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Vehicle 1997 Eagle Vision 4dr Sdn TSi 2004 Saab 9-5 Sedan Aero
12-Volt 70-Amp/Hour Battery No Yes
16" "Caisson" chromed cast aluminum wheels Yes No
18.0 gallon fuel tank w/tethered cap Yes No
2 Front, 1 Rear Foglights No Yes
2 Front Cupholders and 2 Rear Cupholders, 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Subwoofers No Yes
3.5L (215) SOHC MPI 24-valve V6 engine Yes No
3-Memory Adjustments For Driver Seat and Exterior Mirror No Yes
(3) passenger assist handles Yes No
3-Point Seatbelts For All Seating Positions No Yes
4-speed automatic transmission w/OD-inc: autostick Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
4-wheel anti-lock brake system Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
600 CCA battery Yes No
60/40 Split Folding Rear Bench Seat With Manual Headrests In Outboard Positions and Folding Armrest No Yes
90-amp alternator Yes No
Aero Badge On Trunk Lid No Yes
Aero design low-profile headlamps w/shut-off delay Yes No
Air conditioning w/auto temp control Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 7.0-In. No Yes
All Speed Traction Control Controlled By ABS No Yes
Aluminized stainless steel exhaust Yes No
**ASTERISK (*) INDICATES EQUIPMENT WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO OR REPLACES BASE MODELS STANDARD EQUIPMENT** Yes No
Audio Prewiring No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic day/night rearview mirror Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Time Delay No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors On All Passenger Seatbelts No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Black dual foldaway pwr remote mirrors Yes No
Body Color Bumper Skirts and Side Skirts No Yes
Body Side Moldings No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedowns No Yes
Cargo Net No Yes
Chapman strut rear suspension w/dual transverse lower links, trailing arms Yes No
Child protection rear door locks Yes No
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors No Yes
Chrome Grille No Yes
City 17/hwy 26 (3.5L engine/4-speed auto trans) Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Color-Keyed Interior Carpeting No Yes
Color-keyed leather 2-spoke steering wheel Yes No
Compact spare tire Yes No
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Compass Integral To Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Cornering Lights No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Audio No Yes
Deluxe speed-sensitive intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bags Yes No
Dual 8-way pwr front seats Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Heated Automatic Tilt-Down Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Memory No Yes
Dual exhaust tips Yes No
Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors w/sliding extensions Yes No
Dual note horn Yes No
Dual Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic AM/FM stereo radio w/cassette, compact disc changer control, 8-Infinity speakers in 6 locations Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Engine Compartment Light No Yes
Exposed Stainless Steel Oval Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Integral To Trip Computer No Yes
Fixed mast antenna Yes No
Floor console-inc: armrest, 2-cupholders, cassette/CD storage, coinholder, ash receiver, rear air cond/heat ducts Yes No
Front Active Head Restraints No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Armrest Storage No Yes
Front and Rear Color-Keyed 5-MPH Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and Rear Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front and Rear Map Lights No Yes
Front and Rear Semi-Automatic Power Seatbelt Height Adjustment No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Dual Heated Bucket Seats With 3 Settings and With Headrests, Armrest, Adjustable Seat Height, and 3-Position Driver Memory No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Manual Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front fascia-integrated fog lamps Yes No
Front height-adjustable active 3-point unibelt system Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 306-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes and Rear Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front/rear floor mats Yes No
Front/rear two-tone bumper fascias Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bars No Yes
Front wheel drive Yes No
Full body-side body-color cladding Yes No
Full overhead console w/compass/temp/travel displays, sunglass/garage door opener storage Yes No
Halogen Headlights No Yes
Harman/Kardon(R) AM/FM Radio With 240 Watts and 9 Speakers Total; Cassette Player; CD Player No Yes
High Pressure Turbocharger With Intercooler No Yes
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Instrument panel-inc: 120-mph speedometer, tachometer, odometer w/trip reset, fuel/temp gauges Yes No
Interior Charcoal Air Filter No Yes
Iso strut front suspension w/single transverse lower links, tension struts Yes No
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 Trim Located On Doors and Shift Knob No Yes
Leather-wrapped shifter knob Yes No
Lights-inc: front reading lamps, rear courtesy lamps, glove box, ignition, ash receiver, trunk & door courtesy lamps Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Message center warnings-inc: door ajar, low washer fluid, trunk ajar Yes No
Metallic Trim Located On Dash No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock and Alarm No Yes
No-Charge Scheduled Maintenance For 36 Months or 36,000 Miles No Yes
Oil Cooler 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 Safe and Sound Service Plan Includes Automatic Collision Notification, Concierge Services, E-Mail, Emergency Response, Internet Services, Personal Calling, Remote Unlocking, Roadside Assistance, Security System Notification, Stolen Vehicle Tracking, and Vehicle Diagnostics No Yes
OnStar(R) Vehicle Location System No Yes
OnStar(R) Virtual Advisor E-Mail Access No Yes
OnStar(R) Virtual Advisor Internet Access No Yes
P225/60R16 all-season touring SBR BSW tires Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement and Seat Position No Yes
Performance Tuned Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Lower Wishbone, Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Performance Tuned Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Located On Headlights No Yes
Power Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Power Sliding Glass Sunroof With Express Open No Yes
Power Variable Assisted Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Window Lockout No Yes
Power Windows With Front Dual One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium cloth front bucket seats Yes No
Programmable Power Door Locks Operated Via Key or Remote No Yes
Pwr 4-wheel disc brakes w/anti-lock brake system Yes No
Pwr door locks w/dealer-activated speed-sensitive feature Yes No
Pwr windows w/one-touch-down feature Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear contoured bench seat w/center armrest Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Located In Center Console No Yes
Rear In-Glass Diversity Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear outboard active 3-point unibelt system w/center lap belt Yes No
Rear Seat Pass Through No Yes
Rear Seat Power Outlet No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bars No Yes
Rear window defroster Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote keyless/illuminated entry w/decklid release, (2) transmitters Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Retractable High Pressure Headlight Washers No Yes
SBRP225/45WR17 91 All-Season Tires No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Key or Remote Keyless Entry No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service or Maintenance Interval Indicator For Brake Wear No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Solar-control tinted glass Yes No
Speed control Yes No
Speed-sensitive pwr rack & pinion steering Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio No Yes
Sunshade Located On Sunroof No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Telescopic Steering Wheel No Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox No Yes
Tilt steering column Yes No
Tilt Steering Wheel No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Touring-tuned suspension w/integral front/rear gas-charged shock absorbers Yes No
Traction control Yes No
Trip Computer With Average Fuel Consumption, Miles To Empty, Distance To Arrival and Preset Speed Warning No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Turbocharged 2.3-Liter I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine, Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 250@5300, Torque Of 258@1900, Cast Iron Cylinder Block, and Light Alloy Cylinder Head No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via ABS Traction Control Measures Steering Wheel Direction, Wheel Speed, Lateral Acceleration and Yaw Rate No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For E-Mail, Internet, and Phone No Yes
Warning chimes-inc: key-in-ignition, door ajar, headlamps-on, seatbelts Yes No
Warning Lights For Open Door or Trunk, Failed Light, and Low Fluids No Yes
Warning lights-inc: parking brake, low oil, temp, low fuel Yes No






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