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Vehicle 1999 Acura CL 2dr Cpe 2.3L Manual 2004 Saab 9-3 Convertible Arc
12-Volt, 60-Amp/Hour Battery No Yes
16" x 6.0" 5-spoke cast-aluminum wheels Yes No
17.2 gallon fuel tank Yes No
1 Front, 2 Rear Cupholders, 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
2.0-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine, Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 210@5500, Torque Of 221@2500, Aluminum Cylinder Block and Aluminum Cylinder Head No Yes
2.3L SOHC PGM-FI 16-valve 4-cyl VTEC engine Yes No
2 Front and 1 Rear Foglights No Yes
3-channel, 4-sensor anti-lock brakes Yes No
3-coat, 3-bake paint Yes No
3-Memory Adjustments For Driver Seat No Yes
3-point auto retracting outboard seat belts Yes No
3-Point Seatbelts For All Seating Positions No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
4-wheel independent suspension w/coil springs, front/rear stabilizer bars Yes No
52 amp battery Yes No
5-mph bumpers Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
5-speed manual transmission w/OD Yes No
6-way pwr driver seat w/manual lumbar support Yes No
80-amp alternator Yes No
Adjustable front headrests Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 16-In. No Yes
All Speed Traction Control Controlled By ABS No Yes
AM/FM Stereo With 150 Watts and 7 Speakers Total; In-Dash CD Player No Yes
Anti-theft alarm w/immobilizer system Yes No
Audio Prewiring No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic climate control air conditioning system Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Time Delay No Yes
Automatic Roll-Over Protection No Yes
Automatic Safety Rollbar No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Body Side Moldings No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Chrome Exhaust No Yes
City 24/hwy 31 (2.3L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Color-Keyed 5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Color-keyed body-side moldings Yes No
Color-keyed front/rear bumpers Yes No
Color-keyed leather-wrapped tilt steering wheel w/radio controls Yes No
Color-keyed pwr mirrors Yes No
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Cornering Lights No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Digital quartz clock Yes No
Door storage compartments Yes No
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) Yes No
Driver/passenger front seatback pockets Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Automatic Tilt-Down Heated Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Memory No Yes
Dual cup holders Yes No
Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Easy Entry Seat No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Integral To Trip Computer No Yes
Flash-to-pass Yes No
Folding rear seat center armrest w/trunk pass-through Yes No
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 Crumple Zones No Yes
Front bucket seats Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Driver Side Manual Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights Integral To Overhead Console and Rear Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Height Adjustment, Driver Seat 3-Position Memory, and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front mud guards Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 312-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes and Rear Power 290-mm Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front/rear crumple zones Yes No
Front/rear pwr-assisted disc brakes (vented front) Yes No
Front side window defoggers Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Front wheel drive Yes No
Galvanized body panels Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Green heat-rejecting tinted glass Yes No
Halogen Headlights No Yes
High-pwr AM/FM audio system w/in-dash CD player, 6-speakers Yes No
HomeLink universal garage door opener Yes No
Hydraulic engine mounts Yes No
Illuminated Entry Located On Front Stepwell 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
Instrumentation-inc: speedometer, odometer, trip odometer, tachometer, temp/ fuel gauges Yes No
Integrated headlights Yes No
Interior Pollen, Particle and Dust Air Filter No Yes
Interior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather and Wood Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather-covered center console w/armrest, CD storage compartment, sunglass storage Yes No
Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather trimmed seating surfaces/door panels Yes No
Lighted ashtray/cigarette lighter Yes No
Lockable Glovebox No Yes
Locking Fuel Door No Yes
Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Maintenance interval indicator Yes No
Manual passenger seat walk-in feature Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk and Anti-Theft No Yes
Oil Cooler No Yes
Overhead map lights Yes No
P205/55R16 SBR Michelin MXV4 tires Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Perimeter Lighting No Yes
Poplar Genuine Wood Trim Interior Accents No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Radio Antenna No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power Window Lockout No Yes
Power Windows With Front Dual One-Touch Down No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks No Yes
Pwr tilt/sliding glass moonroof Yes No
Pwr windows/door locks Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear Bench Seat With Folding Seatback and Adjustable Outboard Headrests No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts Located In Back Of Center Console No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through No Yes
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear window antenna Yes No
Rear Window Defogger No Yes
Rear window defroster w/timer Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote keyless entry system Yes No
Remote trunk/fuel-filler door releases Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Rocker Panels and Side Skirts No Yes
SBRP215/55R16, All-Season Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbag With Head Protection No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via 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
Side-impact door beams Yes No
Side-intrusion hip/shoulder pads Yes No
Simulated wood trim on instrument panel Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Tamper-resistant door handles Yes No
Telescopic Steering Wheel No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Fuel Consumption, Average Speed, Distance To Arrival and Preset Speed Warning No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk light Yes No
Trunk Light No Yes
Turbocharger With Intercooler No Yes
Variable intermittent windshield wipers w/mist feature Yes No
Variable pwr-assisted rotary-valve rack-and-pinion steering Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, Engine Immobilizer and Exterior Monitoring No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Warning Lights For Door Ajar, Failed Light and Low Fluids No Yes
Warning lights-inc: door ajar, parking/anti-lock brakes, seat belt, check engine, low fuel, battery, oil level Yes No






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