The Crazy Rants of Samantha BurnsScent and Sensibility
There is a new warning out there that new car smell is thought to be a possible danger to one's health.
ABC News tells us that
"'New car smell' is caused by volatile organic compounds that can cause headaches, sore throat, nausea and possibly cancer, according to studies".
The odor we smell in new cars is a mixture of plastic, glue and carpeting that create gases, which may harm us. Science does believe, though, that the dangers wear off after about 6 months, but caution pregnant women about the hazards, as well as advise people not to stain guard or clean their vehicles too soon.
So, I wonder, does this apply to that new car scent that you can buy as an air freshener? Also, can one get high off that smell now that we believe it has lethal chemicals associated with it? If so, I can imagine that tomorrow all the stores out there will be flooded with junkies trying to get their fix of "new car".
This is yet another reason, now, why I would prefer my vehicle to be older rather than newer. I'm not going to die from mine due to toxic organic compounds - it'll be my lunatic driving that does me in.
Comments
LOL @ lunatic driving. Sounds like you'd of been a good co-pilot on my recent trip East.
So they're worried about cars are they? LOL Wonder if they've ever been inside of a new mobile home...
Posted by: Diane | September 30, 2005 08:04 AM
Actually I may be the minority, but I hate the smell of a new car!! It makes me sick!!! It makes me instantly feel hungry and then I feel so hungry that I want to puke!
Posted by: Lingo Slinger | September 30, 2005 08:06 AM
What does a new car smell like? Like money flying out the window! Drive it off the showroom floor, and the value of the car drops in half. (But not your payments.)
Nevertheless, please don't let certain Dem legislators find out about this info. They would write a bill to outlaw new car smells, or at least, tax them into oblivion. Someone has to buy the new cars so I can drive my good used ones.
Posted by: Bob | September 30, 2005 09:21 PM