The smell in the new car - or is this only a female thing ?

[Bastet]

Now guys, is this only a female thing or do you also like the interior smell when you get in a brand new car ? Now, I'm not a weirdo (you can check with my husband ), but I really like the smell in a new car ! Does BMW put some addictive products in the leather/plastic to make you stay IN the car longer or what ?

On a more serious note, the first report on the driving experience is a bit delayed due to my bronchitis, antibiotics and sick leave. The smell thing just hit me today because it's the first day my sense of smell is back to normal and when I took the car to the dealership this afternoon so that they could remove the dealership name from the boot it smelled like heaven inside

[GregW / Oregon]

Originally Posted by Bastet

Now guys, is this only a female thing or do you also like the interior smell when you get in a brand new car ? Now, I'm not a weirdo (you can check with my husband ), but I really like the smell in a new car ! Does BMW put some addictive products in the leather/plastic to make you stay IN the car longer or what ?

On a more serious note, the first report on the driving experience is a bit delayed due to my bronchitis, antibiotics and sick leave. The smell thing just hit me today because it's the first day my sense of smell is back to normal and when I took the car to the dealership this afternoon so that they could remove the dealership name from the boot it smelled like heaven inside

Yeah, I love experiencing the migration of toxins from plasticizers into my cells! Must admit the leather smells good. Actually, most guys like to crawl under the car and smell the oil pan and CV joints.

Edit: Here is an article about new car toxicity: http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/01/31/...ars/index.html

[RandyB]

I love the smell of cosmoline in the morning.

[Pancho]

Enjoy the smell while it lasts.

[OC ///M]

Bastet:
You're not weird.

But I may be, because I find myself keeping the windows rolled up, and never transporting food, all in the name of "smell preservation."

[Bastet]

OC Kid - I'd say you are just a bit too addicted nothing more serious than that...

[Epacy]

It's a good smell.

[kuruptracing]

Originally Posted by GregW / Oregon

Yeah, I love experiencing the migration of toxins from plasticizers into my cells! Must admit the leather smells good. Actually, most guys like to crawl under the car and smell the oil pan and CV joints.

Haha yeah them joints and boots smell delicious! .... interior smell is extremely good! wish it would never fade!

[Mx3]

Originally Posted by OC kid

Bastet:
You're not weird.

But I may be, because I find myself keeping the windows rolled up, and never transporting food, all in the name of "smell preservation."

+1 on not transporting food.

[Hans Delbruck]

You're not crazy -- BMW leather smells much better than Audi, Mercedes or Porsche's.....

Keep the carpets vacuumed and the panels dusted and you'll preserve the smell for a long time. Congrats

[GeriFix]

There are few people (well none actualy) I know who don't like the smell of a new car interior. What I don't understand though is why none of the perfume makers have produced something that mimics that aroma.

I quite like Thierry Mugler's "Angel"; but ... if I met a woman who gave off the scent of a one day old M3 with extended leather (), she could have the .. personality of Hermann Goering and I would still pay her attention.

[REP1KRR]

Originally Posted by OC kid

... I find myself keeping the windows rolled up, and never transporting food, all in the name of "smell preservation."

You've inspired me.

[lucid]

In any car parts shop in the US, if you go to the "air refresheners" section, you can actually buy a product which is promised to make your car smell like new. Needless to say, I've never tried it.

[cameba5]

smell? what about TASTE. that's where its at.

[sdiver68]

Originally Posted by lucid

In any car parts shop in the US, if you go to the "air refresheners" section, you can actually buy a product which is promised to make your car smell like new. Needless to say, I've never tried it.

I have a car wash membership where one of the things they do is add a scent. I always choose "new car" scent. My wife says it doesn't work, yet my car has 13K miles on it now and she says it "still smells like new", lol!

[lucid]

Originally Posted by sdiver68

I have a car wash membership where one of the things they do is add a scent. I always choose "new car" scent. My wife says it doesn't work, yet my car has 13K miles on it now and she says it "still smells like new", lol!

The new car smell lasted about 6 months on mine, so maybe the carwash trick actually works then!

[Stahlgrau]

My new car smell lasted a couple years. Probably didn't hurt that it sat in storage for most of that time.

[kenwelch]

Originally Posted by lucid

The new car smell lasted about 6 months on mine, so maybe the carwash trick actually works then!

Try it on something you don't care about! Years ago we said sure to "new car" freshner at the car wash. Gasp...we spent the day driving around with the windows down.

[GeriFix]

Originally Posted by sdiver68

I have a car wash membership where one of the things they do is add a scent. I always choose "new car" scent. My wife says it doesn't work, yet my car has 13K miles on it now and she says it "still smells like new", lol!

We have the same thing here in Australia. At the car wash there is normally a choice of 3 scents; "new car", "pot pouri", and something else (wet dog?). "New Car" is way the most popular (nearly always empty), but it doesn't smell like any new car that I have experienced.

[OzStriker]

I love the new car smell, you also get it from aeroplanes, a new 737 cockpit smells lovely, until peanuts and coffee gets spilt everywhere

I read somewhere that one of the options on the new Fiat 500 is a choice of interior smells......

[GeriFix]

Originally Posted by OzStriker

I love the new car smell, you also get it from aeroplanes, a new 737 cockpit smells lovely, until peanuts and coffee gets spilt everywhere

lol ...... so even the crew has problems with those peanuts!

[OzStriker]

Oh yes, I have witnessed many a peanut being sprayed around the flightdeck after the packet has refused to open in a controlled manner