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Vehicle 2009 Ford Mustang GT Convertible 2008 Cadillac XLR-V Convertible
12-Volt Battery Yes No
150-Amp Alternator No Yes
20-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2 Cupholders Total Yes Yes
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Exterior Mirrors, HVAC, Radio, Seat and Steering Wheel No Yes
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
34-mm Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
3-Function Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
4.6-Liter, 90-Degree V8, 24-Valve, SOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 300@5750, Torque Of 320@4500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive, Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Adaptive Low Beam and High Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Adaptive Variable Suspension No Yes
Alloy Located On Instrument Panel Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 19-In. X 8.5-In. No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control No Yes
AM/FM Radio; CD Player Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Bose(R) Sound System and 9 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; XM(R) Satellite Radio No Yes
Audible Warnings Include Beltminder(R) Seatbelts Unfastened Yes No
Audio and Security Pre-Wiring Yes No
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On and Dusk Sensor No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Auto Release Parking Brake No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery No Yes
Battery Gauge Yes Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Card Key No Yes
Cargo Net No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Chrome Located On Shift Knob Yes No
Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Coinholder Yes Yes
Color-Keyed Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Color Keyed Rocker Moldings Yes No
Color-Keyed Rocker Panels Yes No
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes Yes
Crash Sensor Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Crumple Zones Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes Yes
Driver Power Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side Electrochromic, 2-Position Memory and Passenger Side Automatic Tilt-Down No Yes
Dual Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Engine Compartment Light No Yes
Engine Start Button No Yes
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes Yes
Front Dual Heated Cooled Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Driver Memory and Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Pretensioners No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats, Passenger Side Manually Adjusts 2-Ways Total With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes Yes
Front Foglights Yes Yes
Front Map Lights No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 316-mm X 30-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 300-mm X 19-mm Vented Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power Disc and Rear Power Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Reading Lights Yes No
Front SBRP235/45WR19 BSW and Rear SBRP255/40R19 BSW Extended Mobility Tires No Yes
Front Side Airbags Yes No
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes Yes
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With 6.5-In. Color Touch Screen No Yes
GT Badge Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
Heated Steering Wheel No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated Entry Located On Front Stepwell No Yes
Independent Front Suspension With Springs, Shock Absorbers and Performance Ride Type No Yes
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Rear Suspension With Springs, Shock Absorbers and Performance Ride Type No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Instrumentation Displayed On Windshield No Yes
Interior Pollen Air Filter No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H Yes No
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes Yes
Limited Slip Differential Yes No
Live Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Magnasteer(R) Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock and Illuminated Entry Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk and Anti-Theft No Yes
Oil Pressure Gauge Yes Yes
OnStar(R) Personal Calling Hands-Free Telephone No Yes
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Tracking No Yes
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 No Yes
Panic Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes Yes
Personal Safety System(R) Includes Pretensioners With Load Limiters, Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment, Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment, Automatic Locking Retractors, Driver Seat Position Sensor and Crash Sensor Yes No
Power Decklid Locks/Unlocks Via Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Trunk Lid No Yes
Power Windows With Driver and Passenger One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Premium Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 8-In. Yes No
Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Pretensioners Yes No
Programmable Power Door Locks No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Data System No Yes
Rain Sense(R) Rain Sensing Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Dual Bucket Seats Yes No
Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Alarm, Audio-Visual Sensors and Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote Trunk Release No Yes
Run Flat Tires No Yes
SBRP235/55ZR17 Performance Tires Yes No
Selective Locking/Unlocking No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Solar-Ray(R) Tinted Glass No Yes
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Stainless Steel On Dual Exhaust Pipes Yes No
Stampeding Horse Cloth Seats Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise Control Yes No
Supercharged 4.4-Liter, Northstar, 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 443@6400, Torque Of 414@3900 No Yes
Supercharger No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control Yes No
Tremec TR3650 5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes Yes
Trunk Light Yes Yes
Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via SecuriLock(R) Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System and Audio No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Phone No Yes






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