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Vehicle 1998 Honda Accord Sdn 4dr Sdn DX Manual 2009 Saturn AURA Hybrid Sedan
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 and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets No Yes
2-speed/intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
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, 17-In. No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control Controlled By ABS and Engine Management No Yes
AM/FM Radio With Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Battery Gauge No Yes
Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Body-color impact-absorbing bumpers Yes No
Body-side moldings Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk 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
Cloth Seats No Yes
Coin Holder No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise Control No Yes
Crumple Zones No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bags Yes No
Driver Manual Lumbar Support No Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Dual manual remote-operated mirrors Yes No
Dual vanity mirrors Yes No
Electronic ignition w/immobilzer system Yes No
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition and Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge 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 Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags No Yes
Front beverage holder Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Power 296-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 270-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front/rear hydraulic gas-pressurized shock absorbers Yes No
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Front stabilizer bar Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front-wheel drive Yes No
Glovebox No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
High-pwr 4 x 20-watt AM/FM stereo w/cassette-inc: anti-theft, 2-speakers Yes No
Hybrid 2.4-Liter Ecotec(TM), I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 164@6400, Torque Of 159@5000, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Hydra-Matic 4-Speed Electronically Controlled Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Illuminated Entry No Yes
Independent double wishbone front/rear suspension w/coil springs Yes No
Independent MacPherson Front Suspension With Springs and Twin Tubed Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Springs and Twin Tubed Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Integrated rear window antenna Yes No
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Low-fuel indicator light Yes No
Maintenance interval indicator Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock and Trunk No Yes
Multi-reflector halogen headlamps Yes No
Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery 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 Automatic Crash Response, 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, Vehicle Diagnostics and Low Mileage Discount No Yes
P195/70R14 90S SBR Dunlop SP40 tires Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Window Lockout No Yes
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks With Automatic Locking No Yes
Pwr-assisted front ventilated disc/rear drum brakes Yes No
Quartz digital clock Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt No Yes
Rear 3-point seat belts Yes No
Rear 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats 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
Regenerative Braking System No Yes
Remote fuel-filler door release Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote trunk release w/lock Yes No
SBRP215/55R17 BSW Touring Tires No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Oil Life and Oil Quality No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Steering-effort sensitive pwr rack & pinion steering Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Cruise Control and Trip Computer No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Miles To Empty and Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk-open indicator light Yes No
USB Port No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via PASS-Key III Plus Engine Immobilizer 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






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