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Vehicle 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2.0L TDI w/Sound & Nav 2010 Lexus IS C 250 RWD
1 Front Power Outlet No Yes
2.5-Liter, 60-Degree V6, VVT-i 24-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 204@6400, Torque Of 185@4800, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
4189-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
65-Amp/Hour Battery No Yes
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
8000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
873-Lb Payload Package Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 8-In. 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
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking Yes No
Automatic Safety Rollbar Yes No
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
Brake Assistance Yes No
Cargo Area Tiedowns No Yes
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Coinholder No Yes
Color-Keyed Front Air Dam No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes Yes
Compass No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Operates Windows and Sunroof No Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Diversity In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat No Yes
Dual Adjustable Seat Height Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Color-Keyed Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Easy Entry Seat Yes Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Electronic Controlled Throttle With Intelligence (ECT-i) Drive-By-Wire Controls For Throttle No Yes
Engine Start/Stop Button No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Fixed Hoop Safety Rollbar No Yes
Free Scheduled Maintenance for 36 Months or 36000 Miles Yes No
Front and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes Yes
Front and Rear Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No 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 Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Front and Rear Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front and Rear Reading Lights Yes No
front and rear tires P215/55HR17 BSW All-Season Yes No
Front Armrest Storage Yes No
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Front Ashtray No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Cloth Sunvisors No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Heated Seats Yes No
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
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 Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat No Yes
Front Power 287-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 272-mm Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power 296-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 310-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front SBRP225/45VR17 and Rear SBRP245/45VR17 Dunlop or Bridgestone All-Season Tires No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Front Seat with Driver Manual Memory Yes No
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Glass Rear Window on Convertible Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Hard Top Yes No
Heated Windshield Glass Yes No
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes Yes
Independent Double Wishbone 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 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
Infrared Glass No Yes
intercooled turbo Yes No
Interior Air Filter Yes No
Interior Dust and Pollen Air Filter No Yes
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Card Key and Key Fob Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob With Audible Confirmation No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Lexus Premium Sound System AM/FM Radio With 194-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume and 8 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; XM(R) Satellite Radio (Includes 3 Months Of Service, Unavailable In Hawaii, Alaska) No Yes
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Yes No
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate Yes No
Maintenance Interval Indicator No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Memory Device Reader Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Metallic Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors and Shift Knob No Yes
MP3 Player Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid Yes No
Navigation Aid Yes No
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil Temperature Gauge Yes No
Optitron(R) Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Overhead Console Storage Yes No
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Located On Exterior Mirrors and Headlights Activated Via Remote or Driver Door Lock With 0.5 Minute Activation No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote, Card Key and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Electric Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Power Hard Removable Top No Yes
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Vehicle Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Windows With One-Touch Up, One-Touch Down and Pinch Protection No Yes
Projector Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft Yes Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear Bench Folding Seats Yes No
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Rear Dual Bucket Seats With Adjustable Headrests 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 Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Removable Hard Cargo Cover Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 36-Months, 36,000-Miles Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty For Unlimited-Miles, 48-Months No Yes
Safety Connect(TM) Telematics With Automatic Collision Notification, Stolen Vehicle Location, Emergency Assistance Button (SOS), and Roadside Assistance Connectivity (Includes 1 Year Of Service) No Yes
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Selective Unlocking Via Remote No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Single Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Smart Access Card Key No Yes
Smart Access Multi-Function Remote Operates Illuminated Entry, Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, Windows, Panic Alarm, Anti-Theft, Exterior Lights and Engine Start/Stop Button No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Trip Computer, Cruise Control and Transmission No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Tool Kit No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management Yes No
Trip Computer With Fuel Range Remaining, Average Fuel Consumption, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption and Average Speed No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
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
ULEV II Emissions Yes Yes
USB Adapter No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Immobilizer III Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) Operated Via VSC Vehicle Stability Control System, TRAC Traction Control, Anti-Lock Brakes, ECT-i, Electronic Brake Assistance, Electronic Brake Force Distribution and Electric Power Steering (EPS) No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes Yes
VSC Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via ABS, Traction Control and Engine Power Reduction Measures Steering Wheel Angle, Wheel Speed, Yaw Rate and Lateral Acceleration No Yes
V-Tex Leatherette Seats Yes No
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Headlights-On, Low Fuel, Oil Low, Oil Pressure and Seatbelts Unfastened No Yes
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
Wheel Locks Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes






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