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      08-29-2005, 06:29 PM   #1
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I just pickup up my jet black this saturday. Ah...I have missed that new car smell for so long. Does anyone know how to keep the wonderful smell for some time? Thanks.
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Kmart, Walmart, Target, etc.....sell "new car" air freshners.

I, myself, like mountain breeze.....
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      08-29-2005, 08:04 PM   #3
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No farting, eating, sex, coffee, never open the windows, always run the AC, keep it in a cool dark garage and buy new carpets every now and then 'cause they smell newish and use leather cleaner from BMW and keep the interior winows clean with Windex.
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      09-03-2005, 02:20 AM   #5
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New car smell

New car smell comes from evaporating glue and solvents inside your plastic or leather, so don't park it under the sun(hot) or open all the windows, then the solvents/glue won't evaporate to quickly, I had a Toyota Corolla, everyday its parked under cover in darkness/cool place, still smell good well over 18 months, at the office or at home.
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      09-10-2005, 08:32 PM   #6
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New car smell comes from evaporating glue and solvents inside your plastic or leather, so don't park it under the sun(hot) or open all the windows, then the solvents/glue won't evaporate to quickly, I had a Toyota Corolla, everyday its parked under cover in darkness/cool place, still smell good well over 18 months, at the office or at home.
Quite true, although I didn't know why. I park in a dark cool garage at home and at work, and the NCS does stick around for quite a while that way.
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      09-10-2005, 10:16 PM   #7
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Quite true, although I didn't know why. I park in a dark cool garage at home and at work, and the NCS does stick around for quite a while that way.
I remember reading an article a few months back that volvo was researching how to keep the 'new car smell' for an extended amount of time and they actually found that the smell was toxic (at least at high levels for extended amounts of time). I think it was most likely because of all the glue and chemicals evaporating just like ivanwibi said earlier. Here is an interesting article from the BBC...
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I just pickup up my jet black this saturday. Ah...I have missed that new car smell for so long. Does anyone know how to keep the wonderful smell for some time? Thanks.
I used to own a E46 for 2 years and when potential buyers come and view my car, they were impressed with the new car smell that is still present in my car. The key is never eat in your car, never carry food in your car (properly wrapped food stored in the boot is ok), avoid sweaty/smelly clothing in your car (if after some workout you need to drive with your sweaty shirt, wind down the window with the AC on), never smoke in your car. But I would think the most important factor is to always keep the interior of the car clean with regular vaccuming and cleaning and moisturizing the leather of the seats and also wipe the dashboard with a slightly damped cloth. And now I'm repeating this process for my new E90:325i.
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      09-11-2005, 11:02 PM   #9
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Hey Natureboy I like and use mountain breeze too! =) But I found the freshener to rattle at times so I stuck a folded piece of paper it one of the openings and it fixed the problem (sorry, off topic.) I have been parking in the sun for a few months and my new car smell is almost gone! T.T
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      09-12-2005, 08:07 AM   #10
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expensive solution is to buy a new car every year... lol ha haa lol sorry guys couldnt help myself :rocks:
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I also found that leather smell linger alot longer, and if you treat it say once every 12/6 months with leather conditioner, then the new car smell / lether conditioner smell will blend in and perhaps replace the new car smell, and you won't know the real difference, thus your car still have 'the new car smell' for a longer period. Did this on my Saab it was 3 and half years old.

Oh btw on subject of 'new car smell' car perfume, I personally found it it yuck, cuase avis/budget used it all the time to deodorise their car (with similar smell and you know its not the real thing), and guess what, they keep putting it on after every hire, and it smell putrid, gosh gotta open those windows to get some air.
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I just pickup up my jet black this saturday. Ah...I have missed that new car smell for so long. Does anyone know how to keep the wonderful smell for some time? Thanks.
Buy a new car
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      10-11-2005, 10:41 AM   #13
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ok, I posted to this thread but it got deleted when the server crashed.

I recently had the car detailed and they used a "New Car smell" freshener that ruined my original BMW New car smell. If I air out the car, will it come back or what can I do to bring it back??
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i actually dont really like that smell too much. first day i was in the car for a while and i swear it was starting to give me a bit of a headache.
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      10-11-2005, 11:48 AM   #15
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I heard those glue and solvent that cause the NCS could cause cancer. Don't know if this is true.
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      10-11-2005, 11:48 AM   #16
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Mine is gone already and it now stinks lol
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No farting, eating, sex, coffee, never open the windows, always run the AC, keep it in a cool dark garage and buy new carpets every now and then 'cause they smell newish and use leather cleaner from BMW and keep the interior winows clean with Windex.
My farts smell like a new car
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      10-11-2005, 09:36 PM   #18
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ok, I posted to this thread but it got deleted when the server crashed.

I recently had the car detailed and they used a "New Car smell" freshener that ruined my original BMW New car smell. If I air out the car, will it come back or what can I do to bring it back??
You know it was the cheap hookers, not that chintzy spray, that ruined your BMW new car smell, admit it!!!
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You know it was the cheap hookers, not that chintzy spray, that ruined your BMW new car smell, admit it!!!
LMAO
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You know it was the cheap hookers, not that chintzy spray, that ruined your BMW new car smell, admit it!!!
I prefer to call them "Professional Escorts." And the source of the smell shouldn't be the issue here.
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