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Vehicle 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2.0T 60s Edition 2006 Cadillac XLR Convertible
150-Amp Alternator No Yes
2 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Exterior Mirrors, HVAC, Radio, Seat, and Steering Wheel No Yes
330-Amp/Hour 60 Cold Cranking Amp Battery Yes No
3-Function HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
4167-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
5-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive, Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Tow/Haul/Snow Mode Yes No
855-Lb Payload Package Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Adaptive Low Beam and High Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Adaptive Variable Suspension No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
Alloy Wheels Front 18-in. X 8-in. and Rear 18-in. X 8-in. Yes No
All-Speed Traction Control No Yes
Aluminum Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, and Steering Wheel No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 400-Watts, Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 9 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; SiriusXM Satellite Radio Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Bose(R) Speaker System and 9 Speakers Total; In-Dash 6-Disc CD Changer; XM(R) Satellite Radio No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking Yes No
Automatic Engage Parking Brake No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On and Dusk Sensor No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Automatic Safety Rollbar Yes No
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery No Yes
Battery Gauge No Yes
Battery Saver Yes Yes
body-colored Doors, cloth Headliner, simulated carbon fibre Instrument Panel, leather Shift Knob and leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Brake Assistance Yes No
Card Key No Yes
Cargo Net No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area No Yes
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Diversity In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
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
Dual Adjustable Seat Height Yes No
Dual Black Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Heated Folding Automatic Tilt-Down Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side Electrochromic and 2-Position Memory No Yes
Dual Chrome Exhaust Pipes No Yes
DVD Player No Yes
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Engine Compartment Light No Yes
Equalizer No Yes
Extended Service Interval Spark Plugs No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
Free Scheduled Maintenance for 36 Months or 36000 Miles Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes Yes
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 P235/45HR18 BSW All-Season Yes No
Front Armrest Storage Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Heated Cooled Bucket Seats With 2-Position Driver Memory, Adjustable Seat Height and Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Heated Seats Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Pretensioners No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated Sport 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 Sunvisors No Yes
Front Foglights Yes Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 312-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 272-mm Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power 325-mm X 32-mm Disc and Rear Power 305-mm X 26-mm Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Seat with Driver Manual Memory Yes No
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Glass Rear Window on Convertible Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With 6.5-In. Color Touch Screen Includes Full Map and Voice Information No Yes
Hard Top Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
Heated Windshield Glass Yes No
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated Entry Located On Front Stepwell No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Leaf Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Leaf Springs and 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
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Instrumentation Displayed On Windshield No Yes
Intelligent Cruise Control No Yes
intercooled turbo Yes No
Interior Air Filter Yes No
Interior Pollen Air Filter No Yes
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor Yes No
Interior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Card Key and Key Fob Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob With Audible Confirmation No Yes
Keyless Ignition Engaged With Push Button Start No Yes
Leather Seats Yes Yes
Light Eucalyptus Genuine Wood Trim Located On Doors, Shift Knob, Steering Wheel, and Center Floor Console No Yes
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate Yes No
Magnasteer(R) Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes Yes
Memory Device Reader Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) 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-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, and Anti-Theft No Yes
Navigation Aid Yes No
Northstar 4.6-Liter, 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 320@6400, Torque Of 310@4400, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil Pressure Gauge No Yes
Oil Temperature Gauge Yes No
OnStar(R) Personal Calling Hands-Free Telephone No Yes
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Tracking No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Directions and Connections Service Plan Includes Automatic Collision Notification, Concierge Services, E-Mail, Emergency Response, Med-Net Family Medical History, Internet Services, Personal Calling, Remote Unlocking, Roadside Assistance, Security System Notification, Stolen Vehicle Tracking, and Vehicle Diagnostics No Yes
OnStar(R) Vehicle Location System No Yes
OnStar(R) Virtual Advisor E-Mail Access No Yes
OnStar(R) Virtual Advisor Internet Access No Yes
Overhead Console Storage Yes No
Panic Button No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Power Decklid Locks/Unlocks Via Remote Keyless 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 Hard Convertible 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 Trunk Lid No Yes
Power Windows With Driver and Passenger One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Radio Data System No Yes
Rain Sensing Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Bench Folding Seats Yes No
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Alarm, Audio-Visual Sensors, and Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Rear Folding Bench Seats With Manually Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Limited Slip Differential 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 No Yes
Removable Hard Cargo Cover Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 36-Months, 36,000-Miles Yes No
Run Flat Tires No Yes
SBRP235/50WR18 BSW, Michelin(R) Extended Mobility Tires 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 Locking/Unlocking No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Single Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Solar-Ray(R) Tinted Glass No Yes
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
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
Turbocharged 2.0-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, 4, DOHC, DI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 200@5100, Torque Of 207@1700, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
ULEV II Emissions Yes No
Valet Lockout Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Immobilizer III Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For E-Mail, Internet, Navigation and Phone 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
Wood and Leather Steering Wheel No Yes






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