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03-08-12, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by blacksc400

I bought a GS4 and it came with a weird smell, didn't know what it was and couldn't get it out of the car, until one day I was installing the wires for my system and found a half ouce " grass looking " thing under the shifter cover, it was WEED!! Man, I could have get caught by transporting drug!!!!

Was it preemo stuff?

03-08-12, 12:39 PM

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I don't have any idea of those kind of stuff. I flushed it in my toilet.

03-08-12, 05:05 PM

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Yes, my current daily smelled of cigarettes and febreze whe I bought it. I used that to get it even cheaper. A couple hours of cleaning, some time to air out, and you'd never know.

-Will

03-08-12, 08:25 PM

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Thanks to everyone who voted so far!

03-08-12, 08:57 PM

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A used that has smoked doors is reliable to certain extent but baring those pets is a trouble....i would say no!!

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03-08-12, 10:44 PM

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Haha the Seinfeld episode, classic first thing i thought of when i saw this. As for the topic, i don;t smoke, but i would buy a smokers car, smell doesn;t bug me that much and as long as i can get 90% if the smell out, i am happy

03-08-12, 11:18 PM

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I'm a smoker myself so if its tolerable i wouldnt mind dealing with it.

(I only smoke when car is in motion so it doesn't linger around in the cabin too long)

03-09-12, 11:31 AM

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Being pretty good at detailing I would most likely buy a car even if it had pet hair, some interior stains, slight odor, etc as that stuff is normally not difficult to address. If it was pretty bad but not horrible I would use that for bargaining and if I got a great deal I would still most likely buy. I have seen and done some amazing things to cars with really rough looking interiors and exteriors. I would not buy a car with a wrecked interior though or an interior I did not think I could make look pretty much brand new.