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Old October-2nd-2005, 09:43 PM
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Make your car smell like new again

I did some searchin' on google and found this:
http://lanescarproducts.com/newcarscent.html

Now I've always wanted that new car scent again and haven't really found anything that would have done the trick.

I bought my car used and it was smellin' like new. Now I knew that they had to use some product to get that scent because there's no way a 4 year old car from Japan could still smell like new after so long.

Has anyone heard of this or tried it?
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Old October-3rd-2005, 12:17 AM
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Have you tried Fragrance Free Febreze?
It works pretty well in mine...
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Old October-3rd-2005, 05:55 AM
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No, I've never tired it. In fact, I've never really tried anything to make the car smell like new again but I know that there would be a product out there that would make it smell like new.

So the Fragrance Free Febreeze makes it smell like new for real?
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Old October-3rd-2005, 06:32 AM
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The 'new car smell' is the plastic out-gassing and the glue in the seats and the carpet.
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New car smell causes cancer!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/1719214.stm
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Originally Posted by zerocover
Not surprisisng. Still, nothing compares to getting in that new car & driving off for the first time, outgassing or not, lol.
Maybe this explains why we all love new cars so much--we're cruising around stoned.

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Old October-3rd-2005, 10:41 AM
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Maybe it is MY outgassing that causes my car to not smell-so-new... HHHhhmMM....
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Old October-3rd-2005, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by zerocover
New car smell causes cancer!
Yeah but this is for the new new cars, this doesn't really relate to the product which I am inquiring about.

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Maybe this explains why we all love new cars so much--we're cruising around stoned.
lol
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Old October-3rd-2005, 07:51 PM
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I know I was just kidding.

Just get one of thouse pine tree air fresheners in new car sent. There is a spray air freshener too might look less 80's.
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Old October-3rd-2005, 08:11 PM
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Yeah, gbean mentioned Fragrance Free Febreze. I should get that here so I'll look around for it and try it out. If it works, I'll stick to it, if it doesn't I'll try out that lanes car product. But I know that I'll have to order that one for sure.
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I like it when mine smells like burning rubber.
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Actually a fresh scrubbed carpet and leather steering wheel and shifter boot cleaned and preserved smells the 'best'.
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Originally Posted by Da P-Funk!
Actually a fresh scrubbed carpet and leather steering wheel and shifter boot cleaned and preserved smells the 'best'.

True True, but I am lazy and just go for the spray bottle.
A good cleaning and febreeze... then I feel like it is a new Car!
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Even if I clean the car, vacuum, etc. it smells clean but not new. I want to get the "new car scent".

Yo gbean, you sure the febreeze would make it smell like a NEW car after spraying it?
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Originally Posted by gbean
Have you tried Fragrance Free Febreze?
It works pretty well in mine...
What is the purpose of FRAGRANCE FREE Fabreeze?
Fabreeze is my favorite scent....but what good does it do if you can't smell it?
#1. it isn't a deodorizer so it's not killing any bacteria
#2...It's fragrance free! lol

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