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Vehicle 2000 BMW 3-Series 323Ci 2dr Cpe 2005 Saab 9-3 Convertible Aero
140-Amp Alternator No Yes
16.6 gallon fuel tank Yes No
16" x 7.0" V-spoke alloy wheels Yes No
1 Rear Foglight No Yes
2.5L (152) DOHC 24-valve in-line 6-cyl engine w/variable valve timing Yes No
2 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlet No Yes
3-Point Seatbelts For All Seating Positions No Yes
3-spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel w/cruise/audio controls Yes No
4-function onboard computer Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
4-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS) Yes No
4-wheel disc anti-lock brakes w/front/rear electronic proportioning Yes No
5-speed manual transmission w/direct 5th gear Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
60-Amp/Hours Battery No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 7-In. No Yes
All Speed Traction Control Controlled By ABS No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 300 Watts and 13 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Anti-theft AM/FM stereo w/cassette-inc: (10) speakers, radio data system (RDS) Yes No
Audio Pre-Wiring No Yes
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor No Yes
Automatic climate control w/microfilter ventilation Yes No
Automatic-locking retractors on all passenger safety belts-inc: installation on child restraint seats Yes No
Battery Saver No Yes
Body Side Moldings No Yes
Bright-Finish Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedowns No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Car-specific memory-inc: motion detector, daytime running lamps, pathway lighting Yes No
Central locking system-inc: double lock feature, console switch, 2-step unlocking Yes No
Check Control vehicle monitor system w/pictogram display Yes No
Child Safety Door Locks No Yes
City 19/hwy 27 (2.5L engine/5-speed auto trans) Yes No
City 20/hwy 29 (2.5L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime running lights Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger airbag supplemental restraint system (SRS) Yes No
Drop-down tool kit in trunk Yes No
Dual Body-Color Power Adjustable Heated Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual body-color pwr heated mirrors Yes No
Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Dynacage Automatic Safety Rollbar No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution 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 Body-Colored 5-MPH Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front center fold-up armrest w/storage compartment Yes No
Front door-mounted side-impact airbags Yes No
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Dual Bucket Seats With Height Adjustment and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 290-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front/rear map reading lights Yes No
Front/rear stabilizer bars Yes No
Front seatback storage nets Yes No
Front seat side impact tube-deployed head protection system (HPS) Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Fuel cutoff (triggered by airbag deployment) Yes No
Full-size spare tire w/alloy wheel Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Halogen fog lights Yes No
Heated windshield washer jets Yes No
Height adjustable front safety belts w/automatic tensioners, force limiters Yes No
Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Independent MacPherson Struts Front Suspension With Gas Shock Absorbers and Performance Ride Type No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs, Gas Shock Absorbers and Performance Ride Type No Yes
Interior Pollen, Particle, Dust and Charcoal Air Filter No Yes
Interior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Interlocking door anchoring system for side impact protection Yes No
Keyless entry system-inc: multi-function remote control, trunk release Yes No
Key remote-specific memory-inc: door locks, driver seat position, climate control Yes No
L A T C H No Yes
Leatherette front bucket seats w/6-way manual adjustments Yes No
Leatherette split folding rear seatbacks w/easy-entry feature Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Locking glove box w/rechargeable take-out flashlight Yes No
MacPherson strut front suspension w/forged aluminum lower arms, hydraulic cushions Yes No
Metallic Trim Located On Console and Doors No Yes
Microchip dynamic encoded key anti-theft driveaway protection Yes No
Multi-link rear suspension w/cast aluminum upper transverse arms Yes No
P205/55HR16 all-season SBR tires Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power Window Lockout No Yes
Power Windows With Front Dual One-Touch Down No Yes
Prewired for CD changer, alarm, garage door opener, cellular phone Yes No
Projector Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Pwr trunk release Yes No
Pwr windows w/1-touch up/down Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Rear Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear child safety seat anchors Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Located In Back Of Center Console No Yes
Rear In-Glass Diversity Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through No Yes
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear wheel drive Yes No
Rear window defroster Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Reversible trunk mat Yes No
Rocker Panels No Yes
Rollover Sensor No Yes
SBRP225/45R17 94V, All-Season Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbag With Head Protection No Yes
Service interval indicator w/miles-to-service readout Yes No
Service or Maintenance Interval Indicator For Brake Wear No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Sport suspension Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tilt/telescopic steering wheel Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Traction control Yes No
Traction control w/Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) Yes No
Trip Computer With Average Fuel Consumption, Clock, Warning Lights, Trip Odometer and Date No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Turbocharged 2.0-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 210@5500, Torque Of 221@2500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Turbocharger With Intercooler No Yes
Two-Tone Upgraded Leather Seats No Yes
Variable engine-speed-sensitive pwr rack and pinion steering Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via ABS and Traction Control Measures Steering Wheel Direction, Wheel Speed, Lateral Acceleration and Yaw Rate No Yes






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