New car smell air fresheners

AugustusMinimus

Is there a reason that no matter how many different air fresheners in a car I've tried, none of them smell like new car smell. In most cases, absolutely nothing like it.

Anyone prescribe me one that actually does ?

MetzgerMeister

The new car scent is a culmination of smells from all the new materials along with the manufacturing of the car. For some reason, it's fairly hard to reproduce this smell but Chemical Guys new car scent is the closest I've seen.

juan.kerr

Should people be allowed fake the new car smell? There is a moral dimension to this.

juan.kerr

OSI wrote: »

Such as?

Why should someone who hasn't purchased a new car get one of the benefits? Somehow it doesn't seemright to me.

I go out and spend 25k and someone else gets it for 5 euros?

MetzgerMeister

juan.kerr wrote: »

Why should someone who hasn't purchased a new car get one of the benefits? Somehow it doesn't seemright to me.

I go out and spend 25k and someone else gets it for 5 euros?

I really, really hope you are taking the piss...

juan.kerr

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I really, really hope you are taking the piss...

I am, but it is vaguely reminiscent of people who knowingly purchase fakes but pass them off as the real thing.

guttenberg

With a username like that, I'd expect a few OTT remarks!:pac:

ABajaninCork

Yankee Candle do one.

mikom

juan.kerr wrote: »

Why should someone who hasn't purchased a new car get one of the benefits? Somehow it doesn't seemright to me.

I go out and spend 25k and someone else gets it for 5 euros?

That's some air freshener that can repair wear and tear on car parts and components.

MetzgerMeister

juan.kerr wrote: »

I am, but it is vaguely reminiscent of people who knowingly purchase fakes but pass them off as the real thing.

I think the numberplate would be sufficient enough to let any perspective buyer know that the car wasn't knew rather than a smell inside the car.

cml387

Bear in mind that the "new car smell" may be a concoction of chemicals that are harmful to your health. Linky

juan.kerr

mikom wrote: »

That's some air freshener that can repair wear and tear on car parts and components.

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I think the numberplate would be sufficient enough to let any perspective buyer know that the car wasn't knew rather than a smell inside the car.

Indeed, OP would only be fooling himself.

MuppetCheck

juan.kerr wrote: »

Why should someone who hasn't purchased a new car get one of the benefits? Somehow it doesn't seemright to me.

I go out and spend 25k and someone else gets it for 5 euros?

MetzgerMeister

All the OP wants is to have his car interior smell good :P

juan.kerr

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

All the OP wants is to have his car interior smell good :P

It could be argued that this was the whole cause of the boom. Wanting the benefits of a new car but not wanting to pay for them...

Neilw

How about this stuff

http://www.cleancar.ie/chemicalguys-stripperscentodourneutraliser.html

TestTransmission

Neilw wrote: »

How about this stuff

http://www.cleancar.ie/chemicalguys-stripperscentodourneutraliser.html

I have that

MetzgerMeister

TestTransmission wrote: »

I have that

And how does it fragrant your house?! :P

TestTransmission

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

And how does it fragrant your house?! :P

Of good times.

MetzgerMeister

TestTransmission wrote: »

Of good times.

Male strippers use the same stuff do they??? :P

TestTransmission

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Male strippers use the same stuff do they??? :P

I dunno, do they?

goz83

It's the same idea of burning scented candles, but I don't get the "new car smell". It just smells like plastic and chemicals and I don't like it. Give me sweet strawberry anyday over that. Or pine tree smell

MetzgerMeister

goz83 wrote: »

It's the same idea of burning scented candles, but I don't get the "new car smell". It just smells like plastic and chemicals and I don't like it. Give me sweet strawberry anyday over that. Or pine tree smell

I suppose you like the vanilla vomit smelling trees too do ya?! :pac:

I have the CG new car scent but to be honest, I much prefer the black ice tree things. DOn't have anything like that in my current car as it still has REAL new car smell

Senna

New Car Scent is the only magic tree smell I buy, i cant stand strawberry,vanilla, etc. The wife had a "poe peri" (no idea how to spell it) air freshener in her car one day, had to fire it out the window 5 minutes into our journey, it was making me sick.

Curran

IMO, Chemical Guys New Car Scent is rotten...got a bottle a few years back and used it once...perhaps they've updated it since.

I don't usually use any scent in the car...neutral, no smell works for me but it was hard to beat the smell of Poorboys Natural Dressing...mmmmmm

Stripper Scent is unreal how well it lives up to its name but wouldn't use it myself

TestTransmission

Curran wrote: »

Stripper Scent is unreal how well it lives up to its name but wouldn't use it myself

lol at the fact you can buy it in bulk..

http://www.cleancar.ie/chemical-guys-stripper-scent-us-gallon.html

Stallingrad

Curran wrote: »

IMO, Chemical Guys New Car Scent is rotten...got a bottle a few years back and used it once...perhaps they've updated it since.

I don't usually use any scent in the car...neutral, no smell works for me but it was hard to beat the smell of Poorboys Natural Dressing...mmmmmm

Stripper Scent is unreal how well it lives up to its name but wouldn't use it myself

Got some recently, it's grim. Anyone want it PM me, only been sprayed once.

MetzgerMeister

Stallingrad wrote: »

Got some recently, it's grim. Anyone want it PM me, only been sprayed once.

It's probably grim because you're spraying too much of it. It's very strong and they recommend that you only give 1 quick spray underneath the front seats every so often.

soirish

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

none of them smell like new car smell. In most cases, absolutely nothing like it.

In China people really dislike new car smell and since all air fresheners come from there no chance you will find what you want.

Rich11

reminded me of this i seen a while back, i know its from wiki but wth n nothin to do with air freshners:rolleyes:... so why am i postin it:)
"
A two-year study[5] released in 2001 by the CSIRO in Australia found several health problems associated with these chemicals. CSIRO research scientist, Dr Stephen Brown, reported anecdotal accounts of disorientation, headache, and irritation in some drivers of new cars. He measured pollutant levels in new cars that were sufficient to cause similar effects within minutes in controlled experiments by other researchers. Chemicals found in the cars included the carcinogen benzene, two other possible carcinogens cyclohexanone and styrene, and several other toxic chemicals.
A more recent study in Japan found that the volatile organic chemicals in a new minivan were over 35 times the health limit the day after its delivery. In four months they had fallen under the limit but increased again in the hot summer months, taking three years to permanently remain below the limit. The limits were set by the Japanese health ministry in response to more car owners suffering from sick building syndrome. A Daily Telegraph article[6] on the study described the enjoyment of new car smell as "akin to glue-sniffing".
However, a 2007 study by toxicologist Jeroen Buters at the Technical University of Munich in Germany and his colleagues, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology found little toxicity in new car odors.":eek:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_car_smell

Stallingrad

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

It's probably grim because you're spraying too much of it. It's very strong and they recommend that you only give 1 quick spray underneath the front seats every so often.

I actually gave it one small spray under one seat, that was enough for me.

ION08

New car smell is mainly as a result of clean upholstery.

My girlfriend recently bought a car but the previous owner was a smoker and the smell inside was horrible.

She gave the interior a proper going over (I mean it took 2 days to dry). Washed all the seats with some purpose made fabric/upholstery cleaner and cleaned all the plastics with son of a gun and it smelled like new. Still does

HJL

I like the Magic Tree New Car Scent, but it doesnt smell anything like a new car though.

However I have realised that the Aldi Fabric Cleaner (their version of febreze) if sprayed on the seats and carpet give a similar smell to a new car once its settled in.

They dont always have it, its only when they have there cleaning stuff in.

Lidl do one as well which is always there but it doesnt work as well, probably kills other bad smells but doesnt have the same affect as the Aldi one. Next time its in im buying 3 bottles.

I guess the Febreze one could work as well if not better, but im too tight to pay for premium brand to find out :P

CrowdedHouse

Do they still make them 'Feu Orange'(?) things, they were pleasant enough iirc

MetzgerMeister

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Do they still make them 'Feu Orange'(?) things, they were pleasant enough iirc

Hey, do NOT ruin that lovely new car of yours with air "fresheners" like that :P

CrowdedHouse

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Hey, do NOT ruin that lovely new car of yours with air "fresheners" like that :P

Don't worry....was thinking back to the days when I was a near penniless young lad and the car was far from new