that new Car Smell or the smell you get after a valet - what is it?

thekooman

Hi all,
stupid question i know but would love to know.
My wife bought a 2nd hand car last year from a garage and it was valeted / detailed before we picked up. there was a lovely smell from either the cleaner used inside or something like that. What is used to get that new car smell? could you get it as an air freshener?

any ideas would be great.

rebel.ranter

Here are a few ideas:

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?srch=New+car+scent&department=all&action=search&storeId=11101&catalogId=15551&langId=-1

dgt

A conglomeration of various materials emitting manufacturing odours

Better explanation

thekooman

Thanks all for ideas. Off to halfords/motor factors i must go and try the testers...like aftershave in a pharmacy! :-)

MetzgerMeister

CleanCar.ie sell a spray air freshener called New Car Scent which is very good and smells great. It's very strong but not the cheap kind of strong. One spray under each seat will have the car smelling new in seconds

5500

The best whiff for your car that lasts ages that I have come across are California car scents

http://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=california+car+scent

Afaik they can be bought in halfords too but may work out cheaper buying from ebay in the uk

randy hickey

5500 wrote: »

The best whiff for your car that lasts ages that I have come across are California car scents

http://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=california+car+scent

Afaik they can be bought in halfords too but may work out cheaper buying from ebay in the uk

Larry in Cleancar.ie is just as cheap for those;

http://www.cleancar.ie/air-fresheners.html

Buy Irish (where possible):D