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Old 12-13-2009, 02:23 AM
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All vw's have a distinct smell.I went through emissions and the lady said that vw's smell like crayons and you know what it does.So what does your vw smell like?
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Old 12-13-2009, 02:58 AM
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Mine smelled a bit like crayons. My daughter swears my xB smells like Egg McMuffins.
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Old 12-13-2009, 04:18 AM
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Crayons.
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Like a mix of crayons, leather and unburnt gas.
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Old 12-13-2009, 06:51 AM
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cucumber melon and crayons
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Old 12-13-2009, 02:13 PM
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crayons and cedar (I tossed in a few chunks leftover from lining a closet; smells great).
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Old 12-13-2009, 04:01 PM
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Electra smelled like crayons.

Rodney smells like fast food, unless TDI-Sport did something about it.

Monty still smells like mold.
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Old 12-13-2009, 05:41 PM
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my butterkup smells like crayola crayons & i LOVE it!!
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Old 12-13-2009, 06:16 PM
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Leather and car wash soap. I spilled a 1/2 gallon in the trunk a few months ago. Still smells like it. Smells good though.
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Old 12-13-2009, 06:36 PM
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Weelll I don't think my inside smells like crayons?? Although I do have a strawberry airfreshener thing, its the best!, so maybe it mixes with it? Anyways- I love my car smell
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I am ashamed to say, fast food, dog, and Power Service. If you've never smelled Power Service, it smells something like a devil's brew of turpentine, mineral spirits and diesel fuel.
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Right now he smells like pepperoni, onion and green pepper thanks to the pizza I brought home for dinner. But he usually smells like leather and crayons.
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Old 12-14-2009, 02:28 AM
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Mechanics shop. It has been that way for 2 weeks. Since I got the A/C "worked on" (still blowing hot)
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Old 12-14-2009, 08:19 AM
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NB's do have their own distinctive smell inside!

Currently the '00 NB smells of crayons and lime air freshener

The '07 smells of crayons and Bubble Gum air freshener

My '58 bug smells of 'old car' and lemon freshener
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Kaylee smells of Morrocan Bazaar Febreze.
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I have a cold... so I'll get back to you on that one.

Aircooled Beetles certainly have a smell of their own... the passenger compartment has one, as does the engine compartment. My two favorite smells! They should make it a cologne... Eau de Houndstooth Vinyl and Eau de Mineral Based 20W50
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Mine has always smelled like leather, and I thought all you people who said they smelled like crayons were a bit insane.

But sometime in 2009, mine started smelling like crayons too.
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Even though she is 2 years old, she still has a "new car smell" with a crayon after taste!
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Old 01-05-2010, 06:45 PM
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Wish mine smelled like crayons, mine just smells horrible, lol.
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My GTI smelled just a bit like curry when I first bought it, lately I haven't noticed anything special.
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