How Long Did Your New Car Smell Last?

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02/06/2016 at 20:39 • Filed to: None

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Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 20:45

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Don’t know. I didn’t get my car new.

Although I still smell a slight “new leather” smell which is nice.


Kinja'd!!! Cherry_man1 > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 20:45

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Don’t know I bought mine used.


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1
02/06/2016 at 20:46

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Yeah this is the worst question to ask a Jalop.


Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 20:48

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Until the first burrito.


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 20:49

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‘87 300D still smelled of new car into the 70s ... wound up putting 110K on it from new.


Kinja'd!!! gmctavish needs more space > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 20:49

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My work car smelled new till 25k kms or so. Not a great example because it gets mileage absolutely piled on, and filled with car parts.


Kinja'd!!! Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 20:49

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My car is 3 1/2 years old, and I bought it used five months ago, but it retains a certain subtle aroma that may or may not be used car smell. (It may just be the way the interior smells now.) So... inconclusive?


Kinja'd!!! 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 20:50

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Tbh I can’t help you but try to avoid doing these, it might help:

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Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > Steve in Manhattan
02/06/2016 at 20:51

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Your 1987 car smelled like new car in the 1970's?


Kinja'd!!! bob and john > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/06/2016 at 20:51

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dam beat me to it


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
02/06/2016 at 20:51

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Luckily, I do not have those problems. If Smelleoppo was a thing, I would not like to embrace those aromas.


Kinja'd!!! NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 20:54

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Not sure, but I think maybe Andrew Tobias said “New Car Smell is the world’s most expensive fragrance.”


Kinja'd!!! Blondude > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 20:56

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My dad had a Nissan Xterra that kept its new car smell for the entire time he owned it (a few years).


Kinja'd!!! 1111111111111111111111 > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 20:57

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I remember the car wash in the early 90s. They has a station where you could pump it into the carpets. I’m so glad that’s not a thing anymore. My cars smell refined now, leather cleaner and interior detailer.


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > TheHondaBro
02/06/2016 at 20:58

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If you’re nice to me, I’ll let you borrow the TARDIS.


Kinja'd!!! 1111111111111111111111 > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
02/06/2016 at 20:58

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Good thing they have the CLUB. That’s totally going to get stolen.


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > Steve in Manhattan
02/06/2016 at 21:00

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I don’t Dr. Who.


Kinja'd!!! GMart > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 21:01

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My Speed 3 never really lost the smell from when I picked it up in Dec of 06 until I traded it in Dec of ‘11. It just always had that smell of itself. Probably just all in my head...


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 21:02

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I will never know. My cars still smell oem after a good wash and sunshine tho.


Kinja'd!!! OPPOsaurus WRX > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 21:02

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i farted about half a mile down the road. you couldn;t really smell much else


Kinja'd!!! Tohru > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 21:20

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I went to the car wash and sprayed new car smell on the underside of the front seats. It lasted like 3 months.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 22:18

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The work truck? Like... one week.


Kinja'd!!! Rico > jkm7680
02/06/2016 at 22:28

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1 year maybe just a little over.


Kinja'd!!! V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > jkm7680
02/07/2016 at 16:33

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My Mustang is garaged and JUst passed the 20,000 mile mark the last time I had her out in December. I bought her new and took delivery Feb. 28th, 2005. It’s never eaten or smoked in. Even trips to the dragstrip didn’t deter the new car smell. It really started to taper off about 2 years ago. For a while I was going to the local Ford dealer and getting some of the plastic seat covers they’d put on before servicing a car. I would keep one under the driver seat. They smell EXACTLY like new car.... The dealer closed. I’veI’ve yet to grab any from the next nearest...