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Vehicle 2010 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible 2.5L Final Edition 2002 Volvo C70 Convertible HT M CV
12v power outlet: rear No Yes
140-Amp Alternator Yes No
18-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2319 cc 2.3 liters in-line 5 front engine with 81 mm bore, 90 mm stroke, 8.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder No Yes
23-mm Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2.5-Liter, I5, 20-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 150@5000, Torque Of 170@3750, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
2 Front and 1 Rear, 3 Cupholders Total Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side with pre-tensioners No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
60-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
68 liter 18 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter Yes No
Active Rollover Support(TM) Rollover Sensor Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Air conditioning with climate control No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 96 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) Traction Control Yes No
Audible Warning Include Headlights-On Yes No
Audio Pre-Wiring Yes No
Automatic Alloy Safety Rollbar Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic operation rear view mirror No Yes
Body Color Door Handles Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Body Color Grille Yes No
Body side molding No Yes
Brake Assistance Yes No
Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, four adjustments and tilt adjustment No Yes
Carefree Maintenance Free Scheduled Maintenance For 36 Months or 36000 Miles Yes No
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 229 and all seats in place (cu ft): 8.1 No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Charges: Luxury Tax and 183.75 No Yes
Clock No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.34 No Yes
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel No Yes
Concealed system convertible rollover protection No Yes
Conventional lens halogen bulb headlights No Yes
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors Yes No
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Crumple Zones Yes No
Day time running lights No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention System Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Door ajar warning No Yes
Door edge hazard lights No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat No Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors No Yes
Driver and passenger power heated body color door mirrors No Yes
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electric remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction and ABS Yes No
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device Yes No
Emission control level FED No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4717, overall length (inches): 185.7, overall width (mm): 1816, overall width (inches): 71.5, overall height (mm): 1430, overall height (inches): 56.3, wheelbase (mm): 2664, wheelbase (inches): 104.9, front track (mm): 1521, front track (inches): 59.9, rear track (mm): 1519, rear track (inches): 59.8, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11704 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 38.4 No Yes
External temperature No Yes
Final Edition Numbered Steering Wheel Badge Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 625 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 Active Head Restraints Yes No
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and rear alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 7 inch rim width No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and rear reading lights No Yes
Front and rear tires with 225 mm tire width, 50% tire profile and V tire rating No Yes
Front ashtray No Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Reading Lights Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats, Manually Adjust 6-Ways Total With Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Power 288-mm X 25-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 232-mm X 9-mm Solid Disc Brakes Yes No
Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows with two one-touch No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes No
Front seat back storage No Yes
Front seat center armrest No Yes
Front seats cup holders No Yes
Front side airbag No Yes
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Front spoiler No Yes
Front-wheel drive No Yes
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 8.7, EPA highway (mpg): 27, EPA city (l/100km): 11.2 and EPA city (mpg): 21 No Yes
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes No
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint No Yes
Green Tinted Glass Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off No Yes
Heated Washer System Yes No
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Immobilizer No Yes
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Interior Air Filter Yes No
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 996, front headroom (inches): 39.2, rear headroom (mm): 986, rear headroom (inches): 38.8, front hip room (mm): 1313, front hip room (inches): 51.7, front leg room (mm): 1052, front leg room (inches): 41.4, rear leg room (mm): 879, rear leg room (inches): 34.6, front shoulder room (mm): 1140, front shoulder room (inches): 44.9, rear shoulder room (mm): 1140 and rear shoulder room (inches): 44.9 No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
L A T C H Yes No
Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional vinyl No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox Yes No
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Locking Differential Yes No
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Low washer fluid level warning No Yes
Luxury trim leather on gearknob and wood/woodgrain on dashboard No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor No Yes
Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, cassette, Disc Autochanger and three-disc remote changer No Yes
Memorized adjustment with three driver's seat positions No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Power Windows and Trunk Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil pressure No Yes
Panic Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement Yes No
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection No Yes
Power: 176 kW , 236 HP SAE @ 5400 rpm; 244 ft lb , 331 Nm @ 2400 rpm No Yes
Power + diversity antenna No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering Yes No
Power steering No Yes
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Up, One-Touch Down and Pinch Protection Yes No
Premium 5.5 AM/FM Radio With Premium Surround Sound and 10 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; Sirius(TM) Satellite Radio (Includes 6 Months Of Service) Yes No
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking Yes No
Projector Beam Halogen Headlights Yes No
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Rear Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Rear fog lights No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear seat center armrest with trunk access No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through Yes No
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Rear window with defogger No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle Yes No
Remote fuel filler door release No Yes
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch No Yes
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle and Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty For 36000-Miles, 36-Months Yes No
Sarasota Alloy Wheels, 17-In. Yes No
SBRP205/55HR16 All-Season Tires Yes No
Seating: four seats No Yes
Selective Unlocking Yes No
Semi-Automatic Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Semi-Independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers Yes No
Service interval indicator No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension semi-independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telescoping Steering Column Yes No
Temporary Full-Size Spare Tire Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted glass on cabin No Yes
Tiptronic(R) Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Trim level: HT No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk Light Yes No
Turbo compressor No Yes
Twelve speakers No Yes
Two active head restraints on front seats , two head restraints on rear seats No Yes
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two fixed bucket front facing rear seats with zero adjustments No Yes
ULEV Emissions Yes No
Valet Lockout Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, Immobilizer III Engine Immobilizer and Exterior Monitoring Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter No Yes
V-TEX Leatherette Seats Yes No
Warning Lights Include Seatbelts Unfastened Yes No
Wash/wipe headlight cleaners No Yes
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1565 and curb weight (lbs) 3450 No Yes
Wheel Locks Yes No
Wind Deflector For Convertible Yes No
Windshield wipers with fixed intermittent wipe No Yes






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