What happened to the Bimmer smell???

dmontic71 · 11-19-2006, 03:34 PM

I have read a lot of threads on "new car smell", but my question is what happened to the traditional BMW smell??? My old e46, and almost every other older generation BMW had a distict smell. The best way I can describe it is that it smelled like crayons. You could get the car to smell like it on demand if you ran the vents w/o air cond & the moonroof cracked open...

My friends & I call it the "beam-stink"... The e90 doesent seem to have it.. Does it have something to do w/ the newer filter systems, and is there anyway to reftrofit an older filter & get the BMW smell back????

canucklion · 11-19-2006, 05:04 PM

is this thread serious?

just4kickz · 11-19-2006, 05:22 PM

i didnt think you needed it, so i took it away.

umm... the bimmer smells vanishes as most new smells do... what your probably breathing in is the fresh scent of leather... you can just apply some of those leather enriching products to renew your "bimmer smell"

just4kickz · 11-19-2006, 05:23 PM

and btw i have never sat in a bmw and thought crayons... oh glorious crayons.

Brunotheboxer · 11-19-2006, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmontic71

I have read a lot of threads on "new car smell", but my question is what happened to the traditional BMW smell??? My old e46, and almost every other older generation BMW had a distict smell. The best way I can describe it is that it smelled like crayons. You could get the car to smell like it on demand if you ran the vents w/o air cond & the moonroof cracked open...

My friends & I call it the "beam-stink"... The e90 doesent seem to have it.. Does it have something to do w/ the newer filter systems, and is there anyway to reftrofit an older filter & get the BMW smell back????

wtf are you and your friends smoking and can i have some?

Joop! · 11-19-2006, 06:14 PM

dmontic71, did you smoke marihuana???

Titania · 11-20-2006, 10:14 AM

That lovely car smell is the smell of cancer. It's due to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)...the volatile portions of plastics/ plasticizers/ glues leaching out of the plastics in the car. There has been a real crackdown on use of VOCs around the globe due to their ability to cause cancer.

NaTuReB0Y · 11-20-2006, 10:38 AM

my car came with leatherette........no new car smell for me.......

dmontic71 · 11-20-2006, 11:48 AM

What no humorous threads alllowed? I admit, its crazy- but so are half the posts on these forums... Anyway- there was definitely something different about the plastics and/or air filtration on the older generations...

txusa03 · 11-20-2006, 11:58 AM

hey, if you want that distinct bmw smell, go to wal-mart and buy some crayons. Throw the crayons in your car and you have a long lasting smell you been craving for.

tintivilus · 11-20-2006, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dmontic71

The best way I can describe it is that it smelled like crayons.

I've never noticed it in a BMW, but a friend's Jetta smells like crayons really strongly. We even pulled the doors apart and the back seat out looking for 'em lost somewhere. Maybe German vinyl/leatherette smells like crayons after a while?

dmontic71 · 11-20-2006, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by txusa03

hey, if you want that distinct bmw smell, go to wal-mart and buy some crayons. Throw the crayons in your car and you have a long lasting smell you been craving for.

Finally a solution oriented reply!

beauderek · 11-20-2006, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmontic71

I have read a lot of threads on "new car smell", but my question is what happened to the traditional BMW smell??? My old e46, and almost every other older generation BMW had a distict smell. The best way I can describe it is that it smelled like crayons. You could get the car to smell like it on demand if you ran the vents w/o air cond & the moonroof cracked open...

My friends & I call it the "beam-stink"... The e90 doesent seem to have it.. Does it have something to do w/ the newer filter systems, and is there anyway to reftrofit an older filter & get the BMW smell back????

I know exactly the smell you're talking about it. I like it, too. My e30 had it, and my girfriend's dad had an old 7 series that had the same scent. Not sure why nobody knows what you're talking about. It's not the new car smell because the old bimmers have it. Not sure why the new ones don't.

dmontic71 · 11-20-2006, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by beauderek

I know exactly smell you're talking about it. I like it, too. My e30 had it, and my girfriend's dad had an old 7 series that had the same scent. Not sure why nobody know what you're talking about. It's not the new car smell because the old bimmers have it. Not sure why the new ones don't.

Thanks- its nice to know I haven't totally lost my mind (yet)...

Nikki · 11-20-2006, 10:30 PM

Hmm, I am so disappointed that I have missed out the previous BMW new car smell of crayons.

Neon21db · 11-20-2006, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titania

That lovely car smell is the smell of cancer. It's due to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)...the volatile portions of plastics/ plasticizers/ glues leaching out of the plastics in the car. There has been a real crackdown on use of VOCs around the globe due to their ability to cause cancer.

+1
There was a previous thread on this.

dmontic71 · 11-20-2006, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Neon21db

+1
There was a previous thread on this.

I found the threads on new car smell & plastics, but I couldn't find one addressing the difference in e90 vs. older generation bimmers...

just4kickz · 11-21-2006, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by txusa03

hey, if you want that distinct bmw smell, go to wal-mart and buy some crayons. Throw the crayons in your car and you have a long lasting smell you been craving for.

be like that guy from the audi thread and tape the entire car... draw on ittt! ohhh yeah. brings new meaning to family sedan... kids can join the fun

txusa03 · 11-21-2006, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by just4kickz

be like that guy from the audi thread and tape the entire car... draw on ittt! ohhh yeah. brings new meaning to family sedan... kids can join the fun

I betcha crayon never thought their products would be so popular among bmw owners...

glock17 · 11-22-2006, 01:34 PM

Mine smells like leather. I like it and I'm glad it doesn't smell like crayons.

shragon · 11-22-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tintivilus

I've never noticed it in a BMW, but a friend's Jetta smells like crayons really strongly. We even pulled the doors apart and the back seat out looking for 'em lost somewhere. Maybe German vinyl/leatherette smells like crayons after a while?

both of my bimmers have never smelt like crayons, and my e90 has leatherette. but my ex-gf's vw new beetle totally smelt like crayons!!

i've had my e90 for 11 months now, and i think the new car smell is gone. i recently went back to my favorite air freshener in squash.

Yvette · 11-22-2006, 08:34 PM

I think i understand what he meant by crayon...
couple of my friend's beamer smells exactly same....
that maybe it.. and I dont find that smell in my e90....

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