Fragrance Dispenser

[Mark Elvin]

The bad bit about the new car smell is taht it's basically a result of the VOC's produced by solvents evaporating from the various platics & adhesives in a new car. This means basically it's toxic.

[bubble]

Ah the fly in the ointment or odour as the case my be

[Mark Elvin]

Originally Posted by bubble

Think you have hit appon a business opportunity there Mark!!!

Looks like someones already done it.

The finest car care and automotive detailing products available.

Now if I can figure out a way of getting that stuff into the fragrence dispenser...........

[Love that 500]

Originally Posted by Mark Elvin

The bad bit about the new car smell is taht it's basically a result of the VOC's produced by solvents evaporating from the various platics & adhesives in a new car. This means basically it's toxic.

I'm sure I've read somewhere that the "new car smell" is deliberately produced by the manufacturer as a sales aid (you wouldn't want a horrible smell when sitting in a new car, would you?), which would also explain why some new cars smell different from others. Also since many manufacturers probably use the same type of plastics in their cars, the smell of VOC's may not totally explain the differing variety of smells you get from new cars - from memory I'm pretty sure that new Volkswagens smell different from Audis and Alfa Romeos smell different from Fiats.

When commenting on the 500's fragrance dispenser, a motoring journalist said that Fiats have the best new car smell anyway, and from my (limited) experience I agree with that statement.

[Melanabb]

TBH I only ever bought second hand before getting my 500, so never new this 'new car smell' before. Now I have experienced it I have to say that in the future I'd rather stick with second hand as the new car smells of plastic, new upholstery and mechanical grease. And before you say it, the fragrance dispensers of any description give me headache, so that is a no-no. If I had't follen for the 500 I would never bought a new car. Strange what love does

[Simon Bell]

We recieved a free dispenser with our car and to be honest I wouldn't spend the money on it. Its big, clumsy and plasticky........I'm actually tempted to ebay it.......

[Mark Elvin]

It is big, but it does smell nice

[j3bnl]

So how long do the cartridges last?