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Kia Is Giving Away 'Nostalgic' Motor Oil and Gasoline-Scented Car Freshener to EV Buyers (www.thedrive.com)

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 46 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I had a fuel can tip over in the boot of my car once, and the vehicle stunk of petrol for about two weeks afterwards. I had to drive with the windows down for a few minutes every time I drove the car.

If you really want your car to smell like petrol, a teaspoon of the stuff in the air vents like some type of essential oil will do the trick.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

My mom bought a BMW from her cousin that had an odd fuel line. Nothing was technically wrong but you could smell the fuel when the engine was on. Eventually she gave it back.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Something was definitely wrong with that car.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. BMW is shit but that's a different type of shit

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean, rubber fuel line that's been exposed to petrol perishing isn't really something to blame BMW for.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Blame BMW for plastic connectors on high pressure fuel lines that are designed to last a set number of heat cycles. That company is expert at making cars that last the length of the warranty, and that's it.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

Yeah it clearly needed even fuel lines.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Very likely a poorly running engine, a long since hacked off catalytic converter, and several exhaust leaks under the cabin or near the cabin air intake. This describes every BMW thats been driven to the point where you're buying it from a cousin.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Plus the scent of Axe body spray to cover up the petrol.

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So... where do I just buy some?

Asking for a friend.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Just soak one of those scented tree things in gasoline and hang it in your car. There's a free life hack for you

[–] miked@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Since it is coming from Kia I have to assume it won't work correctly. Probably give you cancer.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Hasn't Kia turned their reputation around in the past decade or so? I feel like them and Hyundai used to be the butt of every shitty car joke, but they're not that bad these days from what I understand.

[–] miked@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

Kia/Hyundai make some good cars and some shit cars. If you get one of the shit cars you are on your own.

The Kia Boys mess was caused by Kia trying to safe a few bucks by not putting immobilizers in some cars to save a few bucks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Challenge

Kia/Hyundai also sold lots of cars the had their engines die due to manufacturing defects. They recalled some cars with the engine and not others. There was at least one class action settlement.

My wife bought 2016 Kia Soul new from the dealer. It was the highest trim level so it had an immobilizer but it had one of their troubled engines. When the engine threw a rod (that is bad) the engine was still under warranty at 60k miles only because she bought the car new. I was at the dealer and overheard another person with the Soul and a bad engine. He was out of luck because the car had over 50k miles and he was not the original owner. The Kia drivetrain warranty was good up to 100k if you were the original owner but only 50k if you were not.

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

I would think that a Kia-branded version of gasoline fumes would fail to sufficiently cause cancer when huffed, or be disappointingly unlikely to cause death by spontaneous combustion.

[–] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I strike up my 2-stroke smoke scented candle in any new (to me) vehicle, just to get that track smell burned in. I guess this is similar.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if those are more popular with men.

Maybe they could also give copies of the song Benzin by Ramstein, to listen while you sniff your nostalgic gasoline scented air "freshener".

[–] noughtnaut@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Just one data point, but my ex wife would take a deep breath every time she was in a parking garage because she really liked that smell.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They should get one for every smelly problem they abstract away with EVs.

[–] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Mmmm smells like heavy metals manufacturing.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Gimme dat sulfer leak

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