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Vehicle 2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible S 2005 BMW M3 Convertible
120-Amp Alternator No Yes
21.5-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
26-mm Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
3.2-Liter, I6, 24-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 333@7900, Torque Of 262@4900, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
3-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Includes Exterior Rearview Mirrors and Seat Settings No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
525-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
70 Amp/Hours Battery No Yes
9000-RPM Tachometer With Variable Warning Lights No Yes
Alloy Wheels Front 18-in. X 7-in. and Rear 18-in. X 7-in. Yes No
All Speed Traction Control Controlled By Differential, ABS Below 25-MPH and All-Speed Engine Management No Yes
Aluminum Interior Trim No Yes
AM/FM Radio Seek, Scan and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; SIRIUS Satellite Radio Yes No
AM/FM Radio With 10 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Analog Clock Yes No
Audio, Telephone and Security Prewiring No Yes
Automatic Climate Control Yes Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking and Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On No Yes
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 Yes
BMW Assist Telematics Includes Automatic Collision Notification, Emergency Response and Roadside Assistance No Yes
Brake Assistance Yes No
Carpeted Cargo Mat Yes No
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Check Control Vehicle Monitoring System Warning Lights With Pictogram Display No Yes
Chrome Alloy Wheels, Front 18-In. X 8-In. and Rear 18-In. X 9.0-In. No Yes
Chrome Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Body Color Exterior Door Handles, Chrome Exhaust Pipe and Chrome Side Windows Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass Yes No
Corner Brake Control No Yes
Courtesy Lights Include BMW Ambiance Lighting and Footwell Lights No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Turns On Flashers, Turns On Interior Lights, Unlocks Doors and Includes Battery Safety Terminal No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Operates Windows No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Diversity Radio Antenna No Yes
Door Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total Yes No
Drop Down Tool Kit Located In Trunk No Yes
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Power Adjustable Automatic Tilt-Down Heated Power Folding Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors With 3-Position Memory No Yes
Dynamic Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction and ABS Measures Steering Wheel Angle, Wheel Speed and Yaw Rate No Yes
Easy Entry Device No Yes
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device No Yes
Engine Oil Cooler No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes 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
Free Scheduled Maintenance For 48 Months or 50,000 Miles No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Impact Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Cupholders Yes No
Front and Rear Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear P225/50TR18 BSW Touring As Tires Yes No
Front and Rear Passenger Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front and Rear Power Windows With Front One-Touch Down Yes No
Front Armrest Storage Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Cigarette Lighter No Yes
Front Cupholders, 2 Cupholders Total No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Power Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Reading Lights No Yes
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 Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sport Bucket Seats With 2-Way Manually Adjustable Thigh Support, Adjustable Seat Height, 3-Position Driver Power Memory System and Fold-Down Center Armrest No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Foglights Yes No
Front Green Tinted Glass No Yes
Front Halogen Foglights No Yes
Front Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
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 325-mm X 28-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 328-mm X 20-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Reading Lights Yes No
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Getrag(R) 6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Glass Rear Window on Convertible Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
Hard Drive with 28GB total; Yes No
Hard Top Yes No
Heated Exterior Door Locks No Yes
Heated Washer System No Yes
Hill Start Control Yes No
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and touring Ride Type Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs, Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and touring Ride Type Yes No
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes Yes
Interior Active Charcoal Air Filter No Yes
Interior Air Filter Yes No
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Lockable Glovebox With Rechargeable Take-Out Flashlight No Yes
Lockable Illuminated Glovebox Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door 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-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry, Panic Alarm, Power Windows, Convertible Top and Trunk No Yes
M Variable Limited Slip Differential No Yes
M Variable Locking Differential No Yes
Nappa Leather Seats No Yes
Nappa Leather Trim Located On Doors, Pillars and Shift Knob No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil Temperature Gauge No Yes
Panic Button No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Passenger Weight No Yes
Perimeter Lighting No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Internal Switch No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote and Interior Switch Yes No
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Windows With One-Touch Down, Driver One-Touch Up and Pinch Protection No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Radio Data System (RDS) No Yes
Rain Sensing Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes Yes
Rear Power Folding Bench Seat With Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest No Yes
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote Ignition Yes No
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 36-Months, 36,000-Miles Yes No
Rollover Sensor No Yes
Safety Rollbars No Yes
SBRP225/45ZR18 Front and SBRP255/40ZR18 Rear Performance Tires No Yes
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Seat Type=bench Yes No
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Remote Keyless Entry No Yes
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Servotronic Power Engine Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Sport Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise Control and Audio No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management Yes No
Trip Computer No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Trunk Light No Yes
Trunk Release With Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Universal Garage Door Opener Yes No
Valet Key No Yes
Variable Intensity Brake Lights No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Sentry Key Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Double Locking and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Location System No Yes
Vehicle Speed Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
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
Wheel Flares and Side Air Intakes No Yes
Wind Deflector For Convertibles Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio Yes No






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