polley 916 Report post Posted December 23, 2011 Why do all E30's smell the same inside? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Matt_ 42 Report post Posted December 23, 2011 Why do all E30's smell the same inside? I thought all bmws had the same smell? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted December 23, 2011 Mine normally just smells of vag. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted December 23, 2011 the interior smell of a bmw depends if it has leather or not...If the leather is well looked after it always smells great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted December 23, 2011 Haha all my E30's have smelt the same. And my 540 had the same smell as all our E36's. Mercs have there own smell too. Same with Jags. Jap cars however smell like nothing. Holdens and Fords smell like rental cars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nath 134 Report post Posted December 24, 2011 Maybe its the stuffing degrading in the seats? Otherwise definitely all the vinyl in the cabin. I love it. miss it so much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polley 916 Report post Posted December 24, 2011 I thought all bmws had the same smell? Don't think so, neither of the E36's or E32's have smelled the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted December 24, 2011 Maybe its the stuffing degrading in the seats? Otherwise definitely all the vinyl in the cabin. I love it. miss it so much. I think your right. I had the interor of my e30 in the sleepout at my old place (never used apart from that) go in there a month later and smells like e30 ha. E34 not so much though strangely Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nipe 1 Report post Posted December 24, 2011 Love the e30 smell too:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubman 39 Report post Posted December 24, 2011 i dont smell anything now, i guess your nose gets used to it. The smell definitely changes depending on weather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzer 0 Report post Posted December 24, 2011 i love the e30 smell, could be just the interior aging maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted December 24, 2011 Prolly just the combination of the interior materials. Yes they do all seem to smell the same. Variations will be due to degradation, humidity, damp carpets etc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sp8s 1 Report post Posted December 24, 2011 Always thought it was wet carpet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polley 916 Report post Posted December 24, 2011 i dont smell anything now, i guess your nose gets used to it. The smell definitely changes depending on weather. Yeah I dont smell it if I drive it on the reg, but after a month of not driving it or whatever I notice it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcerecke 2 Report post Posted December 25, 2011 My e30's smell has been overtaken by the dampness of the entire cabin and boot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Top Secret 2 Report post Posted December 27, 2011 After giving the carpet a waterblast and a good vacuum, it smells awesome in there. Gotta love that e30 smell. My old E36 smelled of crayons, somehow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1rotty 40 Report post Posted December 27, 2011 Its really odd but mine always smells exactly the same as $100 bills Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted December 28, 2011 Jap cars however smell like nothing. Hmm All jap imports smell like air freshner or carpet cleaner as 90% of the people who owned them smoke. My e30 at least smells not so bad ... have been in some cars and it smells like someones taken a dump in them. That or moving around dead bodys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted December 28, 2011 I assumed all E30s smelt like dampness??? My E34 smells like leather and the E36 smells like power! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites