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"Not so long" must be somewhere in early 90s. Most of Europe phased out leaded gasoline by 2000. From my experience the thing that affects the exhaust smell mo
by avian 5y ago
"Not so long" must be somewhere in early 90s. Most of Europe phased out leaded gasoline by 2000.
From my experience the thing that affects the exhaust smell more than leaded/unleaded is whether the engine has a catalytic converter. A car without the converter running on unleaded will have the same sweet smell the parent is talking about.
- cmrdporcupine 5y agoThe gas stations themselves used to have a different smell. I remember as a child (in Canada) somehow enjoying the smell when my parents filled up on gas. Which is kind of terrifying in retrospect.
- bluGill 5y agoI remember that. I also remember unleaded had the same smell. Though this was 40 years ago so who knows if my memory is right.
- tapland 5y agoI faintly remember. I'd probably be interested in having the weirdest irl meet up over a car found with a spare jug of leaded gas. Reliving old smells does so much for creativity
- therein 5y agoI remember that as well. I remember talking about it with my parents relatively recently as well. They had claimed they used to enjoy the smell of gasoline in their youth and that it became repugnant only after they reached a certain age. I thought that was a reasonable explanation back then. Similar to developing a taste for certain food ingredients. However in hindsight, the transition from leaded to unleaded gasoline actually explains this better.
- Dah00n 5y ago>enjoying the smell when my parents filled up on gas I have never heard about anyone not still liking the smell. Granted it isn't an everyday topic.