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Vehicle 2011 Honda Accord Sedan EX-L 5-Spd AT 2008 Saturn ASTRA XE Sedan
100,000-Miles Extended Service Interval For Tune-Up Yes No
13-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
1.8-Liter, Ecotec(TM) VVT I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 138@6300, Torque Of 125@3800, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
1 Front and 2 Rear; 3 Cupholders Total No Yes
2.4-Liter i-VTEC(R), I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 190@7000, Torque Of 162@4400, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
27-mm Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
5-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Active Noise Cancellation(TM) (ANC) Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Advanced Compatibility Engineering(TM) (ACE(TM)) Body Structure Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. Yes No
AM/FM Radio With 270-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume and 7 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; MP3/WMA Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio (Includes 90 Days Of Service, Unavailable In Hawaii and Alaska) Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Speed Sensitive Volume and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Audible Warnings Include Headlight-On and Seatbelts Unfastened Yes No
Automatic Climate Control Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Dusk Sensor Yes Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Battery Yes Yes
Battery Saver Yes No
Body Color Exterior Door Handles Yes No
Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Cargo Area Cover No Yes
Carpeting Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Charcoal Metallic Located In Instrument Panel, Dash, Steering Wheel and Doors No Yes
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors Yes Yes
Chrome Located On Exhaust Pipe Yes No
Cloth Seats No Yes
Coinholder Yes Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes Yes
Compass Yes No
Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Crumple Zones Yes No
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Drive-By-Wire(TM) Throttle System Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Threshold, Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver Power Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Chamber Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Electronic Brake Assistance Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
Front Active Head Restraints Yes Yes
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Impact-Absorbing Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and Rear Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front and Rear Power Windows With Driver, Passenger and Rear One-Touch Down No Yes
Front and Rear Reading Lights No Yes
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags Yes Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets Yes Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes Yes
Front Lower Console Storage Located In Dash Yes No
Front Map Lights Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 4 Ways Total Yes No
Front Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 282-mm Solid Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power 308-mm X 25-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 264-mm X 10-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Glass Tilt and Slide Moonroof Yes No
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes Yes
Front Shock Tower Bar Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
HandsFreeLink(R) Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices Yes No
Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Illuminated Power Window Switches Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Interior Pollen and Dust Air Filter Yes No
Interior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H Yes Yes
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Maintenance Minder(TM) System Maintenance Interval Indicator Yes No
Manual Sunshade Located On Moonroof Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Perimeter Lighting, Power Windows, Moonroof and Trunk Yes No
Multi-Line Display Yes No
Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
OnStar(R) Personal Calling Hands-Free Telephone No Yes
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Tracking No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Service Plan Includes Automatic Collision Notification, Concierge Services, Emergency Response, Personal Calling, Remote Unlocking, Roadside Assistance, Security System Notification, Stolen Vehicle Tracking, and Vehicle Diagnostics No Yes
OnStar(R) Vehicle Location System No Yes
Overhead Console Storage Yes Yes
Panic Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Threshold, Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Located On Headlights Activated Via Time Delay Yes No
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Torque Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Power Window Lockout Yes No
Power Windows With Front Dual One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Premium Interior Accents Yes No
Programmable Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking Yes No
Programmable Selective Locking/Unlocking Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Data System Yes No
RainSense(R) Rain Sensing Wipers No Yes
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt Yes Yes
Rear 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Rear Folding Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Rear Window Wiper No Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release Yes No
SBRP205/55R1 All-Season Touring Tires No Yes
SBRP225/50R17 93V All-Season Tires Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Semi-Independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension With Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Silver Metallic Located In Instrument Panel, Dash, Steering Wheel and Doors No Yes
Steel Wheels, 16-In. No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Trip Computer No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Cruise Control and Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Subwoofer Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telescopic Steering Column Yes Yes
Theater Style Rear Seating No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control Yes No
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk Light Yes Yes
ULEV II Emissions Yes No
USB Port Yes No
Valet Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Speed Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Stability Assist(TM) (VSA(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Phone No Yes
Voice Recognition(TM) Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No






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