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My wife hated the new car smell from my last Sienna ( which I had no problem with at all ). She wanted to throw up whenever she got in it. I had to open the windows and try different air refreshers to make her feel better. And the smell didn't go away till 6 months later.
I can tell if I'm in an older(pre 2008ish) model Jag from the smell of the leather. Same thing with older Cadillacs if they treated the leather and kept it nice.
Agree on the Jag's especially the sedans, Love the Jag smell from '99 - '06 !
My wife has a amazing sense of smell. We were at the O.C. CA auto show last month & she got in a new MBZ. She immediately announced she did not like the smell inside. I realized they all smell that way & the seat leather is overly firm.
If you were blindfolded and put into a car, without touching anything (dash, steering wheel etc..) just sitting in the seat, would you be able to at the very least identify the Auto Make based on a distinct smell(s)?
If you were blindfolded and put into a car, without touching anything (dash, steering wheel etc..) just sitting in the seat, would you be able to at the very least identify the Auto Make based on a distinct smell(s)?
Most of the time, no, but on rare occasions, yes. Some of the Hyundai models in the past had a distinctive (and less pleasant) smell than that of the typical new car.
Most of the time, no, but on rare occasions, yes. Some of the Hyundai models in the past had a distinctive (and less pleasant) smell than that of the typical new car.
Old, New, doesn't matter. But sounds like you're a 'Yes'
If you were blindfolded and put into a car, without touching anything (dash, steering wheel etc..) just sitting in the seat, would you be able to at the very least identify the Auto Make based on a distinct smell(s)?
Some makes yes, back when I was testdriving 10+ new cars a day for a press fleet company, most of them.
If you were blindfolded and put into a car, without touching anything (dash, steering wheel etc..) just sitting in the seat, would you be able to at the very least identify the Auto Make based on a distinct smell(s)?
Since I work at a dealer I can definitely tell when Im in a E90 3 Series F30 3 Series E66 7 Series F10 5 Series and a F01 7 Series. All of those have different driving positions I hate the F30s seats. The new 6 Series coupe and Gran Coupe have the awesome 20 billion way seats I can tell when Im in those.
Some makes yes, back when I was testdriving 10+ new cars a day for a press fleet company, most of them.
Originally Posted by Justin2JZ
Since I work at a dealer I can definitely tell when Im in a E90 3 Series F30 3 Series E66 7 Series F10 5 Series and a F01 7 Series. All of those have different driving positions I hate the F30s seats. The new 6 Series coupe and Gran Coupe have the awesome 20 billion way seats I can tell when Im in those.
I also work for a large dealer group. It def helps when you're immersed in the field and have access to different makes and models
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