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#10 of 19 I tend to love the smell by iluvmysephia1

Jan 23, 2006 (1:45 pm)

of my 2006 Seattle Seahawk Super Bowl victory football that I have acquired and keep in the Sporty. I drive my Sportsman with pride knowing that the Seahawks will make small pocket change out of Jerome Bettis and the Steelers in two weeks. I really can't wait to witness that event.
 
Rock on.

#11 of 19 Re: I tend to love the smell [iluvmysephia1] by explorerx4

Jan 23, 2006 (7:54 pm)

Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jan 23, 2006 1:45 pm)
febreze takes care of a lot of aroma issues, no matter what the brand of car.
better watch out or you might be sniffing the tailpipe of that 'bus'.

#12 of 19 New Hyundai Smell by chicagodrive1

Jan 23, 2006 (11:05 pm)

Renting a new Hyundai Sonata with 300 miles on it this week. Smells like freshly molded plastic, don't want to inhale too much, i may just vomit and make the car smell like barf and plastic.

#13 of 19 Volvo smells best? by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Jan 31, 2006 (7:58 am)

"The inside of your car may be more toxic than the air it's polluting outside, according to a new study."
 
Toxic at any speed (Inside Line)
 
Steve, Host

#14 of 19 Re: Volvo smells best? [steve_] by socala4

Jan 31, 2006 (10:13 am)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Jan 31, 2006 7:58 am)
"The inside of your car may be more toxic than the air it's polluting outside, according to a new study."
 
Hey, don't rain on my parade! (And if I'm going to contract some fatal disease from outgassing, I may as well do it in style...)

#15 of 19 1996 Camry inside smell by wilcox

Feb 27, 2006 (6:34 am)

1. No smoking.
2. No eating.
3. Drink water.
4. Vacuum once a month.
5. Wash the big rubber floormats often.
6. Don't use no Armorall type sav inside.
7. Don't leave windows down in rain.
8. Crack windows on hot days.
9. Park in a garage.
10. Wear clean cloths.
11. Clean interior and wash windows.
12. Keep dog out.
13. Result = 10 year old car with a yiny hint of age smell...

#16 of 19 Re: How good does your car smell? [tlong] by perna

Feb 28, 2006 (12:22 pm)

Replying to: tlong (Jan 21, 2006 2:03 pm)
I had a VW jetta with cloth in the late 80's and it had a nice "German" smell.
 
I know exactly what you're talking about. If I close my eyes, I can still smell my '96 Jetta's interior. Very, very unique smell. Of course, when I actually THINK about that car, the odor turns to right quick!

#17 of 19 Worst "new car" smell. by perna

Feb 28, 2006 (12:28 pm)

I was at a Hyundai dealership a couple years back, and sat in a new Elantra. It had the overpowering smell of airplane glue. NASTY.
 
I've noticed that around the time I got a garage, my cars started smelling a lot better. My "outdoor" rides started to smell kind of funky after awhile; the leaky Escort smelled like baby diapers.
 
My 3 YO Maxima (garage kept its whole existance) has a really nice smell. The "new car" smell is gone, replaced by an indescribably pleasant smell. Sort of a leathery-oil fragrance, which is funny, since my car has cloth seats. It makes me what to drive fast, at any rate.

#18 of 19 Re: Worst "new car" smell. [perna] by 210delray

Feb 28, 2006 (7:16 pm)

Replying to: perna (Feb 28, 2006 12:28 pm)
When my '04 Camry was new, it had a pleasant smell that permeated the garage! Nice.
 
This didn't happen with my '05 Camry. Could it have been that the '04 was just off the truck with only 11 miles when we test drove it and then purchased it? The '05 was driven from another dealership and had over 250 miles on it when we bought it.
 
Both cars have cloth interiors.

#19 of 19 How good does your car smell? by rockylee

May 05, 2006 (1:54 am)

Well it smells now like 2 kids. Well they get to eat in these 2 cars, something that won't happen once I buy a new ride.
 
Rocky

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