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PostSubject: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyWed Mar 21, 2007 8:13 pm

What car scent have you purchased for your car?

I have classic 'new car smell' drk blue tree hanger. Brings me back to the JEEP days, it always smelled like that drk blue tree.

I preffer Yankee Candle's Leather scent for cars. I think it's a more believable scent for a new car reaction.

I'm afraid of fruity scents, think it'll turn my stomach
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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyWed Mar 21, 2007 8:16 pm

pine i like the best
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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyWed Mar 21, 2007 9:20 pm

im in and out of alot of cars all day, working at a car wash, and i noticed mercedes benz always smell the best to me. it doesnt matter how old or new they are (tho new is stronger) the leather they use or something in the benz has a great smell to it.
i have never bought an air freshener for the riv, mine doesnt smell bad and i just like the natural smell of leather and leather conditioner. but some people have awful smeeling cars! smokers, people who sweat alot and cars with cloth seats tend to be the worst. some of those air fresheners people use are too strong and overpowering when you first get in puke
i do recomend the spray fresheners like febrez to get rid of odors, but after a few hours the scent is gone(good and bad usually)

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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyWed Mar 21, 2007 9:42 pm

I use the leather scent of Griot's in my automobiles.
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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyWed Mar 21, 2007 11:07 pm

I don't use air fresheners or scents. The only thing I use that adds a smell is Meguiar's Gold Class rich leather spray.

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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyWed Mar 21, 2007 11:41 pm

I don't use air fresheners or scents either. I just clean it often to prevent smells from forming.

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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyThu Mar 22, 2007 12:58 am

The Griot's leather cleaner, and conditioner that I use has the same leather scent as their leather air freshener.
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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyThu Mar 22, 2007 4:09 am

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preffer Yankee Candle's Leather scent for cars. I think it's a more believable scent for a new car reaction.

Amen.
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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyThu Mar 22, 2007 6:43 am

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh........ I happen to smoke in my car.... I don't notice it, but, I'm pretty sure it's NASTY to others.... Thats why I occasionally use Febrese (spelling??) spray to knock out the odor. Hey, it works pretty well... sick sick
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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyTue Mar 27, 2007 10:20 am

In my opinion the best smell of all is no smell. Well maybe besides leather smile

When I bought my car it smelled bad of cigarette smoke - well it was a smoker's car. I ended up using some of the Ozium Glycol-ized Air Sanitizer that you can find in the automotive department at Wal-Mart (sorry). It doesn't have a pleasant smell at first, but if you let it steep in the car overnight, the smell disappears, and so do any other odors! You might want to give this a try sometime, duffy...

http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?id=prod1098956&CATID=100466&skuid=sku1098946&V=G&ec=frgl_649153
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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyTue Mar 27, 2007 10:34 am

I've heard that leaving a sliced apple in the car overnight will pull odors from the air. Never tried it, though.

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'95 Celica GT 2.2L • 5-spd • 165k miles • 0-60: yes

'98 SC Riviera • 281k miles • 298 HP/370 TQ • 0-60: 5.79s • ET: 13.97 @ 99.28 • 4087 lb • 20.1 avg MPG • Nelson Ledges Lap: 1:30
3.4" pulley • AL104 plugs • 180º t-stat • FWI w/K&N • 1.9:1 rockers • OR pushrods • LS6 valve springs • SLP headers • ZZP fuel rails
KYB GR2 struts • MaxAir shocks • Addco sway bars • UMI bushings • GM STB • Enkei 18" EV5s w/ Dunlop DZ101s • F-body calipers
EBC bluestuff/Hawk HP plus • SS lines • Brembo slotted discs • DHP tuned • Aeroforce • Hidden Hitch

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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyTue Mar 27, 2007 10:46 am

chocolate obsorbs odors too. i've never heard the apple trick, but i bet its the same principle.

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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyTue Mar 27, 2007 2:21 pm

I wonder what that chocolate would taste like puke
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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyTue Mar 27, 2007 9:35 pm

Bought my GN from a smoker, I alternated between Febreeze and coffee beans, reek went away in a week.
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PostSubject: Re: Car Scent   Car Scent EmptyTue Mar 27, 2007 11:00 pm

I SMOKE IN THE CAR DONT USE THE ASH TRAY. I CLEAN WINDOWS,DASH ,LEATHER AND VACUUM ON A WEEKLY TO DAILY BASES !! THER FOR NO STENCH!!!! EXCEPRT THE SMELL OF LUXERY!!!
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