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First car for my kids
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- 2008 Ford Focus
- Focus 2dr Cpe S
- 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt
- Cobalt 2dr Cpe LS
| MECHANICAL | |
|---|---|
| 2.0L DOHC 16-valve I4 Duratec engine | Engine, ECOTEC 2.2L DOHC 16-valve 4-cylinder SFI |
| Engine block heater *STD on retail vehicles only in AK, MN, ND, SD, MT, WI & WY states. Optional on fleet vehicles in all states* | Transmission, 5-speed manual, includes 3.84 axle ratio |
| 5-speed manual transmission | Front wheel drive |
| Maintenance-free battery w/battery saver | Battery, trunk-mounted, maintenance free with rundown protection |
| 110-amp alternator | Suspension, Premium Ride |
| Electronic engine control | Steering, Electric Power Steering (EPS) |
| Front wheel drive | Brakes, front disc/rear drum |
| European-inspired 4-wheel independent suspension | Exhaust, stainless-steel |
| Control blade rear suspension | |
| Front stabilizer bar | |
| Rack & pinion pwr steering | |
| P195/60R15 all-season BSW tires | |
| 15" steel wheels w/6-spoke covers | |
| Tire inflation kit | |
| Front disc & rear drum pwr brakes | |
| EXTERIOR | |
|---|---|
| Body-color bumpers | Wheels, 15" (38.1 cm) steel with full bolt-on wheel covers |
| Chrome 2-bar grille | Tires, P195/65R15 all-season, blackwall (Included with (MM5) 5-speed manual transmission.) |
| Halogen headlamps | Tire, compact spare and wheel |
| Black door handles | Fascias, front and rear body-color with Black grille |
| Black remote mirrors | Headlamps, halogen with automatic exterior lamp control |
| Solar-tinted glass | Mirrors, outside manual, Black |
| 2-speed intermittent wipers | Glass, Solar-Ray light-tinted |
| Wipers, front intermittent, speed-sensitive | |
| Door handles, body-color | |
| ENTERTAINMENT | |
|---|---|
| Audio system, AM/FM stereo with CD player and MP3 playback, seek-and-scan, digital clock, auto-tone control, Radio Data System (RDS), automatic volume, TheftLock, auxiliary input jack and 36 cross-band presets | |
| XM Satellite Radio. With a wide variety of programming, XM has something to excite any driver. Whether you want to be entertained or informed, to laugh, think, or sing, XM has the perfect channel for you - coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality sound. 3 trial months - no obligation (Available in the 48 contiguous United States. Required $12.95 monthly subscription sold separately after 3 trial months. All fees and programming subject to change. Subscription subject to customer agreement. For more information, visit gm.xmradio.com.) | |
| Audio system feature, 4-speaker system | |
| INTERIOR | |
|---|---|
| 2-way front cloth bucket seats w/adjustable head restraints | Seats, front bucket with cloth, includes manual recliners, adjustable outboard head restraints and rear 60/40 split-bench with trunk pass-through |
| 60/40-split rear bench seat | Cloth seat trim |
| Full floor center console w/armrest & metallic top plate | Seat adjuster, driver 4-way manual height |
| (2) front cupholders, (1) rear cupholder | Seat, easy-entry front passenger |
| Tilt steering wheel | Console, floor with 2 power outlets |
| Instrumentation w/black applique-inc: clock, tachometer, trip odometer, trip computer | Steering column, tilt |
| Tire pressure monitoring system | Steering wheel, urethane |
| Rear window defroster | Instrumentation with speedometer, fuel gauge, tachometer and Driver Information Center with outside temperature, warning messages and programmable menu features |
| AM/FM stereo w/CD player-inc: MP3 playback, aux input jack, speed-sensitive volume, (4) speakers | Trunk release, remote |
| Air conditioning | Theft-deterrent system, vehicle, PASS-Key III+ |
| SecuriLock passive anti-theft system | Air conditioning, single-zone manual with air filtration system |
| (2) 12V pwr points | Defogger, side windows |
| Front integral map door pocket w/bottle holders | Defogger, rear-window electric |
| Dual visor mirrors | Cup holders, dual front and dual rear |
| Front header courtesy light w/theater dimming | Visors, front passenger vanity mirror |
| Dome light | Lighting, interior with trunk and single dome |
| SAFETY | |
|---|---|
| Daytime Running Lamps | |
| Tire Pressure Monitoring System | |
| Air bags, dual-stage frontal, driver and right-front passenger with Passenger Sensing System (Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your childs age and size. Even in vehicles equipped with air bags and the Passenger Sensing System, children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat. Never place a rear-facing infant restraint in the front seat of any vehicle equipped with an active frontal air bag. See vehicles Owners Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.) | |
| Air bags, head curtain side-impact, front and rear outboard seating positions (Head curtain side air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat occupants on the near side of certain side-impact collisions. Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your childs age and size, even in vehicles equipped with air bags. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat. See the vehicles Owners Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.) | |
| Safety belts, 3-point, all seating positions | |
| LATCH system (Lower Anchors and Top tethers for CHildren), for child safety seats | |
| Trunk emergency release handle | |
| EPA FUEL ECONOMY RATING | |
|---|---|
| City 24/hwy 35 (2.0L engine/5-speed manual trans) | |
| City 24/hwy 33 (2.0L engine/4-speed auto trans) | |