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Vehicle 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 1.8T w/Technology 2015 Ferrari 458 Italia 2dr Conv
1 12V DC Power Outlet No Yes
165 Amp Alternator No Yes
22.7 Gal. Fuel Tank No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
2 LCD Monitors In The Front No Yes
2 Person Seating Capacity No Yes
330-Amp/Hour 60 Cold Cranking Amp Battery Yes No
4145-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
4-Wheel Disc Brakes No Yes
4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front And Rear Vented Discs, Hill Hold Control, Ceramic Discs and Electric Parking Brake No Yes
5.14 Axle Ratio No Yes
65-Amp/Hr 760CCA Maintenance-Free Battery w/Run Down Protection No Yes
6 Speakers No Yes
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Tow/Haul/Snow Mode Yes No
7-Speed A/T No Yes
838-Lb Payload Package Yes No
8 Cylinder Engine No Yes
ABS No Yes
A/C No Yes
Active Suspension No Yes
Adjustable Steering Wheel No Yes
Air Filtration No Yes
Alloy Wheels Front 17-in. X 7-in. and Rear 17-in. X 7-in. Yes No
Aluminum Panels No Yes
Aluminum Wheels No Yes
AM/FM Radio Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 8 Speakers Total; 6-disc CD Changer; MP3 Player; Satellite Radio Yes No
AM/FM Stereo No Yes
Analog Display No Yes
A/T No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking Yes No
Automatic Headlights No Yes
Automatic Safety Rollbar Yes No
Auxiliary Audio Input No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery Saver Yes No
Black Grille No Yes
Black Side Windows Trim No Yes
Bluetooth Connection No Yes
Bluetooth Wireless Phone Connectivity No Yes
Body-Colored Door Handles No Yes
body-colored Doors, cloth Headliner, body-colored Instrument Panel, urethane Shift Knob and leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Body-Colored Front Bumper No Yes
Body-Colored Power Heated Side Mirrors w/Power Folding No Yes
Body-Colored Rear Bumper w/Black Bumper Insert No Yes
Brake Assistance Yes No
Bucket Seats No Yes
Cargo Space Lights No Yes
Carpet Floor Trim No Yes
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
CD Changer No Yes
CD Player No Yes
Clearcoat Paint No Yes
Climate Control No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Concealed Antenna No Yes
Convertible Hardtop No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal Yes No
Cruise Control Yes No
Day-Night Rearview Mirror No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Diversity In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Double Wishbone Front Suspension w/Coil Springs No Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver Air Bag No Yes
Driver And Passenger Door Bins No Yes
Driver Control Ride Control Adaptive Suspension No Yes
Driver Foot Rest 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
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Door-Mounted Side Airbags No Yes
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags w/Passenger Off Switch No Yes
Dual Stainless Steel Exhaust w/Polished Tailpipe Finisher No Yes
Dual Zone Front Automatic Air Conditioning No Yes
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electro-Hydraulic Power Assist Speed-Sensing Steering No Yes
Electro-Mechanical Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) No Yes
Engine: 4.5L DOHC V8 w/Direct Injection No Yes
Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
F1-Trac ABS And Driveline Traction Control No Yes
Fade-To-Off Interior Lighting No Yes
Fixed Front Head Restraints No Yes
Floor Mats No Yes
FOB Controls -inc: Trunk/Hatch/Tailgate No Yes
Free Scheduled Maintenance for 24 Months or 24000 Miles Yes No
Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars 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 Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Cupholder No Yes
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 Foglights Yes No
Front Map Lights No Yes
Front Power 287-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 272-mm Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Seat with Driver Manual Memory Yes No
Front Side Air Bag No Yes
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Full Carpet Floor Covering -inc: Carpet Front Floor Mats No Yes
Full Cloth Headliner No Yes
Full Floor Console w/Storage and 1 12V DC Power Outlet No Yes
Fully Automatic Projector Beam High Intensity Low/High Beam Daytime Running Auto-Leveling Headlamps w/Washer and Delay-Off No Yes
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Voltmeter, Oil Pressure, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Oil Temperature and Trip Odometer No Yes
Glass Rear Window on Convertible Yes No
Hard Disk Drive Media Storage No Yes
Hard Top Yes No
Headlights-Auto-Leveling No Yes
Heated Mirrors No Yes
Heated Windshield Glass Yes No
HID headlights No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated Locking Glove Box No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers 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
Interior Trim -inc: Aluminum Instrument Panel Insert, Aluminum Door Panel Insert, Leather/Aluminum Console Insert, Aluminum Interior Accents and Leather Upholstered Dashboard No Yes
Intermittent Wipers No Yes
Internet Access Available Yes No
Keyless Entry No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Card Key and Key Fob Yes No
Leather Door Trim Insert No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Seat Trim No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
LED Brakelights No Yes
Light Tinted Glass No Yes
Lip Spoiler No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Yes No
Locking/Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate Yes No
Magnetic Fluid-Filled Shock Absorbers No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Manual Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column No Yes
Memory Device Reader Yes No
MP3 Player Yes Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid Yes No
Multi-Link Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs No Yes
Multi-Zone A/C No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Pretensioners No Yes
Outside Temp Gauge No Yes
Overhead Console Storage Yes No
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Air Bag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger Air Bag On/Off Switch No Yes
Perimeter Alarm No Yes
Perimeter/Approach Lights No Yes
Power 1st Row Windows w/Driver And Passenger 1-Touch Down and w/Driver 1-Touch Up No Yes
Power Convertible Retractable Hard Top w/Lining, Glass Rear Window, Fixed Roll-Over Protection and Power Wind Blocker No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Door Locks w/Autolock Feature No Yes
Power Folding Mirrors No Yes
Power Fuel Flap Locking Type No Yes
Power Mirror(s) No Yes
Power Rear Window w/Defroster No Yes
Power Steering No Yes
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Power Windows No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Radio: Harmon/kardon AM/FM/MP3/USB/6-Disc CD -inc: CD slot located in the glove box, 30GB hard disc drive and Bluetooth wireless connectivity No Yes
Radio w/MP3 Player, Clock, Speed Compensated Volume Control, Aux Audio Input Jack, Steering Wheel Controls, External Memory Control and 30 Gb Internal Memory No Yes
Rain Detecting Variable Intermittent Wipers No Yes
Rain Sensing Wipers No Yes
Rear Bench Folding Seats Yes No
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Rear Defrost No Yes
Rear Fog Lamps No Yes
Rear Folding Bench Seats With Manually Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Seat Audio Controls No Yes
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear Wheel Drive No Yes
Rear-Wheel Drive No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Redundant Digital Speedometer No Yes
Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter and Illuminated Entry No Yes
Remote Releases -Inc: Power Trunk/Hatch and Power Fuel 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
Rocker Panel Extensions No Yes
Rollover Protection Bars No Yes
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seatbelt Air Bag No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Security System No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Side Impact Beams No Yes
Single Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Sport Bucket Seats No Yes
Sport Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Stability Control No Yes
Steering Wheel Audio Controls No Yes
Systems Monitor No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Telematics Includes Emergency SOS, Internet Services, Roadside Assistance and Stolen Vehicle Tracking Yes No
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Tires - Front Performance No Yes
Tires: P235/35ZR20 Front & P295/40ZR20 Rear -inc: Pirelli P-Zero No Yes
Tire Specific Low Tire Pressure Warning No Yes
Tires - Rear Performance No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management Yes No
Transmission: 7-Speed Dual Clutch Automated Manual -inc: F1-style paddle shift No Yes
Transmission w/Driver Selectable Mode, F1-Superfast Sequential Shift Control w/Steering Wheel Controls and Oil Cooler No Yes
Transmission w/Dual Shift Mode No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Trunk Rear Cargo Access No Yes
Turbocharged 1.8-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, 4, DOHC, DI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 170@6200, Torque Of 184@1500, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
ULEV II Emissions Yes No
Valet Function No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Immobilizer III Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Location System Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Vehicle Theft Tracking Notification Yes No
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
Wheels: 20" x 8.5" Fr/20" x 10.5" Rr Alloy No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio Yes No






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