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| orthobiz |
 Aug 16 2007, 08:58 AM
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I'm washing & polishing & waxing my car today and as I entered the garage was thinking that my current 914 smells just like all of my other ones. I never owned a 911 so I don't know if all Porsches of the 70's have it. It's a mix of oil and gas and burnt exhaust and who-knows-what but it's distinctive and reminiscent of my lost youth (which is partly why I bought the thing in the first place!).
Guess I just love that "old car smell." Paul |
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| URY914 |
Aug 16 2007, 09:46 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 126,350 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
VW's have the same smell.
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| kfieler |
Aug 16 2007, 10:09 AM
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kfieler Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 26-July 07 From: Southern California (Mojave Desert) Member No.: 7,949 |
QUOTE(URY914 @ Aug 16 2007, 08:46 AM)  VW's have the same smell. I love the smell of my old VW. I am usually pretty articulate, but I can't put the fragrance into words... nothing like it. I've only owned my 914 for about a month. The first time I got in it, I remember thinking: "Yep, it's got that 'old German car smell." It put a big smile on my face! Okay, not to get too strange, but... I can remember my 1978 Mercedes 300D having that "old Mercedes smell". If any of you have been in an older Mercedes, you'll know what I mean. My 1992 300CE has a unique smell about it as well, but not like the older Benz. I guess I just like the "old car smell" better than the "new car smell". Anyway, I'm just pleased to learn that teeners have a fragrance of their own! |
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Posts in this topic
orthobiz Scent of a Teener Aug 16 2007, 08:58 AM
rmital
It's a mix of oil and gas and burnt exhaust a... Aug 16 2007, 09:01 AM
por73914
It's a mix of oil and gas and burnt exhaust ... Aug 16 2007, 01:19 PM LarryR
[quote name='rmital' post='935550' date='Aug 16 2... Aug 19 2007, 11:43 PM pin31 I've got that smell too....
Just one more thi... Aug 16 2007, 09:04 AM Coy I LOVE THAT SMELL! I thought I was the only o... Aug 16 2007, 09:33 AM Richard Casto They do have a unique smell. I am taking mine dow... Aug 16 2007, 09:47 AM 914nerd Old car smell is way better than that new car crap... Aug 16 2007, 10:33 AM effutuo101 I love the smell of Tar in the morning. Smells lik... Aug 16 2007, 10:57 AM orthobiz Can't believe I missed this pun:
Smells Like ... Aug 16 2007, 12:08 PM 9146986 I guess the combination of dried old German adhesi... Aug 16 2007, 01:13 PM RoninEclipse2G ah, the wonderful smell of air cooled german goodn... Aug 16 2007, 01:43 PM effutuo101
They do have a unique smell. I am taking mine do... Aug 16 2007, 03:05 PM computers4kids
Old car smell is way better than that new car cra... Aug 17 2007, 08:27 AM tdgray My British cars have a unique smell too.
Kinda li... Aug 17 2007, 09:05 AM richardmosselman
My British cars have a unique smell too.
Kinda l... Aug 17 2007, 09:40 PM type47
My British cars have a unique smell too.
Kinda l... Aug 18 2007, 06:20 AM Jenny Mine smells greasy. Even now, sometimes I get out... Aug 17 2007, 11:34 AM 73Phoenix20 Yep, 911's smell the same... at least up until... Aug 17 2007, 09:36 PM Pat Garvey
Yep, 911's smell the same... at least up unti... Aug 17 2007, 09:53 PM kwales Its the scent of finely aged wool carpeting and mi... Aug 17 2007, 09:41 PM JPB Haaaa! My car has two distinctive smells. Th... Aug 18 2007, 06:55 AM srthompson01 Marcel Proust wrote his seven volume opus Remembra... Aug 19 2007, 11:26 PM Hammy I agree. It is a very unique smell and I love it. ... Aug 20 2007, 12:05 AM eg914 One of the things that I love about this car is th... Aug 20 2007, 12:31 AM |
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