The new car smell, of a square body.

[philo_beddoe]

This will certainly show your age, but can anyone on this site actually remember the "new car smell" from a square body? I actually do, it was 1986 and I worked for a golf course and they had just got a brand new 1986 c-10 fleeetside, it was brown with tan interior. The truck was totally stripped, no features at all, I believe it was a four speed on the floor. Sadly, we used to beat it a little, fry the clutch, powerbrake, jump stuff and (if you have a weak stomach, don't read this) we used to hold the lighter in until it was glowing red and sink it into the dash pad! Ouch!!  I know, I know...I was a punk kid.

[philo_beddoe]

Wow, am i the ony one over 40. No one can recall being in a brand new 73-87?

[bd]

I performed many a dealer prep (PDI) before new vehicle delivery, and repairs before and after-the-fact.  From Caballeros and 1500s all the way up through Brigadiers, Astros and Generals.  Got to drive 'em with fewer than 3 miles on the odometers.  Weren't even dusty yet.  The fragrance of fresh carpet and body sealer.  Even the engines and drivetrain smelled new!  No fluid leaks.  Gear oil, clean as a whistle!  Not even surface rust on the drive axles.  You know a vehicle is new when all the iron is fresh cast, none of the fasteners are marred and all the labels are present and accounted.  lol

[philo_beddoe]

Wow! That IS new! Now thats what im talkin bout!! Not even surface rust on the axles.

[Engineer]

My 2002 SilveradoHD will soon be 15 years old. To this day it still has the new truck smell. I should add that I ordered the truck, took delivery of it the day after it arrived at the dealership, and it has set in my garage everyday of its life since I purchased it. Truck still doesn't have 10,000mi on the odometer. It still has the paper assembly line decals on the frame and shock absorbers. Never been on a dirt road. Got caught out in the rain twice but the roads dried up both times before I drove home.

My dad's 1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 convertible is the exact same way. Still smells new inside. It has a little over 60,000 original miles on it. No rust. Engine still looks brand new.

But yes, I do remember new 1986, and 1987 square body trucks. Went and looked at a brand new 1986 K20. Couldn't afford it.....stickered for $8,600.00 IIRC. A lady in town bought it. I remember seeing it around town for many moons.....watching it dissolve away as the new truck slowly transformed into rust and deterioration.

[Stewart G Griffin]

No, but i remember 80's B and C body smells as my parents were shopping for one---i went with them and they eventually got a Bonneville.

Smell was so strong i nearly got sick occasionally.  Not that i'm complaining as it was not a bad smell, just very strong.   i think this lasted about a year and a half.

Their 2001 cadillac deville smell  lasted about 4 years and didn't smell as good as the older b and c cars.

As i side note i have to say that the Bonneville was the smoothest, quietest, most luxurious car we ever had----even more so that the newer cadillacs that my parents eventually bought.

They really just don't make them like they use to..............

[Stewart G Griffin]

Excuse me, but i just have to say one more thing that's not really related to the topic but i can't take it anymore. 

One thing that's really missing from the car world is there is no more Olds 88/98, buick lesabre/electra/ Bonneville, Caprice etc.

These were really good, wonderful cars and i think there is definitely still a market for them.

True, the SUV has kinda taken over that role of the big car, but it isn't the same.

[philo_beddoe]

Yeah very sad, every single car on the road looks like this, no matter the make or model.

[philo_beddoe]

.....and the days of this car (my favorite) have gone into history and are now an American heritage. An older man in my church used to work at a chevy dlr as a mechanic and remembers the new smell of 64 impala ss. Imagine that.

[Blazin]

I went with my sister, & brother in law in 1978 when they went to pick up there brand new C 10. I can still remember the smell, the ride home, every little squeak it made. I have always loved the sound the doors on these truck made when they were new.

[philo_beddoe]

Brand new smell of a c-10 from the 70's, now thats something.

You can still buy that smell today, but it'll cost ya! Sickning!!

Something is wrong for a new truck to cost that much. Should be about $20-25 tops.

[LTZ C20]

Stewart G, currently you can still buy a brand new Buick Lasabre, they are actually very nice cars and you can also still buy a brand new Caprice, the only catch to that is that you have to be a law enforcement agency, the Caprice is strictly a police vehicle now. Btw, they are ALOT of fun to drive, speaking from experience.

Philobeddoe, you think that add you posted is expensive? Go on Chevrolet ' s website and build a 3500 HD crew cab long bed, single rear wheel, 4x4, Duramax/Allison, High Country Silverado LTZ. If I remember correctly, those pass 70,000. That's the truck I'de buy if I could. One day I will be able to aford it and I will buy one.

[philo_beddoe]

I will go to the site and build it, get ready for an angry response...

[Kren420]

My boss owns a black 2015 Chevy 3500HD High Country single rear wheel 4x4.  I believe it cost him $82,000 CAD.  Is a nice looking truck but $82,000 is a little ridiculous.

The smell wasn't even that nice lol.

[LTZ C20]

I will go to the site and build it, get ready for an angry response...

Your gonna crap a house brick.