New car smell irritating anyone else?

[elgin]

Yea. My week old hybrid stinks It did sit out in the Mexico desert for three months though.

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[turbocharged]

I’m not a big fan of new car smell so I put one of those vent febreze things in and have one of those california scent canisters in the front console thing

 

[tebowed]

Yes I can relate.
One of my new company cars a 2014 Ford Fusion, smelled “plasticky“ and would give me a headache or sore throat.
I left two Arm & Hammer fridge baking soda boxes in it - open over a long weekend while it was locked up and not used. That absorbed the new odors coming from the new Ford. It made a surprising difference.

I'll have to try that, thank you.

 

[jcsan18]

I don't mind the new car smell for the first day, but as soon as I get a chance, I grab one of those odor absorbing deals, put it under the seat, and then buy the freshener of the scent I prefer. Usually gone within the first week.

 

[BootXL76]

I had the bee car smell, but now all I can smell is spray adhesive (that I used secure carpet to sound deadening in a couple areas when I did my audio install)

 

[Decayed]

You guys realized the smell comes out of a spray can, right?

OP if you want to spend the money you can get a small ozone generator and run it in the closed cab for an hour or so, just make sure you leave the doors open afterward and run the heater fan for a bit to get rid of it because it's an irritant.

 

[JASmith]

Yeah, I always laughed when people would deeply inhale and go "ahh, that new car smell", when its like uhmmm thats usually toxic offgasing of plastics and glues and sealants, lol!

If you have a garage, I'd just lower all the windows and stick a little fan on one of the seats to help circulate the air whenever you're parked and overnight, and it should dissipate quickly. Had to do the same with a big rubber horsemat we used for the gym and even a memory foam bed both that had some odor, and it'll go away.

 

[Big_T]

Bring home some greasy fast food, that'll take over that new car smell. Spill a few fries under the seat, done.

 

[sseiler]

Oh, how I long for that new truck smell!

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[tebowed]

Bring home some greasy fast food, that'll take over that new car smell. Spill a few fries under the seat, done.

I've brought home pizza a few times, and dropped Many a fry already.
The smell: 3
me: 0

 

[JibbersCrabst]

Yeah, this is basically what I'm getting. I've had mine since Nov 10th. 2200 miles, I've tried leaving the windows down, running the heater etc.

It's faded a hair since I got it, but I still taste/smell it. Maybe something to do with the active x seats?

I have an XLT so I doubt it's just the active-x since mine are cloth. Probably just all the plastic that's used in the interior.

 

[Veer]

I agree, it does have a strong new car smell. I keep the air flow on fresh air. it's really cold now, but when it warms up a bit, will open up all the windows and let it air out. Hopefully little heat will evaporate the chemicals faster. I took the option for the all weather floor mats, maybe they are out gassing. I wonder if I take dish washing soap + water and wipe all the plastics down to clean up the chemicals. Will try that if the smell lingers once it warms up. I pity all those engineers working on new cars, constantly smelling these chemicals.

 

[gman62]

Some of you guys are a bit sensitive. Man up, the smell will be gone in due time.

 

[tebowed]

I agree, it does have a strong new car smell. I keep the air flow on fresh air. it's really cold now, but when it warms up a bit, will open up all the windows and let it air out. Hopefully little heat will evaporate the chemicals faster. I took the option for the all weather floor mats, maybe they are out gassing. I wonder if I take dish washing soap + water and wipe all the plastics down to clean up the chemicals. Will try that if the smell lingers once it warms up. I pity all those engineers working on new cars, constantly smelling these chemicals.

Yeah, I think I'm going to wipe everything down next.

 

[Guv]

Eat some bean and cheese tacos every day for a week, you'll be missing that new car smell not long after that!

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