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Vehicle 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible R-Line w/Sound 2008 Lexus SC 430 Convertible
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, Seat and Steering Wheel; Passenger Side Include Seat No Yes
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
330-Amp/Hour 60 Cold Cranking Amp Battery Yes No
4123-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Yes No
4.3-Liter, 90-Degree V8, VVT-i 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 288@5600, Torque Of 317@3400, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes 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
829-Lb Payload Package Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Adaptive Low Beam Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling; High Beam Halogen Headlights 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
Alternator No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 400-Watts, Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 9 Speakers Total; 6-disc CD Changer; MP3 Player; Satellite Radio Yes No
Audible Warning Include Headlights-On No Yes
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay No Yes
Automatic Safety Rollbar Yes No
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery No Yes
Battery Saver Yes No
Birds Eye Maple or Walnut Genuine Wood Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
body-colored Doors, cloth Headliner, simulated carbon fibre Instrument Panel, leather Shift Knob and leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Brake Assistance Yes No
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Chrome Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes Yes
Compass No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal Yes No
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Operates Power Windows No Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Diversity In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Driver Airbag Yes Yes
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Adjustable Seat Height Yes No
Dual Black Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Color-Keyed Folding Power Adjustable Heated Automatic Tilt-Down Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side 2-Position Memory No Yes
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device No Yes
Extended Service Interval Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Free Scheduled Maintenance for 24 Months or 24000 Miles Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Color-Keyed 5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No 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 Cigarette Lighter With Illuminated Ashtray No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Heated Seats Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Knee Airbags No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Dual Power Memory and Adjustable Headrests 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 Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Foglights Yes Yes
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Passenger and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 297-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 307-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power 312-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 272-mm Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters 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
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With Voice Activation No Yes
Hard Top Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
Heated Windshield Glass Yes No
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated Entry Includes Front Stepwell and Ignition Key Surround No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone 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 Yes
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor Yes No
Internet Access Available 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 Doors and Center Floor Console No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Lexus/Mark Levinson Premium System ETR(R) AM/FM Radio With 240-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume, and 9 Speakers Total; Cassette Player With Auto-Reverse; 6-Disc CD Changer Integrated With Radio 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
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Memory Device Reader Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
MP3 Player Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, Illuminated Entry, Anti-Theft, Windows and Panic Alarm No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil Temperature Gauge Yes No
Overhead Console Storage Yes No
Panic Button No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Operated Via Headlight Off Time Delay No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch No Yes
Power Electric Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Power Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Mast and In-Glass Diversity Radio Antennas 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 Window Lockout/Override No Yes
Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Preprogrammed Equalizer No Yes
Privacy Glass No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft Yes Yes
Radio Data System (RDS) No Yes
Rear Bench Folding Seats Yes No
Rear Bench Seat With Manually Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
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 Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Removable Hard Cargo Cover Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 36-Months, 36,000-Miles Yes No
SBRP245/40ZR18, Dunlop Summer Tires No Yes
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes Yes
Selective Unlocking Via Key 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
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Telematics Includes Emergency SOS, Internet Services, Roadside Assistance and Stolen Vehicle Tracking Yes No
Telephone Pre-Wiring No Yes
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 Controlled by Engine Management Yes No
Traction Control (TRAC) Controlled By ABS and Engine Management No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption and Stop Watch 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 210@5300, Torque Of 207@1700, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
ULEV Emissions No Yes
ULEV II Emissions Yes No
Underbody Aero Cladding No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes Yes
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 Location System Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System (VSC) Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control Measures Yaw Rate, Steering Wheel Angle and Wheel Speed No Yes
Vehicle Theft Tracking Notification Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System and Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
V-Tex Leatherette Seats Yes No
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Oil Low, Seatbelts Unfastened and Oil Pressure 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
Wind Deflector For Convertibles No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes
Wood and Leather Steering Wheel No Yes






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