buying used cars

[Guest guest]

My husband bought a great used mazda, nice smooth shifter, all black two years

ago. He tells me now, that when he bought it, he noticed little sticks in the

air vents.

Since then, Ive become chemically sensitive and his car is becoming a problem.

The black in the heat is offgassing the fragrances.

We have used an ozone machine away from the house and a fan, running the ozone

throught the vents. that actually cuts the fragrance entirely! The next hot day

brings up all the smells again. He showers and bags his clothes as soon as he

comes into the house - is this the besst answer (other than changing cars of

course)

[Guest guest]

,

By " sticks in the air vents " , I assume you mean the openings in front of

the windshield. Like the car had been regularly parked under a tree. Such

rotting vegetation can grow significant mold, which can then contaminate the

heater/air conditioner. Some cars however have a filter to help this

situation. But these filters need changing yearly, or mold will grow through

the filter and cause the same problem. By changing this filter, if your car

has one, your problem may disappear.

Gil

Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 09:35:59 -0400

From: " Page, " <pageang@...>

Subject: buying used cars

My husband bought a great used mazda, nice smooth shifter, all black two

years ago. He tells me now, that when he bought it, he noticed little sticks

in the air vents.

Since then, Ive become chemically sensitive and his car is becoming a

problem. The black in the heat is offgassing the fragrances.

We have used an ozone machine away from the house and a fan, running the

ozone throught the vents. that actually cuts the fragrance entirely! The

next hot day brings up all the smells again. He showers and bags his clothes

as soon as he comes into the house - is this the besst answer (other than

changing cars of course)