PSA: Smell your loaner before you accept it.

[MXWing]

Yes I realize the following is a first world problem but I take every effort to improve my decision making no matter how minuscule.

I am always grateful to get a Tesla loaner because you are still in a Tesla. In my case it’s an S which I don’t own so it’s doubly magical.

Though my particular S loaner had the strongest of cologne, perfume, musks.

Was so overpowering that I’ve been changing 3 shirts a day and I’ve been trying to eliminate any volatile organic compounds with a thorough scrubbing.

I am tempted to drive without a seatbelt it is so over powering.

So if given a choice of more than 1 loaner, smell the car and the seat belt.

Fellow owner buddy @bonesz smelled me coming up with the window rolled down.

 

[Kuhz]

Ha. Haven’t had any smelly loaners but had one with 2 inches of pine needles and leaves on the floor. Had to check if theres no body in the trunk.

 

[RiverBrick]

Leave a cup of baking soda in bowl in the car with the Windows closed for a few hours and most of the odor will be absorbed.

 

[Tezlah]

(insert obligatory “it’s Elon’s Musk” joke here). Sorry. I’ll see myself out

 

[BerTX]

Thanks for saving me the trouble...

 

[asus389]

Yeah I get this in rental cars from time to time. It's terrible. I don't get how some people use so many heavily scented products like cologne or scented laundry stuff. Its very difficult to remedy once a lot of those products have been used. Shouldn't "clean" smell like nothing? /smh

 

[HankLloydRight]

In the 90's I had a blind date... picked her up, and I could smell her perfume about 25 feet before I got to the front door. Drove to dinner (had a horrible time) and then a bar (she insisted) and then dropped her home (finally)! She asked if I wanted to come in, I was like NFW! I drove home. Next day I get up to go to work on a Saturday, and her perfume permeated every inch of my car. Took days of driving with all the windows down to finally get it out. Which was not easy in a cold Philadelphia winter.

 

[MXWing]

In the 90's I had a blind date... picked her up, and I could smell her perfume about 25 feet before I got to the front door. Drove to dinner (had a horrible time) and then a bar (she insisted) and then dropped her home (finally)! She asked if I wanted to come in, I was like NFW! I drove home. Next day I get up to go to work on a Saturday, and her perfume permeated every inch of my car. Took days of driving with all the windows down to finally get it out. Which was not easy in a cold Philadelphia winter.

Why didn't you just get on Tinder and swipe left?

Oh the 90's part.

All the wonders of technology in the 21st century and no easy means to get rid of foul odors.