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Vehicle 1997 Acura NSX 2dr NSX Cpe 3.0L Auto 2009 Saab 9-3 Convertible 2.0T Comfort
120 amp alternator Yes No
120-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 Outlets No Yes
3.0L DOHC PGM-FI 24 valve V6 engine Yes No
3-Function Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
3-point seatbelts Yes No
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
65 amp/hr maintenance-free battery Yes No
70-Amp/Hours Battery No Yes
Acura/Bose ETR AM/FM cassette stereo w/FM diversity antenna Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
All-aluminum unit-body construction Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 7.5-In. No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 150-Watts, Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 7 Speakers Total; CD Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio No Yes
Automatic climate control Yes No
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights No Yes
Automatic Safety Rollbar No Yes
Automatic seat belt tensioners Yes No
Auxiliary Input Jack No Yes
Body-integrated rear spoiler w/LED stoplight Yes No
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Cargo Organizer No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
City 18/hwy 24 (3.0L engine/4-speed auto trans) *Estimated* Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Compass No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal 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
Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Drive-by-wire throttle system Yes No
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bag supplemental restraint system Yes No
Driver Power Lumbar No Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Body-Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual exhaust system Yes No
Dual pwr door mirrors Yes No
Electric, variable pwr-assisted rack & pinion steering Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Electronic Stability Program (ESP(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System 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 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Bumpers No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Heated Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Map Light No Yes
Front Power 283-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 276-mm Solid 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 Side Airbag With Head Protection No Yes
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
Halogen Headlights No Yes
High Pressure Headlight Washers No Yes
Illuminated Entry Located On Footwell No Yes
Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob 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
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Power Windows, Alarm and Convertible Top No Yes
OnStar(R) Hands-Free Calling With Telephone No Yes
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Assistance No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Plan. Includes Emergency Services, Crisis Assist and Roadside Assistance No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Plan. Includes Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote Door Unlock, Roadside Assistance, Remote Horn and Lights, Hands-Free Calling and Low Mileage Discount No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Located On Headlights No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power Windows With Front Dual One-Touch Up No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Prewired for CD changer Yes No
Pwr antenna Yes No
Pwr-assisted 4-wheel ventilated disc brakes Yes No
Pwr door locks Yes No
Pwr windows Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Rain Sensing Wipers No Yes
Rear Bench Seats No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts Located In Back Of Center Console No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear window defroster Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Decklid No Yes
Remote trunk/hatch/fuel filler door releases Yes No
Removable hardtop Yes No
Retractable projector beam headlamps Yes No
Rollover Sensor No Yes
SBRP235/45VR17 BSW, All-Season Tires No Yes
Seatback Storage No Yes
Sentronic 5-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Sentronic Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls 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
Tachometer No Yes
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox No Yes
Theft-deterrent system w/immobilizer Yes No
Theft-Lock(R) Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted glass Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Titanium connecting rods Yes No
Torque control differential Yes No
Traction Control No Yes
Traction control system (TCS) Yes No
Transverse midship engine/rear wheel drive Yes No
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Miles To Empty, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption and Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Turbocharged 2.0-Liter I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front/Mounted With Horsepower Of 210@5500, Torque Of 221@2500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Head No Yes
Turbocharger With Intercooler No Yes
Variable intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
Variable Valve Timing & Lift Electronic Control system (VTEC) Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Phone No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes
Woodgrain Trim Located On Instrument Panel, Glovebox, Doors and Shift Knob No Yes






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