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2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2dr DSG 2.0L TDI *Ltd Avail*
1999 Pontiac Firebird 2dr Conv Firebird

Vehicle 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2dr DSG 2.0L TDI *Ltd Avail* 1999 Pontiac Firebird 2dr Conv Firebird
105-amp alternator No Yes
14.5 Gal. Fuel Tank Yes No
16.8 gallon fuel tank No Yes
16" bright silver 5-spoke cast aluminum wheels No Yes
1 LCD Monitor In The Front Yes No
2 12V DC Power Outlets Yes No
2 Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
3.23 rear axle ratio No Yes
3.8L (231) SFI V6 3800 Series II engine No Yes
4 Cylinder Engine Yes No
4 Person Seating Capacity Yes No
4-wheel anti-lock braking system (ABS) No Yes
4-Wheel Disc Brakes Yes No
4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front Vented Discs and Brake Assist Yes No
50-50 Folding Bench Front Facing Fold Forward Seatback Rear Seat Yes No
5-speed manual transmission w/OD No Yes
6-Speed A/T Yes No
6-way pwr driver/4-way manual front passenger seats No Yes
8 Speakers Yes No
ABS Yes No
ABS And Driveline Traction Control Yes No
A/C Yes No
Active Suspension Yes No
Adjustable Steering Wheel Yes No
Aero-Composite Halogen Daytime Running Headlamps Yes No
Airbag Occupancy Sensor Yes No
Air conditioning No Yes
Air Filtration Yes No
**ALL STANDARDS ARE 1999 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED** No Yes
Aluminum Wheels Yes No
AM/FM Stereo Yes No
Analog Display Yes No
A/T Yes No
Audio Theft Deterrent Yes No
Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic pwr door locks-inc: retained accessory pwr No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Yes No
Battery w/Run Down Protection Yes No
Bluetooth Connection Yes No
Body-color body-side moldings No Yes
Body-Colored Bodyside Moldings and Chrome Bodyside Insert Yes No
Body-Colored Door Handles Yes No
Body-Colored Front Bumper Yes No
Body-Colored Power Heated Side Mirrors w/Manual Folding and Turn Signal Indicator Yes No
Body-Colored Rear Bumper Yes No
Body-color soft fascia-type bumpers No Yes
Brake Assist Yes No
Bucket Seats Yes No
Cargo Shade Yes No
Cargo Space Lights Yes No
Carpeted front floor mats No Yes
Carpet Floor Trim Yes No
Cartegena cloth reclining front bucket seats No Yes
CD Changer Yes No
CD Player Yes No
Chrome Side Windows Trim Yes No
Chrome Wheels Yes No
City 19/hwy 29 (3.8L engine/4-speed auto trans) No Yes
City 19/hwy 30 (3.8L engine/5-speed manual trans) No Yes
Clearcoat Paint Yes No
Cloth Seats Yes No
Compact spare tire No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Mounted Inside Under Cargo Yes No
Composite body panels-inc: doors, fenders, fascias, rear spoiler No Yes
Concealed quartz halogen headlamps No Yes
Controlled-cycle windshield wipers No Yes
Convertible Soft Top Yes No
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Day-Night Rearview Mirror Yes No
Day/night rearview mirror w/reading lamps No Yes
Daytime running lamps No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Accessory Power Yes No
Delco Freedom II battery No Yes
Driver Adjustable Lumbar Yes No
Driver Air Bag Yes No
Driver And Passenger Side Airbag Head Extension Yes No
Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Driver Foot Rest Yes No
Driver & front passenger next generation airbags No Yes
Driver Vanity Mirror Yes No
Dual covered visor vanity mirrors No Yes
Dual pwr sport mirrors No Yes
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags Yes No
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Seat-Mounted Side Airbags Yes No
Electric Power-Assist Speed-Sensing Steering Yes No
Electric rear window defogger No Yes
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Yes No
Engine: 2.0L TDI Clean Diesel 150 HP Yes No
Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Engine Oil Cooler Yes No
ETR AM/FM stereo w/compact disc, graphic equalizer-inc: Monsoon 500-watt peak pwr amplifier, 8-speaker premium sound system, digital clock, seek-up/down, remote CD pre-wiring No Yes
Extensive acoustical insulation No Yes
Extensive anti-corrosion protection No Yes
Fade-To-Off Interior Lighting Yes No
Fixed Bench Seat Yes No
Fixed Rear Window w/Defroster Yes No
Floor Mats Yes No
FOB Controls -inc: Trunk/Hatch/Tailgate Yes No
Fog lamps No Yes
Fog Lamps Yes No
Folding rear seat No Yes
Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars Yes No
Front And Rear Map Lights Yes No
Front Center Armrest w/Storage Yes No
Front Cupholder Yes No
Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes Yes No
Front Fog Lamps Yes No
Front/rear lap/shoulder safety belts w/rear child comfort guides No Yes
Front/rear stabilizer bars No Yes
Front Side Air Bag Yes No
Front Wheel Drive Yes No
Front-Wheel Drive Yes No
Full Carpet Floor Covering -inc: Carpet Front And Rear Floor Mats Yes No
Full Cloth Headliner Yes No
Full Floor Console w/Storage, Mini Overhead Console w/Storage and 2 12V DC Power Outlets Yes No
Full-length front console w/cupholder, auxiliary pwr outlet, storage box No Yes
Fully Galvanized Steel Panels Yes No
Gas-Pressurized Shock Absorbers Yes No
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Turbo/Supercharger Boost, Oil Temperature, Trip Odometer and Trip Computer Yes No
GM computer command control No Yes
Hard Disk Drive Media Storage Yes No
Headlights-Auto-Leveling Yes No
Heatable Front Comfort Seats -inc: 6-way manually adjustable front seats (including seat height) w/manual lumbar support Yes No
Heated Front Seat(s) Yes No
Heated Mirrors Yes No
HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts Yes No
Immobilizer III Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Includes Manual Rear Seat Easy Entry Yes No
Independent short/long arm front suspension No Yes
Instrumentation-inc: electronic analog speedometer, tachometer, odometer, trip odometer, voltmeter, coolant temp/oil pressure gauges No Yes
Instrument Panel Covered Bin, Dashboard Storage, Driver And Passenger Door Bins Yes No
Integrated Turn Signal Mirrors Yes No
Interior Trim -inc: Body-Colored Instrument Panel Insert, Body-Colored Door Panel Insert, Chrome And Metal-Look Interior Accents Yes No
Intermittent Wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Yes No
Keyless Start Yes No
Leather Gear Shift Knob Yes No
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Leather-wrapped shift knob/parking brake handle No Yes
Leather-wrapped steering wheel w/radio controls No Yes
Liftgate Rear Cargo Access Yes No
Lights-inc: ashtray, rear seat courtesy, trunk No Yes
Light Tinted Glass Yes No
Lip Spoiler Yes No
Locking Glove Box Yes No
Locking glovebox w/light No Yes
Low oil level monitor & warning No Yes
Low Tire Pressure Warning Yes No
Manual Adjustable Front Head Restraints and Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manual Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column Yes No
MP3 Player Yes No
Multi-Link Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs Yes No
Oil life monitor No Yes
Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Pretensioners Yes No
Outside Temp Gauge Yes No
P215/60R16 touring SBR BSW tires No Yes
Passenger Adjustable Lumbar Yes No
Passenger Air Bag Yes No
Passenger Air Bag Sensor Yes No
Passenger Vanity Mirror Yes No
Pass-Key II theft-deterrent system No Yes
Pass-Through Rear Seat Yes No
Power 1st Row Windows w/Front And Rear 1-Touch Up/Down Yes No
Power Convertible Top w/Lining, Glass Rear Window and Automatic Roll-Over Protection Yes No
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Door Locks w/Autolock Feature Yes No
Power Driver Seat Yes No
Power Fuel Flap Locking Type Yes No
Power Mirror(s) Yes No
Power Passenger Seat Yes No
Power Rear Windows Yes No
Power Steering Yes No
Power Windows Yes No
Premium Synthetic Seats Yes No
Proximity Key For Doors And Push Button Start Yes No
Pwr antenna No Yes
Pwr front/rear vented disc brakes No Yes
Pwr rack & pinion steering No Yes
Pwr windows w/driver-side express-down No Yes
Radio: Premium VIII Touchscreen w/6-CD -inc: MP3 playback, aux in and SiriusXM satellite radio w/limited subscription Yes No
Radio w/Seek-Scan, Compatible Remote CD, MP3 Player, Clock, Speed Compensated Volume Control, Steering Wheel Controls and Radio Data System Yes No
Rear Bench Seat Yes No
Rear Cupholder Yes No
Rear decklid spoiler No Yes
Rear Defrost Yes No
Rear floor mats No Yes
Rear Seat Audio Controls Yes No
Rear wheel drive No Yes
Redundant Digital Speedometer Yes No
Remote decklid release No Yes
Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter, Illuminated Entry and Panic Button Yes No
Ride & handling suspension No Yes
Rigid Cargo Cover Yes No
Rollover Protection Bars Yes No
Salisbury axle rear suspension w/torque arm, trailing arm, track bar No Yes
Satellite Radio Yes No
Seats w/Leatherette Back Material Yes No
Security pkg-inc: audible theft deterrent system, remote keyless entry No Yes
Side-guard door beams No Yes
Side Impact Beams Yes No
Side window defoggers No Yes
Single Stainless Steel Exhaust Yes No
Smart Device Integration Yes No
Solar-Ray tinted glass No Yes
Split Bench Seat Yes No
Sport Tuned Suspension Yes No
Stability Control Yes No
Stainless steel exhaust system No Yes
Steel Spare Wheel Yes No
Steel Wheels Yes No
Steering Wheel Audio Controls Yes No
Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs Yes No
Tailgate/Rear Door Lock Included w/Power Door Locks Yes No
Telematics Yes No
Temporary Spare Tire Yes No
Tilt steering column No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Tires - Front Performance Yes No
Tires: P215/55R17 All-Season Yes No
Tires - Rear Performance Yes No
Tracker System Yes No
Traction Control Yes No
Transmission: 6-Speed DSG Automatic Yes No
Transmission w/Dual Shift Mode Yes No
Trip Computer Yes No
Turbocharged Yes No
Valet Function Yes No
Variable Intermittent Wipers w/Heated Jets Yes No
Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers Yes No
Vinyl Seats Yes No
V-Tex Leatherette Seating Surfaces Yes No
Vw Car-Net Emergency S.O.S Yes No
Waterborne base-coat/2-component clearcoat finish paint No Yes
Wheel Covers Yes No
Wheel Locks Yes No
Wheels: 17" Rotor Alloy Yes No
Wheels w/Silver Accents Yes No
Window Grid Diversity Antenna Yes No
Wireless Streaming Yes No






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