New car smell

vtec-hungry · 24th September 2007, 22:46

anybody know what the smell of new cars? mines running out and I want to know the name of that distinct smell

quite embarrasing but i love it

Nitehawk · 24th September 2007, 23:05

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Originally Posted by vtec-hungry

anybody know what the smell of new cars? mines running out and I want to know the name of that distinct smell

quite embarrasing but i love it

I like to use the magic Tree "New Car Scent" (not imposing but always get complemented on the whiff

Pottsy · 25th September 2007, 05:49

It's supposedly toxins released from the adhesives:

New car smell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

illegalhunter · 25th September 2007, 06:49

Its the new carpets

GHGH · 25th September 2007, 07:41

Do you thing they've scented them, just like they do with plastic christmas trees?

AndyG72 · 25th September 2007, 09:03

Not meaning to sound wierd but has anybody smelt the ashtray open , I had to take mine out because of the strong smell

GHGH · 25th September 2007, 10:12

No, I use it to store coins and as a mobile holder.

vtec-hungry · 25th September 2007, 10:35

so nobody knows for sure? the banana sort of smell if from the guard x on the upholstry, but even without that there should be a new showroom car smell

Pottsy · 25th September 2007, 10:51

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Originally Posted by vtec-hungry

so nobody knows for sure?

Yes, it's CH3(CH2)3OOCC6H4COOCH2C6H5, a phthalate used as a plasticizer.

Best leave the windows open for the first 2 weeks!

GHGH · 25th September 2007, 10:59

I recall having read that the manufacturers are scenting the interior in new cars (feromons slowly escaping materials).
(Although it may very well just be the remains of an particular chemical process in the materials used by the car manufacturer).
The sense of smell is a "deep" sense, in the way that it will trigger emotions and memorys long before you're conscious aware of the scent.

vtec-hungry · 25th September 2007, 11:19

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Originally Posted by illegalhunter

Its the new carpets

i dont think its the carpets, iv had them out and they just smell like .....new carpets, no new car, i think anyways

vtec-hungry · 25th September 2007, 11:20

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Originally Posted by GHGH

I recall having read that the manufacturers are scenting the interior in new cars (feromons slowly escaping materials).
(Although it may very well just be the remains of an particular chemical process in the materials used by the car manufacturer).
The sense of smell is a "deep" sense, in the way that it will trigger emotions and memorys long before you're conscious aware of the scent.

wow thats quite deep man

vtec-hungry · 25th September 2007, 11:21

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Originally Posted by Pottsy

Yes, it's CH3(CH2)3OOCC6H4COOCH2C6H5, a phthalate used as a plasticizer.

Best leave the windows open for the first 2 weeks!

can you buy it in a can? it doesnt smell like plastic, it smells a bit banana'ry

GHGH · 25th September 2007, 11:26

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Originally Posted by vtec-hungry

wow thats quite deep man

I just had to...

DeanFYoung · 25th September 2007, 11:52

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Originally Posted by AndyG72

Not meaning to sound wierd but has anybody smelt the ashtray open , I had to take mine out because of the strong smell

Yes! It really stunk - mines gone too!

vtec-hungry · 25th September 2007, 12:30

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Originally Posted by DeanFYoung

Yes! It really stunk - mines gone too!

sorry not sniffed the ashtray yet, might do someday

Unknownsoldier · 25th September 2007, 12:32

If you go to a sainsbury's garage, that has a car vac (on of the new types with coloured vials down the side), this has a 'new car' smell spray (along with others) that pumps out as you hoover your interior.

Tom

vtec-hungry · 25th September 2007, 15:43

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Originally Posted by Unknownsoldier

If you go to a sainsbury's garage, that has a car vac (on of the new types with coloured vials down the side), this has a 'new car' smell spray (along with others) that pumps out as you hoover your interior.

Tom

do you have to buy a vac with it????

DeanFYoung · 25th September 2007, 15:46

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Originally Posted by vtec-hungry

sorry not sniffed the ashtray yet, might do someday

Next time you're stuck in traffice, it'll give you something to do...!

vtec-hungry · 25th September 2007, 15:55

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Originally Posted by DeanFYoung

Next time you're stuck in traffice, it'll give you something to do...!

nice

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