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Vehicle 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2.5L w/Technology (Discontinued) 2003 Lexus SC 430 (basic)
2.5-Liter, I5, 20-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 170@5700, Torque Of 177@4250, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
330-Amp/Hour 60 Cold Cranking Amp Battery Yes No
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side No Yes
4123-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Yes No
4293 cc 4.3 liters V 8 front engine with 91 mm bore, 82.5 mm stroke, 10.5 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 Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Tow/Haul/Snow Mode Yes No
75 liter 19.8 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
858-Lb Payload Package Yes No
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 Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 8 Speakers Total; 6-disc CD Changer; MP3 Player; Satellite Radio Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Audio anti-theft protection: concealable No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking Yes No
Automatic drive indicator on dashboard No Yes
Automatic five-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control and shift lever on floor No Yes
Automatic operation rear view mirror No Yes
Automatic Safety Rollbar Yes No
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery Saver Yes No
body-colored Doors, cloth Headliner, body-colored Instrument Panel, urethane Shift Knob and leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Brake Assistance Yes No
Brake assist system No Yes
Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, five adjustments and tilt adjustment No Yes
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 249 and all seats in place (cu ft): 8.8 No Yes
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Charges: gas guzzler tax: 0 and Luxury Tax No Yes
Clock No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.31 No Yes
Coming home device No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass No Yes
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal Yes No
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Day time running lights No Yes
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 with automatic operation 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 hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window No Yes
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Emission control level California No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4516, overall length (inches): 177.8, overall width (mm): 1829, overall width (inches): 72, overall height (mm): 1349, overall height (inches): 53.1, wheelbase (mm): 2619, wheelbase (inches): 103.1, front track (mm): 1549, front track (inches): 61, rear track (mm): 1534, rear track (inches): 60.4, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10790 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.4 No Yes
External temperature No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 575 No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area No Yes
Floor mats No Yes
Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs No Yes
Four-wheel ABS No Yes
Free Scheduled Maintenance for 24 Months or 24000 Miles Yes No
Front and rear alloy wheels with 18 inch rim diam and 8 inch rim width No Yes
Front and rear all seasons tires with 245 mm tire width, 40% tire profile and Z tire rating 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 Foglights Yes No
Front Power 287-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 272-mm Disc Brakes Yes No
Front power windows with two one-touch No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front reading lights No Yes
Front seat back storage No Yes
Front seat center armrest No Yes
Front seats cigar lighter No Yes
Front seats cup holders 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 Vanity Mirror Yes No
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 10.2, EPA highway (mpg): 23, EPA city (l/100km): 13.1 and EPA city (mpg): 18 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
Garage door opener No Yes
Glass Rear Window on Convertible Yes No
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint , pearl paint No Yes
Hard Top Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off and dusk sensor No Yes
Heated Windshield Glass Yes No
Heat reflective glass No Yes
High pressure headlight cleaners No Yes
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Immobilizer 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
Interior Air Filter Yes No
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor Yes No
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 945, front headroom (inches): 37.2, rear headroom (mm): 861, rear headroom (inches): 33.9, front hip room (mm): 1415, front hip room (inches): 55.7, rear hip room (mm): 1257, rear hip room (inches): 49.5, front leg room (mm): 1107, front leg room (inches): 43.6, rear leg room (mm): 688, rear leg room (inches): 27.1, front shoulder room (mm): 1367, front shoulder room (inches): 53.8, rear shoulder room (mm): 1184, rear shoulder room (inches): 46.6, interior volume (liters): 2124 and interior volume (cu ft): 75 No Yes
Internet Access Available Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Card Key and Key Fob Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather No Yes
Load restraint hooks 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 wood/woodgrain on gearknob, wood & leather on doors and wood/woodgrain on dashboard No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position and steering wheel position with five driver's seat positions and five passenger seat positions No Yes
Memory Device Reader Yes No
MP3 Player Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Navigational systems : information type: full map and voice and touch screen controls No Yes
Nine speakers No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Other audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, cassette, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer No Yes
Overhead Console Storage Yes No
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection No Yes
Power: 224 kW , 300 HP SAE @ 5600 rpm; 325 ft lb , 441 Nm @ 3400 rpm No Yes
Power + diversity antenna No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): 70000, distance (km): 112654 No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Projector beam lens gas discharge bulb headlights No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Rear Bench Folding Seats Yes No
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
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-wheel drive No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Rear window with defogger No Yes
Remote audio controls No Yes
Remote control remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Remote fuel filler door release No Yes
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows 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): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 36-Months, 36,000-Miles Yes No
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seating: four 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
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Stability control No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
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
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
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two fixed bucket front facing rear seats with zero adjustments No Yes
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats and rear 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 Location System Yes No
Vehicle speed proportional power steering No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Vehicle Theft Tracking Notification Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro 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) 1742 and curb weight (lbs) 3840 No Yes
Wind deflector behind seats No Yes
Windshield wipers with automatic 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
Wood & leather electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment No Yes






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