# new car smell

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-smell/46158>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 18, 2000, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-smell/46158 "2000-12-18T16:16:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![El\_Marko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@El\_Marko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Marko)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-smell/46158/1 "2000-12-18T16:16:52Z")

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While the source of"new car smell" remains a mystery, I recently discovered that it is not unique to new cars. I recently had the opportunity to look around in a brand new military helicopter (a USNavy H-60 Seahawk) and to my surprise and amusement, it smelled just like a new car inside! Therefore, I must conclude that the smell is the result of relatively commonplace materials/adhesives etc…

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**Author:** ![fenrir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/43a26b/32.png) [@fenrir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fenrir)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-smell/46158/2 "2000-12-18T17:08:42Z")

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This might help you out a bit.  
[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/990528.html](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/990528.html)

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-smell/46158/3 "2000-12-18T22:33:24Z")

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