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Vehicle 2009 Audi A4 2.0 T Avant quattro Tiptronic 2008 Scion xB 5-Door Wagon
12-Volt Battery No Yes
140-Amp Alternator Yes No
2.4-Liter, I4, VVT-i 16-Valve, DOHC, EFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 158@6000, Torque Of 162@4000, Alloy Block and Cylinder Head No Yes
26-mm Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total Yes No
4 Front and 2 Rear, 6 Cupholders Total No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
6-Spoke Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 7.5-In. Yes No
7000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
80-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Alloy Located On Door Sills Yes No
Audi Concert AM/FM Radio With 180-Watts, Seek, Scan and Speed Sensitive Volume and 10 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; Sirius(R) Satellite Radio (Includes 3 Months Of Service) Yes No
Audio Pre-Wiring No Yes
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor Yes No
Automatic Release Parking Brake Yes No
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Body Color Front Air Dam No Yes
Brake Drying Yes No
Cargo Area Tie-Downs No Yes
Cargo Area Under Floor Storage No Yes
Cargo Organizer No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area Yes Yes
Center Locking Differential Yes No
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors No Yes
Chrome Located On Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Cloth Seats No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors Yes No
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Crumple Zones Yes No
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Threshold and Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver Power Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance Yes Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes Yes
Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition No Yes
Exterior Rails Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors Yes Yes
Front and Rear Body Color 5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Body-Color Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and Rear Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and Rear Pretensioners No Yes
Front and Rear Pretensioners With Front Force Limiters Yes No
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags No Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Armrest No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes Yes
Front Dual Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Floor Mats Yes No
Front Foglights Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total Yes No
Front Power 275-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 279-mm Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power 320-mm X 30-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 288-mm X 12-mm Solid Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Glovebox No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
Hill Start Control Yes No
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers Yes No
Interior Pollen Air Filter Yes No
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H Yes Yes
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Low Beam and High Beam Halogen Headlights Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual Sunshade Located On Panoramic Roof Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Metal-Tone Located On Instrument Panel and Steering Wheel No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock Yes No
Multi Media Interface (Mmi) Centralized Control Instrumentation For Audio Yes No
Open Sky System Front To Rear Panoramic Power Glass Slide Sunroof Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Passenger Weight No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Threshold and Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Pioneer(R) AM/FM Radio With 160-Watts and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3/WMA Player No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Window Lockout/Override No Yes
Power Windows Yes No
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Down No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking Yes No
Quattro(TM) IV All-Wheel Drive Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Data System Yes No
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt Yes Yes
Rear 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Rear Floor Mats Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Privacy Glass No Yes
Rear Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear Window Wiper/Washer No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
SBRP205/55R16 All-Season Tires No Yes
SBRP225/50HR17 All-Season Tires Yes No
SD Card Audio Reader Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Second Row Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Semi-Independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Servotronic Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Sideguard(TM) Side Head Curtain Airbags Yes No
Steel Wheels, 16-In. X 6.5-In. No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Subwoofer Yes No
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tiptronic(R) Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control Yes Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Miles To Empty, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption No Yes
Turbocharged 2.0-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, EFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 211@5300, Torque Of 258@1500, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
Turbocharger With Intercooler Yes No
ULEV-II No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Low Fuel, Low Washer Fluid, Oil Pressure and Low Coolant No Yes
Wheel Locks No Yes






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