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Vehicle 1998 Honda Accord Sdn 4dr Sdn DX Manual 2005 Saturn L300 Base
14" x 5.5" steel wheels w/full wheel covers Yes No
17.0 gallon fuel tank Yes No
2.3L 4-cyl engine w/second-order balance system Yes No
2 Front Cupholders, 2 Rear Cupholders, 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
2-speed/intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
3.0-Liter, 54-Degree V6, 24-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 182@5600, Torque Of 190@3600, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
4-Speed Electronically Controlled Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
52-amp maintenance free battery Yes No
5-speed manual transmission w/starter interlock system Yes No
80-amp alternator Yes No
Adjustable steering column Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 16-In. No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; Cassette Player No Yes
Analog Instrumentation Includes Speedometer, Trip Odometer, Odometer, Coolant Temperature Gauge and Fuel Level Gauge No Yes
Audible Warnings Include Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Door Ajar, Driver Seatbelt Unfastened and Parking Brake On No Yes
Audio Prewiring No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On and Dusk Sensor No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Located On Front Seatbelts No Yes
Battery No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Battery Warmer No Yes
Body-color impact-absorbing bumpers Yes No
Body-side moldings Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area No Yes
Center console armrest w/storage compartment Yes No
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors No Yes
City 24/hwy 31 (2.3L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Clock No Yes
Cloth Seats No Yes
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bags Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual manual remote-operated mirrors Yes No
Dual vanity mirrors Yes No
Electronic ignition w/immobilzer system Yes No
Emergency Reduced Engine Power No Yes
Extended Service Interval Engine Coolant, Transmission Fluid and Spark Plugs No Yes
Fold-down rear seatback w/lock Yes No
Front 3-point seat belts w/adjustable shoulder anchors Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear 5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and Rear Reading Lights No Yes
Front beverage holder Yes No
Front Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Driver Side Manual Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Adjustable Headrests and Driver Side Adjustable Seat Height No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Floor Mats No Yes
Front Manual Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Front Power 288-mm X 25-mm Disc and Rear Power 286-mm X 10-mm Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front/rear hydraulic gas-pressurized shock absorbers Yes No
Front stabilizer bar Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front-wheel drive Yes No
High-pwr 4 x 20-watt AM/FM stereo w/cassette-inc: anti-theft, 2-speakers Yes No
Independent double wishbone front/rear suspension w/coil springs Yes No
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Gas Pressurized Shock Absorbers, Lower Control Arms and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Gas Charged Shock Absorbers, Springs and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Integrated rear window antenna Yes No
Interior Dust and Pollen Air Filter No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Locking Glovebox No Yes
Low-fuel indicator light Yes No
Maintenance interval indicator Yes No
Maintenance Interval Indicator For Brake Wear, Oil Quality and Tires No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-reflector halogen headlamps Yes No
P195/70R14 90S SBR Dunlop SP40 tires Yes No
Panic Alarm Sounds Horn and Flashes Lights No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Down No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Programmable Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Anti-Theft and Trunk No Yes
Projector Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Pwr-assisted front ventilated disc/rear drum brakes Yes No
Quartz digital clock Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt No Yes
Rear 3-point seat belts Yes No
Rear 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With Integral Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest No Yes
Rear Floor Mats No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts No Yes
Rear Power Outlet No Yes
Rear Power Window Lockout No Yes
Rear seat heater ducts Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window defroster w/timer Yes No
Reclining front bucket seats Yes No
Remote Decklid Release No Yes
Remote fuel-filler door release Yes No
Remote trunk release w/lock Yes No
SBRP215/55R16 Firestone(R) All-Season Tires No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side Head Curtain Airbags Located In Headliner No Yes
Steering-effort sensitive pwr rack & pinion steering Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise Control No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer With 8000 RPM No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Traction Control Controlled By Engine Management No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Trunk-open indicator light Yes No
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Warning Lights Include Low Fuel, Low Brake Fluid, Low Washer Fluid, Airbags, Driver Seatbelt Unfastened, Battery, Oil Pressure, Check Engine No Yes






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