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Vehicle 2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible S 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible GL
12v power outlet: front & cargo No Yes
1984 cc 2 liters in-line 4 front engine with 82.5 mm bore, 92.8 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, overhead cam and two valves per cylinder No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
525-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
55 liter 14.5 gallon main unleaded fuel tank No Yes
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
Air conditioning No Yes
Alloy Wheels Front 18-in. X 7-in. and Rear 18-in. X 7-in. Yes No
AM/FM Radio Seek, Scan and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; SIRIUS Satellite Radio Yes No
Analog Clock Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 144 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Audio anti-theft protection: code No Yes
Automatic Climate Control Yes No
Automatic/Delayed Locking and Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay Yes No
Automatic High/Low Beam Control Single Projector Beam Halogen Headlights Yes No
AUTOSTICK Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery Saver Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Brake Assistance Yes No
Bucket driver and passenger seat with height adjustment and - adjustments No Yes
Cargo area cover/rear parcel shelf No Yes
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 142 and all seats in place (cu ft): 5 No Yes
Carpeted Cargo Mat Yes No
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Chrome Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Body Color Exterior Door Handles, Chrome Exhaust Pipe and Chrome Side Windows Yes No
Clock No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.37 No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass Yes No
Concealed system convertible rollover protection No Yes
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Day time running lights No Yes
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention 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 partial-painted door mirrors No Yes
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Emission control level California No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4092, overall length (inches): 161.1, overall width (mm): 1725, overall width (inches): 67.9, overall height (mm): 1501, overall height (inches): 59.1, wheelbase (mm): 2510, wheelbase (inches): 98.8, front track (mm): 1506, front track (inches): 59.3, rear track (mm): 1486, rear track (inches): 58.5, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10912 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.8 No Yes
External temperature No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: No Yes
Flexible Fuel 3.6-Liter, V6, 24-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 283@6400, Torque Of 260@4400, Alloy Block, Alloy Cylinder Heads; Runs On Ethanol/Gas Mixture With Up To 85 Percent Ethanol (Primary Fuel Economy With 100% Gasoline Is 19-City, 29-Highway and 22-Combined; Secondary Fuel Economy With 85% Ethanol Is 14-City, 21-Highway and 17-Combined) Yes No
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 and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Cupholders Yes No
Front and Rear P225/50TR18 BSW Touring As Tires Yes No
Front and Rear Power Windows With Front One-Touch Down Yes No
Front and rear reading lights No Yes
Front and rear steel wheels with 16 inch rim diam, 6.5 inch rim width and full wheel covers No Yes
Front and rear tires with 205 mm tire width, 55% tire profile and H tire rating No Yes
Front Armrest Storage Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Passenger Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Front Foglights Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Front Power 292-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 302-mm Disc Brakes Yes No
Front power windows with two one-touch , rear power windows No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Reading Lights Yes No
Front seat back storage No Yes
Front seats and rear seats cup holders No Yes
Front side airbag No Yes
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Front-wheel drive No Yes
Fuel economy No Yes
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Full dashboard console , full floor console with open storage box , partial overhead console with covered storage box No Yes
Fullsize steel rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Glass Rear Window on Convertible Yes No
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint No Yes
Hard Drive with 28GB total; Yes No
Hard Top Yes No
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
Hill Start Control Yes No
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Immobilizer No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and touring Ride Type Yes No
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and touring Ride Type Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes No
Interior Air Filter Yes No
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor Yes No
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 1034, front headroom (inches): 40.7, rear headroom (mm): 945, rear headroom (inches): 37.2, front leg room (mm): 1001, front leg room (inches): 39.4, rear leg room (mm): 800, rear leg room (inches): 31.5, front shoulder room (mm): 1341, front shoulder room (inches): 52.8, rear shoulder room (mm): 1069, rear shoulder room (inches): 42.1, interior volume (liters): 2209 and interior volume (cu ft): 78 No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Lockable Illuminated Glovebox Yes No
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Low washer fluid level warning No Yes
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor No Yes
Manual softtop convertible roof with glass rear window No Yes
Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM radio and cassette No Yes
Memory Device Reader Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Convertible Top, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Perimeter Lighting, Power Windows, Remote Ignition, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote Yes No
Peripheral anti-theft protection No Yes
Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment No Yes
Power: 85 kW , 115 HP SAE @ 5400 rpm; 125 ft lb , 170 Nm @ 3200 rpm No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power steering No Yes
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote and Interior Switch Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): 60000, distance (km): 96561 No Yes
Projector beam lens halogen bulb headlights No Yes
Rear ashtray No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear view mirror No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Rear window with defogger No Yes
Remote control remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Remote fuel filler door release No Yes
Remote Ignition Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows No Yes
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 36-Months, 36,000-Miles Yes No
Roof antenna No Yes
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seating: four seats No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Seat Type=bench Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , torsion beam rear suspension semi-independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Ten speakers No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tinted glass on cabin No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management Yes No
Trim level: GL No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two fixed bucket front facing rear seats with zero adjustments No Yes
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats and rear seats No Yes
Universal Garage Door Opener Yes No
Unleaded fuel No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Sentry Key Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Speed Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter No Yes
Vinyl seat upholstery with additional vinyl No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1395 and curb weight (lbs) 3075 No Yes
Wind Deflector For Convertibles Yes No
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio Yes No






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