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Vehicle 2011 Honda Accord Sedan LX 5-Spd AT 2003 Saab 3-Sep Linear Sport Sedan
100,000-Miles Extended Service Interval For Tune-Up Yes No
12v power outlet: No Yes
13-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
1988 cc 2 liters in-line 4 front engine with 86 mm bore, 86 mm stroke, 9.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder No Yes
2.4-Liter i-VTEC(R), I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 177@6500, Torque Of 161@4300, 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
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side, passenger side and center side No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
5-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter Yes No
62 liter 16.4 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Advanced Compatibility Engineering(TM) (ACE(TM)) Body Structure Yes No
Air conditioning with climate control and rear outlet No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 160-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3/WMA Player Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Audible Warnings Include Headlight-On and Seatbelts Unfastened Yes No
Audio system with AM/FM radio and CD player No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic Off Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Battery Yes No
Battery Saver Yes No
Black paint , gloss paint , mica paint No Yes
Body Color Exterior Door Handles Yes No
Body side molding No Yes
Brake assist system No Yes
Bucket electrically adjustable driver seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment and tilt adjustment , bucket electrically adjustable passenger seat with height adjustment and tilt adjustment No Yes
Cargo area cover/rear parcel shelf No Yes
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo capacity: rear seat down (liters): 1303, rear seat down (cu ft): 46, all seats in place (liters): 419 and all seats in place (cu ft): 14.8 No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Cellular phone No Yes
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors Yes No
Chrome Located On Exhaust Pipe Yes No
Clock No Yes
Cloth Seats Yes No
Coefficient of drag: 0.28 No Yes
Coinholder Yes No
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights No Yes
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel No Yes
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Crumple Zones Yes No
Day time running lights No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Door ajar warning No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat, passenger seat and rear seats No Yes
Drive-By-Wire(TM) Throttle System Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Threshold, Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors No Yes
Driver and passenger power heated partial-painted door mirrors No Yes
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Chamber Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
DVD/VCD No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Element antenna No Yes
E-mail No Yes
Emission control level FED No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4636, overall length (inches): 182.5, overall width (mm): 1753, overall width (inches): 69, overall height (mm): 1443, overall height (inches): 56.8, wheelbase (mm): 2675, wheelbase (inches): 105.3, front track (mm): 1519, front track (inches): 59.8, rear track (mm): 1506, rear track (inches): 59.3, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10790 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.4 No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 625 No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area No Yes
Floor mats No Yes
Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs No Yes
Four-door sedan body style No Yes
Four-wheel ABS No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints Yes No
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and rear alloy wheels with 15 inch rim diam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Impact-Absorbing Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front and rear reading lights No Yes
Front and rear roof airbag No Yes
Front and rear side airbag No Yes
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags Yes No
Front and rear tires with 215 mm tire width and 55% tire profile No Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Lower Console Storage Located In Dash Yes No
Front Map Lights Yes No
Front Power 282-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 282-mm Solid Disc Brakes Yes No
Front power windows with two one-touch , rear power windows No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front seat back storage No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front seat center armrest No Yes
Front seats cup holders , rear seats cup holders No Yes
Front-wheel drive No Yes
Fuel economy No Yes
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Full dashboard console with open storage box , full floor console with covered storage box No Yes
Headlight control with time delay switch-off No Yes
Heat reflective glass No Yes
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Immobilizer No Yes
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
In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Interior Pollen and Dust Air Filter Yes No
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 988, front headroom (inches): 38.9, rear headroom (mm): 940, rear headroom (inches): 37, front hip room (mm): 1334, front hip room (inches): 52.5, rear hip room (mm): 1336, rear hip room (inches): 52.6, front leg room (mm): 1074, front leg room (inches): 42.3, rear leg room (mm): 892, rear leg room (inches): 35.1, front shoulder room (mm): 1430, front shoulder room (inches): 56.3, rear shoulder room (mm): 1400, rear shoulder room (inches): 55.1, interior volume (liters): 2549 and interior volume (cu ft): 90 No Yes
Internal spare wheel No Yes
Internet connection No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
L A T C H Yes No
Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment No Yes
Leather seat upholstery No Yes
Load restraint net No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Low washer fluid level warning No Yes
Luxury trim leather on gearknob and alloy look on dashboard No Yes
Maintenance Minder(TM) System Maintenance Interval Indicator Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor No Yes
Mechanical remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Perimeter Lighting, Power Windows and Trunk Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Online information system No Yes
Overhead Console Storage Yes No
Panic Alarm Yes No
Part-painted front and rear bumpers No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Threshold, Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Located On Headlights Activated Via Time Delay Yes No
Peripheral anti-theft protection No Yes
Power: 130 kW , 175 HP SAE @ 5500 rpm; 195 ft lb , 264 Nm @ 2500 rpm No Yes
Power steering No Yes
Power Torque Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Power Window Lockout Yes No
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking Yes No
Programmable Selective Locking/Unlocking Yes No
Radio Data System Yes No
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt Yes No
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Rear fog lights No Yes
Rear Folding Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Rear seat center armrest with trunk access No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through Yes No
Rear view mirror No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Rear window with defogger and intermittent No Yes
Remote audio controls No Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch No Yes
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
SBRP215/60R16 94H All-Season Tires Yes No
Seating: five seats No Yes
Service interval indicator No Yes
Seven speakers No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Stability control No Yes
Steel Wheels, 16-In. Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telematics No Yes
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Three asymmetrical split bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted glass on cabin No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Traction Control Yes No
Trim level: LINEAR No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk Light Yes No
Turbo compressor No Yes
Two height adjustable active head restraints on front seats , two height adjustable head restraints on rear seats No Yes
ULEV II Emissions Yes No
Valet Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Speed Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Stability Assist(TM) (VSA(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter No Yes
Voice activating system No Yes
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1440 and curb weight (lbs) 3175 No Yes
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe No Yes






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