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This applies to all cars:
Open the hood of the car, and on the underside of the hood itself, or somewhere in the engine compartment will be the VECI (Vehicle Emission Control Information) label. This label is required by law to say certain things.
One of the things it always says is: "This vehicle conforms to U.S. EPA light duty emission requirements for the 1991 [or whatever] model year new light duty vehicles." If you have no labels on the underside of your hood, the car has been in an accident, and the hood was replaced with an aftermarket hood.
Also look in the driver's door frame area. There will usually be a label/plate there that says the model year, sometimes with the month. If the month is 08 or later, figure it's the next model year. So, 09/1989 will be 1990 model year.
The changeover can go as far back as June on some cars. A car will generally not undergo massive mechanical redesign for about 4 years, but the styling, (mainly front and back end) tend to change every 2 years)
Then start looking at autos.msn.com or edmunds.com for your model year. You will see what are called "trim levels" with names such as DX, LX, SE, MAZDASPEED, and so on. 1990's SE = 1991-1994 DX = base/cheapest model. Trim levels are basically packages of features that add luxury to a car. Start looking on your vehicle for these trim level names. Usually they will be on the back of the car or front fenders. They can be covered up or missing if the car was in an accident and re-painted, however. If you can't find the trim name, You can still look for other clues, such as engine type: The top of the engine (valve cover) will usually mention engine features such as SOHC, DOHC, 16 valves, engine size (1.8 for example), and so on. Other major features to compare are transmission: manual or automatic? Air conditioning, cruise control, power windows/locks, power mirrors, sunroof. If a car has no air conditioning, it's a pretty safe bet it's a base (cheapest) trim level car. If it has a sunroof, it's a pretty safe bet it's the highest trim level car, unless all trims have a sunroof (luxury car), but again, compare to autos.msn.com to be sure.
Another good resource: protegefaq.net
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