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Jul 21st, 2018, 18:24 | #11 |
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Talking at crossed purposes Jon - i was sure the GLT model was carried on after the early ones, i didn't necessarily mean in the same nose-cone though.
You've put my mind at rest though, i was worried the GLT had been dropped completely!
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So in a sense it was dropped (twice), but only briefly. Both are rare, the earlier one the rarest. J. |
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Jul 21st, 2018, 18:55 | #14 |
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So what about the 740GLT 16v that was sold pre facelift ? Im thinking 89 / 90 models.
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Summat fishy goin' on 'ere!
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Jul 24th, 2018, 00:08 | #17 |
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Looks like she went for nearly £800 in the end.
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Jul 24th, 2018, 00:33 | #18 |
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Have you seen this Ross?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-VOLV...K/292651238299 Low mileage and looks pretty nice and above all, has the 170bhp B280E V6 engine under the bonnet!
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Also not sure I want the fuel bills 😲 And I know of a lovely ‘44 I have my eye on 🤫 Last edited by Ross Slaughter; Jul 24th, 2018 at 21:58. |
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More economical than the B230E that you were looking at. I had 3 740GLEs, all estate and auto with the B230E engine the same as the one you were going to bid on. Depending on where i drove from normal running about round here to a long run, i'd get anywhere between 23-25mpg round here to 35mpg on a run. The 760GLE, also auto, estate but with the B280E engine instead, 25-26mpg round here and up to 37mpg on a run. A few months back i went down to Crawley and back via Croydon and the M25 including a mobile car park near Heathrow on the way back (530-600 ish in the evening) and it returned 33mpg including some high speed driving as well. The answer to "Why?" is simple - the V6 produces more torque so is better matched to the weight of the car so doesn't have to work so hard. Trouble is if you go for a flat-front V6 B28E, it won't have the benefit of Volvo reworking the engine so won't be as economical, in which case you'd be better off with the B230E instead.
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