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Vehicle 2000 Saab 9-3 2dr Conv Auto w/Blue Top 2011 Lotus Elise Convertible SC
15" x 6.5" 10-spoke light alloy wheels Yes No
18.0 gallon fuel tank Yes No
195/60VR15 all-season SBR Michelin tires Yes No
2.0L DOHC EFI turbocharged 16-valve 4 cyl engine Yes No
3-point shoulder belts at all seating positions Yes No
4-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission w/3-shift modes Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
60 amp/hr battery Yes No
65 amp alternator Yes No
6-acoustically engineered speakers in 4-locations Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter No Yes
Aerodynamic headlamps w/flush lenses, halogen headlamp bulbs Yes No
Air conditioning Yes No
Air filtration system Yes No
Air Intakes, Underbody Aero Cladding and Side Scoops No Yes
Alloy Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Alloy Wheels, Front 16-In. X 6.0-In. and Rear 17-In. X 8.0-In. No Yes
Alpine(R) AM/FM Radio and 4 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Analog tachometer/speedometer Yes No
Anti-lock brake system Yes No
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) Yes No
Anti-theft alarm system w/remote, engine immobilization system Yes No
AP Racing(R) Front Power 288-mm X 26-mm Ventilated Disc and Brembo(R) Rear Power 288-mm X 26-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Auto headlamp shutoff w/courtesy headlamp delay feature Yes No
Automatic electric antenna Yes No
Automatic front safety belt tensioners Yes No
Battery No Yes
Black electrically adjustable dual heated outside mirrors Yes No
Black Soft Removable Top No Yes
Built-in tool kit Yes No
Child seat top tether anchors Yes No
City 20/hwy 25 (2.0L turbo engine/4-speed auto trans) Yes No
Collapsible steering column Yes No
Color-keyed "self-restoring" front/rear bumpers Yes No
Cornering lamps Yes No
Courtesy light w/time delay feature Yes No
Crumple Zones No Yes
Daytime running lamps Yes No
Daytime running lights Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Digital odometer/trip meter Yes No
Dome lamp w/dual rear spotlights Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger airbag supplemental restraint system Yes No
Driver & front passenger head/thorax type side-impact airbags Yes No
Dual Body Color Manually Adjustable Exterior Mirrors No Yes
Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Electrically operated blue convertible top w/auto retraction under molded boot cover, rear glass defogger Yes No
Electric rear window demister Yes No
Electronic cruise control Yes No
Engine Start/Stop Button No Yes
ETR AM/FM stereo system w/cassette-inc: CD changer controls, weather band, anti-theft lock out code, 80-watt amplifier Yes No
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition No Yes
Fold-down 60/40 split rear seat w/trunk pass through feature Yes No
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Mud Guards No Yes
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front/rear crumple zones Yes No
Front/rear fog lamps Yes No
Front/rear head restraints in outboard positions Yes No
Front/rear plush floor mats Yes No
Front spoiler Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front wheel drive Yes No
Fuel/temp gauges Yes No
Headlight wiper/washer system Yes No
H-formed rear suspension w/semi-rigid torsion-beam rear axle, coil springs, gas shock absorbers, inner/outer stabilizer bars Yes No
High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent front suspension w/MacPherson struts, split lower wishbones, direct acting gas shock absorbers, coil springs, stabilizer bar Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Instrument panel mounted swing-out cup holders Yes No
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather upholstery Yes No
Lip Body Color Trunk Rear Spoiler No Yes
Luggage compartment light Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock No Yes
Night panel dashboard feature Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Windows No Yes
Probax(TM) Cloth Seats No Yes
Protective body-side moldings Yes No
Pwr 4-wheel disc brakes w/ventilated front discs Yes No
Pwr rack & pinion steering Yes No
Pwr windows w/front 1-touch opening, single button all window operation Yes No
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear window lockout switch Yes No
Reclining front bucket seats w/driver-side lumbar support Yes No
Remote central locking system Yes No
Saab active head restraint system (SAHR) for front seat passengers Yes No
Saab information display w/digital clock Yes No
SBRP175/55R16 Front and SBRP225/45R17 Rear Yokohama(R) Advan Neova AD07 LTS Performance Tires No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side-guidance reversing lights Yes No
Side impact protection system Yes No
Side-mounted direction indicator lights Yes No
Steering wheel mounted radio controls Yes No
Supercharged 1.8-Liter, I4, VVTL-i 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; MID/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 217@8000, Torque Of 155@5000, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Supercharger No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Telescopic steering column Yes No
Tilt steering wheel Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Turbo boost gauge Yes No
Undercoating/anti-corrosion treatment Yes No
Variable intermittent windshield wiper/washer system Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Welded body-unit construction Yes No
Wheel Locks No Yes






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