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Vehicle 1997 Acura NSX 2dr NSX Cpe 3.0L Auto 2005 Saab 9-3 Convertible Arc
120 amp alternator Yes No
140-Amp Alternator No Yes
16" X 7.0 aluminum alloy front wheels Yes No
17" X 8.5 aluminum alloy rear wheels Yes No
18.5 gallon fuel tank Yes No
1 Rear Foglight No Yes
215/45ZR16 high performance front tires Yes No
245/40ZR17 high performance rear tires Yes No
2 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlet No Yes
3.0L DOHC PGM-FI 24 valve V6 engine Yes No
3-point seatbelts Yes No
3-Point Seatbelts For All Seating Positions No Yes
4-channel anti-lock brake system (ABS) Yes No
4-coat, 4-bake paint Yes No
4-speed electronically-controlled automatic transmission w/lockup torque converter, sport shift mode Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
4-wheel independent aluminum double-wishbone suspension Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
60-Amp/Hours Battery No Yes
65 amp/hr maintenance-free battery Yes No
Acura/Bose ETR AM/FM cassette stereo w/FM diversity antenna Yes No
All-aluminum unit-body construction Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 16-In. X 6.5-In. No Yes
All Speed Traction Control Controlled By ABS No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 300 Watts and 13 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Audio Pre-Wiring No Yes
Automatic climate control Yes No
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor No Yes
Automatic seat belt tensioners Yes No
Battery Saver No Yes
Body-integrated rear spoiler w/LED stoplight Yes No
Body Side Moldings No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedowns No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Child Safety Door Locks No Yes
City 18/hwy 24 (3.0L engine/4-speed auto trans) *Estimated* Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Direct ignition system Yes No
Drive-by-wire throttle system Yes No
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bag supplemental restraint system Yes No
Dual Body-Color Power Adjustable Heated Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual exhaust system Yes No
Dual pwr door mirrors Yes No
Dynacage Automatic Safety Rollbar No Yes
Electric, variable pwr-assisted rack & pinion steering Yes No
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Free Scheduled Maintenance For 36 Months or 36,000 Miles No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body-Colored 5-MPH Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Dual Bucket Seats With Height Adjustment and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 290-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front/rear body-color bumpers Yes No
Front/rear coil springs, stabilizer bar, hydraulic/gas filled shock absorbers Yes No
Front/rear impact-absorption zones Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Full analog instrumentation-inc: speedometer, tachometer, coolant temp/oil pressure gauges, fuel gauge, voltmeter Yes No
Full interior/cargo area carpeting Yes No
Full-length center console w/dual cupholders Yes No
Fully adjustable steering column w/tilt & telescopic Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Independent MacPherson Struts Front Suspension With Gas Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Shock Absorbers No Yes
Interior Pollen, Particle, Dust and Charcoal Air Filter No Yes
Interior Temperature Gauge No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather-trimmed 4-way pwr seats Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power Window Lockout No Yes
Power Windows With Front Dual One-Touch Down No Yes
Prewired for CD changer Yes No
Projector Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Pwr antenna Yes No
Pwr-assisted 4-wheel ventilated disc brakes Yes No
Pwr door locks Yes No
Pwr windows Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Rear Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts Located In Back Of Center Console No Yes
Rear In-Glass Diversity Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear window defroster Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote trunk/hatch/fuel filler door releases Yes No
Removable hardtop Yes No
Retractable projector beam headlamps Yes No
Rocker Panels No Yes
Rollover Sensor No Yes
SBRP215/55R16 93H, All-Season Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbag With Head Protection No Yes
Service or Maintenance Interval Indicator For Brake Wear No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side-impact door beams Yes No
Side window defoggers Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox No Yes
Theft-deterrent system w/immobilizer Yes No
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted glass Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Titanium connecting rods Yes No
Torque control differential Yes No
Traction control system (TCS) Yes No
Transverse midship engine/rear wheel drive Yes No
Trip Computer With Average Fuel Consumption, Clock, Warning Lights, Trip Odometer and Date No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Turbocharged 2.0-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 210@5500, Torque Of 221@2500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Turbocharger With Intercooler No Yes
Variable intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Variable Valve Timing & Lift Electronic Control system (VTEC) Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via ABS and Traction Control Measures Steering Wheel Direction, Wheel Speed, Lateral Acceleration and Yaw Rate No Yes
Woodgrain Located On Console and Doors No Yes






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