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2011 Volkswagen Eos Lux
1997 Pontiac Firebird 2dr Convertible Trans Am

Vehicle 2011 Volkswagen Eos Lux 1997 Pontiac Firebird 2dr Convertible Trans Am
140-amp alternator No Yes
140-Amp Alternator Yes No
15.5 gallon fuel tank No Yes
16" bright silver 5-spoke cast aluminum wheels No Yes
2.73 rear axle ratio No Yes
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total Yes No
4-speed electronically-controlled automatic transmission w/OD No Yes
4-way manual adjustable driver seat No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
4-wheel anti-lock braking system (ABS) No Yes
525-CCA Delco Freedom II battery No Yes
5.7L (350) SFI V8 engine No Yes
5-mph bumpers No Yes
6-speaker sound system No Yes
72-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
Active lap/shoulder rear safety belts No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Air conditioning No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 7.5-In. Yes No
Ashtray w/light No Yes
**ASTERISK (*) INDICATES EQUIPMENT WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO OR REPLACES BASE MODELS STANDARD EQUIPMENT** No Yes
Audible Warnings Include Headlights-On and Seatbelts Unfastened Yes No
Audio and Navigation Pre-Wiring Yes No
Automatic Climate Control Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off Yes No
Automatic Load-Leveling Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractor Yes No
Automatic pwr door locks-inc: retained accessory pwr No Yes
Automatic Safety Rollbar Yes No
Body-color body-side moldings No Yes
Body-color soft fascia-type bumpers No Yes
Brake Assistance Yes No
Brake/transmission shift interlock No Yes
Burl Walnut Genuine Wood Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors and Instrument Panel Yes No
Carefree Maintenance Free Scheduled Maintenance For 36 Months or 36000 Miles Yes No
Carpeted front floor mats No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Chrome Located On Grille Yes No
City 16/hwy 26 (5.7L engine/6-speed manual trans) No Yes
City 17/hwy 25 (5.7L engine/4-speed auto trans) No Yes
Coinholder Yes No
Compact spare tire No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass Yes No
Composite body panels-inc: doors, fenders, fascias, rear decklid spoiler No Yes
Concealed quartz halogen headlamps No Yes
Controlled-cycle windshield wipers No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Day/night rearview mirror w/reading lamps No Yes
Daytime running lamps No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG(R)) 6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
Diversity Radio Antenna Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes No
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver & front passenger airbags No Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 12 Ways Total Yes No
Dual blue-glass pwr sport mirrors (RH convex) No Yes
Dual Body Color Power Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Automatic Tilt-Down Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side Electrochromic Yes No
Dual covered visor vanity mirrors No Yes
Dual Final Drive Ratio 4.06; 3.14 Yes No
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electric rear window defogger No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS, Traction Control, Measures Steering Wheel Angle/Direction and Yaw Rate Yes No
Energy-absorbing steering column No Yes
ETR AM/FM stereo w/cassette, graphic equalizer-inc: auto-reverse, search & replay, seek-up/down, theft lock, digital clock, remote CD pre-wiring No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition Yes No
Extensive acoustical insulation No Yes
Extensive anti-corrosion protection No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
Flush-folding pwr top No Yes
Fog lamps No Yes
Folding rear seat No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelts Yes No
Front and Rear Bumpers Yes No
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Front Floor Mats Yes No
Front Halogen Foglights Yes No
Front Panoramic Power Glass Tilt and Slide Sunroof Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 12 Ways Total Yes No
Front Power 312-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 280-mm Solid Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power Outlet Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes No
Front Reading Lights Yes No
Front/rear stabilizer bars No Yes
Front Side Airbags Yes No
Front Side Head Curtain Airbag Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Full-length front console w/cupholders, storage box, aux pwr outlet No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes No
GM computer command control No Yes
Heated Washer System Yes No
Hill Start Control Yes No
Illuminated Entry Includes Footwells Yes No
Independent MacPherson Strut Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Instrumentation-inc: electronic analog speedometer, tachometer, odometer, coolant temp, oil pressure, voltmeter, trip odometer No Yes
Interior Pollen Air Filter Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Laminated safety-glass windshield No Yes
L A T C H Yes No
Leather Located On Shift Knob and Steering Wheel Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Leather-wrapped steering wheel/gear shift lever/parking brake handle No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Lockable glovebox w/light No Yes
Locking Differential Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door Yes No
Low oil level monitor & warning No Yes
Maintenance Interval Indicator For Brake Wear Yes No
Manual Sunshade Located On Sunroof Yes No
Media Device Input (MDI) iPod(R) Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Includes Portable Audio Connectivity and Charging Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Trunk Yes No
Neutral density taillamp lens w/smooth contour appearance No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
P245/50ZR16 all-weather performance SBR BSW tires No Yes
Panic Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger-guard mini-wedge door locks No Yes
Passive lap/shoulder front safety belts No Yes
Pass-Key II theft-deterrent system No Yes
Performance suspension No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Located On Exterior Mirrors and Headlights Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Hard Convertible Top Yes No
Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Power Trunk Lid Yes No
Power Windows With Pinch Protection Yes No
Premium 8 AM/FM Radio With 8 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; MP3 Player; Sirius(TM) Satellite Radio (Includes 6 Months Of Service, Unavailable In Hawaii and Alaska) Yes No
Pwr 4-wheel disc brakes No Yes
Pwr antenna No Yes
Pwr rack & pinion steering No Yes
Pwr windows w/driver-side express-down No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Rain Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Rear Armrest Storage Yes No
Rear decklid spoiler w/integrated center high-mount stop lamp No Yes
Rear Dual Bucket Seats With Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Rear floor mats No Yes
Rear Floor Mats Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Locking Storage Yes No
Rear seat courtesy lights No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through Yes No
Rear Seat Power Outlet Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear wheel drive No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Rear window glass No Yes
Reclining Cartegena cloth front bucket seats No Yes
Remote decklid release No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle Yes No
Remote keyless entry system No Yes
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty For 36000-Miles, 36-Months Yes No
Rollover Sensor Yes No
Salisbury axle rear suspension w/torque arm, trailing arm, track bar No Yes
SBRP235/45HR17 All-Season Tires Yes No
Selective Unlocking Yes No
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls Yes No
Short/long arm front suspension w/monotube gas-charged shocks No Yes
Side door guard beams No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Side window defoggers No Yes
Ski Bag Yes No
Solar-Ray tinted glass No Yes
Specific Trans Am Appearance Pkg No Yes
Speed control w/resume speed No Yes
Stainless steel exhaust system No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Instrumentation Display and Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
SULEV Emissions Yes No
Tachometer Yes No
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox Yes No
Theater Style Rear Seating Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tilt steering wheel w/radio controls No Yes
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tiptronic(R) Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Traction Control Yes No
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Miles To Empty, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption, Stop Watch and Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk lamp No Yes
Trunk Light Yes No
Turbocharged 2.0-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, EFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 200@5100, Torque Of 207@1800, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
Turbocharger With Intercooler Yes No
Twin Halogen Headlights Yes No
Valet Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, Engine Immobilizer and Exterior Monitoring Yes No
Vienna Leather Seats Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Waterborne base-coat/2-component clearcoat finish paint No Yes
Wheel Locks Yes No
Wind Deflector For Convertible Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices Yes No






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