includes Ignition Key Surround Yes No
Illuminated Glovebox Yes No
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 Yes
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H Yes No
Leather Located On Shift Knob Yes No
Leather Seats No Yes
Lockable Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler No Yes
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes Yes
Memory Device Reader No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Convertible Top, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Perimeter Lighting, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Trunk Yes No
Overhead Console Storage No Yes
Panic Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote No Yes
Polished Exhaust Pipe Yes No
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Window Lockout/Override Yes No
Power Windows With Driver Side One-Touch Down Yes No
Pre-Programmed Equalizer Yes No
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Rain Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Bucket Seats Yes No
Rear Foglights No Yes
Rear Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Rear Spoiler Yes Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Yes No
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Removable Hard Cargo Cover No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty for Unlimited Months, 621,387-Miles 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
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes Yes
Selective Unlocking Yes No
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear and Oil Level No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Soft Top No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Transmission No Yes
Subwoofer Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telematics Includes Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance and Stolen Vehicle Tracking No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Tonneau Cover Yes No
Traction Control Yes No
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light No Yes
Trunk Light Yes No
ULEV II Emissions No Yes
Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer Yes Yes
Vehicle Location System No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Vehicle Theft Tracking Notification No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Warning Lights Include Electrical System, Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Low Washer Fluid, Oil Low and Oil Pressure No Yes
Warning Lights Include Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No
Wind Deflector For Convertibles No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio No Yes






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