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Surplus English Wine & Minors?

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So, Prince Charles was on the 6pm BBC News for an interview on climate change and mentioned that he runs his 50 year old Aston Martin on surplus English wine.

So, a few questions:

Were Aston Martins 50 years ago built to run on low octane fuels?
How do we run our Minors on wine?
Does it have to be English, how baout a nice Merlot? :D

Couldn't help but wonder what cheap plonk we could get away with in our cars, though I presume he only runs it round the estate and not on the public highway.
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Don't forget surplus cheese byproducts as well. I thought I'd tuned in to Wallis & Gromit for a minute. :D
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Cracking reply :P :wink:
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You know, I never even thought to search online for it :lol:

Thanks for the link, shame really though - would have been nice if you just modified a few cheap components and off on your merry (intoxicated?) way :)
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Quite a few 60s sports cars ran(run!) better on higher octane fuel, 99+, so he's onto a winner there from that point of view.
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I can’t imagine that the Aston covers any serious annual mileage whatever it’s fuel. Perhaps of greater concern is the royals’ habitual use of helicopters.
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