"New Car Smell" is a KILLER

[preciousjeni]

I'm SO pleased to get confirmation that the awful "new car scent" that people prize (and I despise) is hurting us. My dislike for the scent is not unfounded.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7279844/did/9503413/

TOKYO - Anyone who's pulled away from the dealer's lot in a shiny, new sedan knows the seductive scent of fresh plastic, paint and upholstery that evokes a rush of pride and consumer satisfaction.

But that unmistakable new-car smell may soon be heading the way of the rumble seat: Recent research linking it to a toxic cocktail of harmful chemicals is spurring efforts by Japanese automakers to tone down the fumes.