DL? but it's petrol...

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Top40
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DL? but it's petrol...

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New member's permitted one stupid question:

My log book says my 1983 Y reg beige 343 Volvo is a DL, but doesn't that mean diesel? It's a petrol engine.
I drive a Volvo. It's beige.
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DL is just above base model, means Deluxe
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Thanks very much :D
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L = Luxe
DL = De Luxe
GL = Grande Luxe
GLE = Grande Luxe Executive (or Einspritze - i.e. injection)
GLT = Grande Luxe Touring
GT = Grand Tourer
SE = Special Equipment or Edition
CD = Corps Diplomatique (i.e. all singing, all dancing and fit for a diplomat)
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1stRaven = Knows sod all about Volvos apart from how to break them......
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