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Esso Unleaded advert 1989 (1980s)

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Uploaded by on Mar 10, 2008

Some tape damage on this one, but not too bad.

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  • 39.9p per litre!

  • @MegaWayneD Not necessarily. Some cars, like most Jags, simply couldn't be made to use 95 octane unleaded. They needed a full, fat 98 octane, i.e. Super Unleaded or 4-Star.

    Furthermore, the lead also acted as a valve/valve seat lubricant. On some cars, e.g. the Volvo 140 Series/164, the valve seats had to be machined out and hardened inserts put it, otherwise the wear would be about three times the going rate.

    Yes, it really was THAT complicated! If in doubt, ask your dealer or owners club.

  • The irony is, all you would have needed to do to run standard unleaded is retard the ignition timing slightly....

  • orion... LUCKY!

  • what a fucking joke and now they are stealing right left and centre

  • Lol

  • The old Cross-Flow engine on that Orion will equalize the pollution again.

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