Having just got my Galant I'm now starting the long process of learning about the different variations available and how what I've got fits in. Seems this is all a lot more complicated than what I'm used to (Mk1 MR2s where there are far fewer variations to worry about). As my car seems to be a pretty high spec I'm interested to know what options were available from new and which ones I've got as well as generally getting a feel for mechanical differences between different versions as knowing what's what makes things a whole lot easier when trying to get hold of parts.
So, What I've got is a Manual, 2000 (W), UK V6-24 estate with the following goodies (which I've found) and possibly more that I haven't:
Cream leather
Electrically adjustable, heated front seats
Climate control
3 point belt on the centre rear seat
Cruise control
Nice big electric tilt & slide sunroof
A 'VDO' branded headunit and 6 disc changer under the passenger seat which looks like some cheap aftermarket tat (is this the case or is it factory?)
Couple of blanking plates to the right of the steering wheel indicating there are some options I don't have (handbook suggests TCS is one of them, was it available on n/a V6s or just VR4s?)
I think I've seen mention of self levelling suspension on estates, is this standard and if not how do I tell whether I've got it or not?
Also how much does the VR4 differ mechanically from the 2wd V6? As a lot of the discussion and advice on here relates to VR4s it's useful to know how much of it is still relevant to my car and how much of it can be ignored.