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Vehicle 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2dr DSG 2.0T R-Line w/Sound PZEV *Ltd Avail* 2008 Cadillac XLR Convertible
140 Amp Alternator Yes No
14.5 Gal. Fuel Tank Yes No
150-Amp Alternator No Yes
2 12V DC Power Outlets Yes No
2 Cupholders Total No Yes
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
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
2 Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
3-Function HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
400w Regular Amplifier Yes No
4.6-Liter, Northstar 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 320@6400, Torque Of 310@4400 No Yes
4 Cylinder Engine Yes No
4 Person Seating Capacity Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
4-Wheel Disc Brakes Yes No
4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front Vented Discs, Brake Assist and Hill Hold Control Yes No
50-50 Folding Bench Front Facing Fold Forward Seatback Rear Seat Yes No
60-Amp/Hr 330CCA Maintenance-Free Battery w/Run Down Protection Yes No
6-Speed A/T Yes No
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive, Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
9 Fender Speakers Yes No
ABS Yes No
ABS And Driveline Traction Control Yes No
A/C Yes No
Active Suspension Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Adaptive Low Beam and High Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Adaptive Variable Suspension No Yes
Adjustable Steering Wheel Yes No
Aero-Composite Halogen Daytime Running Headlamps Yes No
Airbag Occupancy Sensor Yes No
Air Filtration Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control No Yes
Aluminum Wheels Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Bose(R) Sound System and 9 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; XM(R) Satellite Radio No Yes
AM/FM Stereo Yes No
Analog Display Yes No
A/T Yes No
Audio Theft Deterrent Yes No
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On and Dusk Sensor No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Automatic Release Parking Brake No Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Yes No
Battery No Yes
Battery Gauge No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Black Bodyside Moldings and Chrome Bodyside Insert Yes No
Black Power Heated Side Mirrors w/Manual Folding and Turn Signal Indicator Yes No
Bluetooth Connection Yes No
Bluetooth Wireless Phone Connectivity Yes No
Body-Colored Door Handles Yes No
Body-Colored Front Bumper Yes No
Body-Colored Rear Bumper Yes No
Brake Actuated Limited Slip Differential Yes No
Brake Assist Yes No
Bucket Seats Yes No
Card Key No Yes
Cargo Net No Yes
Cargo Shade Yes No
Cargo Space Lights Yes No
Carpet Floor Trim Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area No Yes
CD Changer Yes No
CD Player Yes No
Chrome Side Windows Trim Yes No
Chrome Wheels Yes No
Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Clearcoat Paint Yes No
Cloth Seats Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Mounted Inside Under Cargo Yes No
Compass No Yes
Convertible Soft Top Yes No
Cornering Lights Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Day-Night Rearview Mirror Yes No
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Accessory Power Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Adjustable Lumbar Yes No
Driver Air Bag Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver And Passenger Side Airbag Head Extension Yes No
Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Driver Foot Rest Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Driver Vanity Mirror Yes No
Dual Folding Power Adjustable Heated Passenger Automatic Tilt-Down Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side Electrochromic and 2-Position Memory 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
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Yes No
Engine: 2.0 TSI 210 HP Yes No
Engine Compartment Light No Yes
Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Engine Oil Cooler Yes No
Engine Start Button No Yes
Equalizer No Yes
Extended Service Interval No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge 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 Yes No
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front And Rear Map Lights Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Center Armrest w/Storage Yes No
Front Cupholder Yes No
Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
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 Cooled Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Driver Memory and Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Fog Lamps Yes No
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power Disc and Rear Power Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Side Air Bag Yes No
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
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
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
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With 6.5-In. Color Touch Screen No Yes
Hard Disk Drive Media Storage Yes No
Headlights-Auto-Leveling Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
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
Heated Steering Wheel No Yes
HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts Yes No
Illuminated Entry Located On Side Stepwell No Yes
Immobilizer III Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Includes Manual Rear Seat Easy Entry Yes No
Independent Front Suspension With Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Rear Suspension With Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Instrumentation Displayed On Windshield No Yes
Instrument Panel Covered Bin, Dashboard Storage, Driver And Passenger Door Bins Yes No
Integrated Turn Signal Mirrors Yes No
Intelligent Cruise Control No Yes
Interior Pollen Air Filter No Yes
Interior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Interior Trim -inc: Simulated Carbon Fiber Instrument Panel Insert, Body-Colored Door Panel Insert, Chrome And Aluminum Interior Accents Yes No
Intermittent Wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Keyless Start Yes No
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Gear Shift Knob Yes No
Leather Seats Yes Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Liftgate Rear Cargo Access Yes No
Light Tinted Glass Yes No
Lip Spoiler Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Locking Glove Box Yes No
Low Tire Pressure Warning Yes No
Magnasteer(R) Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Manual Adjustable Front Head Restraints and Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Manual Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column Yes No
MP3 Player Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk and Anti-Theft No Yes
Multi-Link Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs Yes No
Oil Pressure Gauge No Yes
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 Plan Includes Navigation, Automatic Collision Notification, Concierge Services, Emergency Response, Personal Calling, Remote Unlocking, Roadside Assistance, Security System Notification, Stolen Vehicle Tracking and Vehicle Diagnostics No Yes
Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Pretensioners Yes No
Outside Temp Gauge Yes No
Panic Button No Yes
Passenger Adjustable Lumbar Yes No
Passenger Air Bag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Air Bag Sensor Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Passenger Vanity Mirror Yes No
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 Decklid Locks/Unlocks Via Multi-Function Remote No Yes
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 Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Mirror(s) Yes No
Power Passenger Seat Yes No
Power Rear Windows Yes No
Power Steering Yes No
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Trunk Lid No Yes
Power Windows Yes No
Power Windows With Driver and Passenger One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium Sound System Yes No
Premium Synthetic Seats Yes No
Programmable Power Door Locks No Yes
Proximity Key For Doors And Push Button Start Yes No
Quasi-Dual Stainless Steel Exhaust w/Chrome Tailpipe Finisher Yes No
Radio Data System 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, Clock, Speed Compensated Volume Control, Radio Data System and External Memory Control Yes No
Rain Sense(R) Rain Sensing Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Bench Seat Yes No
Rear Cupholder Yes No
Rear Defrost Yes No
Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Alarm, Audio-Visual Sensors and Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Rear Seat Audio Controls Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Redundant Digital Speedometer Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter, Illuminated Entry and Panic Button Yes No
Remote Trunk Release No Yes
Rigid Cargo Cover Yes No
Rollover Protection Bars Yes No
Run Flat Tires No Yes
Satellite Radio Yes No
SBRP235/50WR18 BSW, Michelin(R) Extended Mobility Tires No Yes
Seats w/Leatherette Back Material Yes No
Selective Locking/Unlocking No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side Impact Beams Yes No
Smart Device Integration Yes No
Solar-Ray(R) Tinted Glass No Yes
Split Bench Seat Yes No
Sport Tuned Suspension Yes No
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Stability Control Yes No
Steel Spare Wheel Yes No
Steel Wheels Yes No
Steering Wheel Audio Controls Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Tailgate/Rear Door Lock Included w/Power Door Locks Yes No
Telematics Yes No
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Temporary Spare Tire Yes No
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Tires - Front Performance Yes No
Tires: P235/45R18 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 Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Turbocharged Yes No
Valet Function Yes No
Variable Intermittent Wipers w/Heated Jets Yes No
Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm No Yes
Vinyl Seats Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System and Audio No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Phone No Yes
V-Tex Leatherette Seating Surfaces Yes No
Vw Car-Net Emergency S.O.S Yes No
Vw Car-Net Selective Service Internet Access Yes No
Wheel Covers Yes No
Wheel Locks Yes No
Wheels: 18" Twister Alloy Yes No
Wheels w/Machined w/Painted Accents Accents Yes No
Window Grid Diversity Antenna Yes No
Wireless Streaming Yes No
Wood and Leather Steering Wheel No Yes






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