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Vehicle 2012 Chevrolet Sonic 1LTZ 5-Door 2014 BMW 3 Series Sports Wagon 328d xDrive
1.8-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 138@6300, Torque Of 125@3800, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
210-Amp Alternators OR Alternator Upgrade No Yes
2150-lb Front Gross Axle Weight Rating No Yes
2665-lb Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Automatic/Delayed Locking, Automatic Headlights, Exterior Mirrors and Seat No Yes
438-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
4705-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating No Yes
4 Front Power Outlets No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
8-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Tow/Haul/Snow Mode No Yes
900-Amp/Hour 90 Cold Cranking Amp Battery No Yes
900-Lb Payload Package No Yes
Alloy Wheels Front 17-in. X 6.5-in. and Rear 17-in. X 6.5-in. Yes No
Alloy Wheels Front 17-in. X 7.5-in. and Rear 17-in. X 7.5-in. No Yes
All-Wheel Drive No Yes
AM/FM Radio Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume, Surround Sound and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; SiriusXM Satellite Radio Yes No
AM/FM Radio With 205-Watts, Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 9 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking and Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay Yes Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes Yes
Battery Saver Yes No
Brake Assistance Yes Yes
Cargo Area Tiedowns Yes Yes
Carpet Located in Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk No Yes
Child Safety Door Locks Located on Rear Doors No Yes
Chrome Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Body Color Exterior Door Handles and Chrome Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Chrome Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Chrome Exterior Door Handles and Chrome Side Windows Yes No
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal Yes Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Diversity In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Driver Airbag Yes Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Adjustable Seat Height No Yes
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Electrochromic Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors With 2-Position Memory and Passenger Automatic Tilt-Down No Yes
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Exerior Rails No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
Free Scheduled Maintenance for 48 Months or 50000 Miles No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes Yes
Front and Rear Cupholders Yes Yes
Front and Rear Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front and Rear P205/50HR17 BSW All-Season Tires Yes No
Front and Rear Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Front and Rear Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Front and Rear Pretensioners No Yes
Front and Rear Reading Lights Yes Yes
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags Yes Yes
front and rear tires P225/50VR17 BSW Run Flat All-Season No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Knee Airbags Yes Yes
Front Dual Reclining 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 Reclining Heated Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 6 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Passenger Side Adjusts 4 Ways Total, Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Front Foglights Yes Yes
Front Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 274-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 229-mm Drum Brakes Yes No
Front Power 312-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet Yes No
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Front Vanity Mirror Yes Yes
Full-Time 4-Wheel Drive No Yes
Heated Windshield Glass No Yes
Hill Start Control Yes Yes
HVAC Rest Mode No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated Entry Doors No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes No
intercooled turbo No Yes
Interior Air Filter Yes Yes
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor Yes No
Internet Access Available Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Card Key and Key Fob No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Leatherette Seats Yes No
Lockable Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler No Yes
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate Yes Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Memory Device Reader Yes Yes
metal-look Center Floor Console, metal-look Doors, cloth Headliner, metal-look Instrument Panel, leather/metal-look Shift Knob and leather Steering Wheel No Yes
MP3 Player No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Perimeter Lighting Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Perimeter Lighting, Power Windows, Sunroof, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid No Yes
Oil Temperature Gauge No Yes
Panoramic Power Glass Tilt and Slide Sunroof No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes Yes
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote Yes Yes
Power Child Safety Door Locks Located on Rear Doors Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes Yes
Power Electric Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Memory Seat No Yes
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote and Interior Switch No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft Yes Yes
Rain Sensing Vehicle Speed Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Air Conditioning Unit No Yes
Rear Bench Folding Seats No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Rear Center 3-Point Seatbelts Yes Yes
Rear Folding Bench Seats With Manually Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes Yes
Rear Seat Heating and Air Conditioning HVAC Controls No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through No Yes
Rear Side Airbags Yes No
Rear Spoiler Yes Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Rear Window Fixed Wiper/Washer Yes No
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Removable Hard Cargo Cover Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 48-Months, Unlimited Miles, No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 60-Months, 100,000-Miles Yes No
Run Flat Tires Tires No Yes
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes Yes
Seat Type=bench Yes No
Semi-Independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Sensatec Leatherette Seats No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear and Oil Level No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Spare Tire Credit/Delete No Yes
StabiliTrak Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Cruise Control and Transmission No Yes
STEPTRONIC Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telematics Includes Emergency SOS, Internet Services, Roadside Assistance and Stolen Vehicle Tracking Yes No
Telematics Includes Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance and Stolen Vehicle Tracking No Yes
Telescopic Steering Column Yes Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management Yes Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes Yes
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light Yes Yes
Turbocharged Diesel 2.0-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, 4, DOHC, DD Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 180@4000, Torque Of 280@1750, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Head No Yes
Twilight Sentinel Automatic High/Low Beam Control Quad Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Twin Complex Surface Halogen Headlights No Yes
ULEV Emissions Yes No
Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer Yes Yes
Vehicle Location System Yes Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Vehicle Theft Tracking Notification Yes Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes Yes
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Low Washer Fluid, Oil Low and Oil Pressure No Yes
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio Yes Yes






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