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Vehicle 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2.0L TDI w/Sound & Nav 2002 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
4189-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Yes No
4244 cc 4.2 liters V 8 front engine with 92 mm bore, 80 mm stroke, 11.1 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
873-Lb Payload Package Yes No
88 liter 23.2 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
Air conditioning with climate control No Yes
Alloy Wheels Front 17-in. X 7-in. and Rear 17-in. X 7-in. Yes No
AM/FM Radio With 400-Watts, Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 9 Speakers Total; 6-disc CD Changer; MP3 Player; SiriusXM Satellite Radio Yes No
Audio anti-theft protection: integrated in dash No Yes
Audio system with AM/FM radio and CD player No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking Yes No
Automatic drive indicator on dashboard No Yes
Automatic Safety Rollbar Yes No
Automatic six-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control, manual mode and shift lever on steering wheel No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery Saver Yes No
body-colored Doors, cloth Headliner, body-colored Instrument Panel, leather Shift Knob and leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Brake Assistance Yes No
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 300 and all seats in place (cu ft): 10.6 No Yes
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Charges: gas guzzler tax: 3700 and Luxury Tax No Yes
Clock No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.36 No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel No Yes
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Diversity In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Door ajar warning No Yes
Door entry light No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat No Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver and passenger front airbag No Yes
Driver and passenger power heated body color door mirrors No Yes
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Dual Adjustable Seat Height Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electric remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Electric softtop convertible roof No Yes
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Element antenna No Yes
Emission control level FED No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4303, overall length (inches): 169.4, overall width (mm): 1821, overall width (inches): 71.7, overall height (mm): 1306, overall height (inches): 51.4, wheelbase (mm): 2441, wheelbase (inches): 96.1, front track (mm): 1524, front track (inches): 60, rear track (mm): 1539, rear track (inches): 60.6, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11491 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 37.7 No Yes
External temperature No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 1650 No Yes
Fixed hoop convertible rollover protection No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area No Yes
Floor mats No Yes
Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs No Yes
Four-wheel ABS No Yes
Free Scheduled Maintenance for 36 Months or 36000 Miles Yes No
Front alloy wheels with 18 inch rim diam and 8 inch rim width , rear alloy wheels with 18 inch rim diam and 9.5 inch rim width No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Cupholders Yes No
Front and Rear Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Front and Rear Reading Lights Yes No
front and rear tires P215/55HR17 BSW All-Season Yes No
Front Armrest Storage Yes No
Front ashtray No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Heated Seats Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 6 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Passenger Side Adjusts 6 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Power 287-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 272-mm Disc Brakes Yes No
Front power windows with one one-touch No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front seat back storage No Yes
Front seat center armrest No Yes
Front seats cigar lighter No Yes
Front Seat with Driver Manual Memory Yes No
Front side airbag No Yes
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Front tires with 235 mm tire width, 40% tire profile and Z tire rating , rear tires with 265 mm tire width, 35% tire profile and Z tire rating No Yes
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 13.8, EPA highway (mpg): 17, EPA city (l/100km): 21.4 and EPA city (mpg): 11 No Yes
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box No Yes
Glass Rear Window on Convertible Yes No
Hard Top Yes No
Heated Windshield Glass Yes No
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Immobilizer No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and sport Ride Type Yes No
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and sport Ride Type Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes No
intercooled turbo Yes No
Interior Air Filter Yes No
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Card Key and Key Fob Yes No
Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment No Yes
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather No Yes
Limited slip differential No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler Yes No
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate Yes No
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Low washer fluid level warning No Yes
Luxury trim leather on doors and leather on dashboard No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position with five driver's seat positions No Yes
Memory Device Reader Yes No
Metallic paint , black paint , gloss paint No Yes
MP3 Player Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Navigation Aid Yes No
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil pressure No Yes
Oil Temperature Gauge Yes No
Overhead Console Storage Yes No
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Peripheral interior monitoring anti-theft protection No Yes
Power: 287 kW , 390 HP SAE @ 7000 rpm; 330 ft lb , 451 Nm @ 4500 rpm No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Electric Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Power steering No Yes
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Projector beam lens halogen bulb headlights No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Rear Bench Folding Seats Yes No
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Rear fog lights No Yes
Rear Folding Bench Seats With Manually Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear view mirror No Yes
Rear-wheel drive No Yes
Rear window No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Remote fuel filler door release No Yes
Remote power locks No Yes
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Removable Hard Cargo Cover 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
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seating: two seats No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Single Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Six speakers No Yes
Spacesaver alloy rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Sports electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, five adjustments and tilt adjustment No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
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: No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Turbocharged Diesel 2.0-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, 4, DOHC, DD Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 140@4000, Torque Of 236@1750, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two head restraints on front seats No Yes
ULEV II Emissions Yes No
Valet Lockout Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Immobilizer III Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting, micro filter and active carbon filter No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
V-Tex Leatherette Seats Yes No
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Low Washer Fluid and Oil Pressure Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1720 and curb weight (lbs) 3792 No Yes
Wheel Locks Yes No
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio Yes No
Wishbone front and rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs No Yes






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