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Vehicle 2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible S 2008 BMW 3 Series Convertible 328i
180-Amp Alternator No Yes
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Includes Seat and Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
3.0-Liter, I6, Valvetronic(R) Double VANOS 24-Valve, DOHC, EFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 230@6500, Torque Of 200@2750, Magnesium Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Head 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/Hour Battery No Yes
8000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
Adaptive Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Auto-Leveling No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 8-In. 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
AM/FM Radio With Seek, Scan and 10 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player No Yes
Analog Clock Yes No
Automatic Climate Control Yes No
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking and Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic Headlights 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
Automatic Safety Rollbars No Yes
AUTOSTICK Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes Yes
Battery Saver Yes No
Brake Assistance Yes No
Brake Drying No Yes
Brake Fade Compensation No Yes
Brake Standby No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedowns No Yes
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 Monitor System With Pictogram Display Warning Lights Include Brake Fluid, Oil Levels, Door or Trunk/Tailgate Ajar, and Defective Interior and Exterior Lighting No Yes
Chrome Grille No Yes
Chrome Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Body Color Exterior Door Handles, Chrome Exhaust Pipe and Chrome Side Windows Yes No
Cigarette Lighter No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass Yes No
Corner Brake Control No Yes
Cornering Lights No Yes
Courtesy Lights Include Footwell Lighting and BMW Ambiance Lighting In Doors No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors, Activates Flashers, Interior Lights and Disconnects Battery No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Dark Burl Walnut Genuine Wood Trim Located On Instrument Panel, Doors and Center Floor Console No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Operates Windows No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Threshold, Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side 2-Position Memory and Passenger Side Automatic Tilt-Down No Yes
Dual Knee Airbags No Yes
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via ABS, Engine Power Reduction and Traction Control Measures Steering Wheel Angle, Yaw Rate, Wheel Speed and Lateral Acceleration No Yes
Easy Entry Seat Yes Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device No Yes
Engine Start/Stop Button No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Transmission Fluid 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 Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones 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 Power Windows With Front One-Touch Down Yes No
Front and Rear Power Windows With Front One-Touch Up, Front and Rear One-Touch Down and Pinch Protection No Yes
Front and Rear Reading Lights No Yes
Front Armrest Storage Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Power Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Driver Power Memory and Adjustable Headrests 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 Sunvisors No Yes
Front Foglights Yes No
Front Halogen Foglights No Yes
Front Passenger and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors 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 328-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Seatbelt Height Adjusters 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 Yes
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Getrag(R) Type I 6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Glass Rear Window on Convertible Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Hard Drive with 28GB total; Yes No
Hard Top Yes No
Heated Washer System No Yes
Hill Start Control Yes Yes
HVAC Rest Mode No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Independent Double Pivot Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers 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
In-Glass Diversity Radio Antenna No 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
Latching Power Trunk Lid No Yes
Leatherette Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Lockable Glovebox With Rechargeable Take-Out Flashlight No Yes
Lockable Illuminated Glovebox Yes No
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, Exterior Lights, Illuminated Entry, Power Windows, Convertible Top and Trunk No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Threshold, Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Pearl-Gloss Galvanic Trim Located On Instrument Panel and Interior Door Handles No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote Yes No
Power Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Engine Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote and Interior Switch Yes No
Power Window Lockout No Yes
Programmable Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Programmable Perimeter Lighting Located On Door Handles and Headlights Activated Via Remote No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Radio Data System (RDS) No Yes
Rain Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Rear Covered Lower Console Storage No Yes
Rear Folding Bench Seat With Manually Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Armrest No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes Yes
Rear Seat HVAC Controls No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Ignition Yes No
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 36-Months, 36,000-Miles Yes No
Rollover Sensor No Yes
Run Flat Tires No Yes
SBRP225/45HR17, All-Season Tires No Yes
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes Yes
Seat Type=bench Yes No
Selective Unlocking Via Remote Keyless Entry No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Oil Level No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Sirius(R) Satellite Radio, Audio, Telephone and Security Pre-Wiring No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Phone No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Telescopic Steering Column Yes Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Front Console No Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Heats Front Console No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management Yes No
Trip Computer With Miles To Empty and Fuel Range Remaining No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Universal Garage Door Opener Yes No
Variable Intensity Brake Lights 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 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
Wind Deflector For Convertibles Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio Yes No






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