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10-14-2011, 09:40 AM
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    Drives: 2012 45th Camaro, 2SS/M6 Join Date: Mar 2011
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did your new car's engine smell a little funny?
so i've driven two camaros on the lots that had 0 miles on them. on both when i test drove them, they had some weird reactions. one smoked, the other just smelled like it was burning? lol...is that normal? these were at two totally different dealerships too.
hopefully will get mine in soon and i wanted to ask this question ahead of time so i know if smoking/burning smell is normal or not before i see it. |
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10-14-2011, 09:46 AM
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 Drives: 94 Camaro Convertible Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: IL
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its a new engine, its gonna smell like that when you drive it
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10-14-2011, 09:46 AM
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Drives: '11 SW/Beige 2SS RS Manual Join Date: Sep 2008
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10-14-2011, 09:46 AM
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permagrin
Drives: 2012 LS3 SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2011
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every single brand new car i've ever had has made some smell in the first few hundred miles. most of the time it's normal.
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10-14-2011, 09:54 AM
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 Drives: 2012 1SS Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Des Moines
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500+ miles on our 2012. Notice the same thing. Seems to be less noticeable now though. No smoking(that's bad), just odd oder.
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10-14-2011, 10:39 AM
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The Mark of Excellence
Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009
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It ain't real pleasant, but it's a fact of a new car.
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10-14-2011, 12:50 PM
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Tall Guy
Drives: '11 LS SGM, '96 BK, '88 S10 Join Date: Jan 2011
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Auto or manual? I know my clutch smelled bad for a while and then went away.
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10-14-2011, 12:52 PM
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Drives: 2014 BRM 1SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2011
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The smell is caused from the money you just burnt on buying the Camaro!!
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10-14-2011, 12:53 PM
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Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS-3 IOM/IO vert Join Date: Mar 2011
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Nothing like that new SS motor smell. Hot hot hot! Also the smell of $4k in depreciation, so I had better enjoy it. And I did!!
 
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