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If I buy a used car from a smoker, how do I get rid of the smell?
I bought a used Honda Civic (2013) a few days ago from a Honda dealer. I was told it was a non-smoker's car, but since getting it home I've noticed it smells of smoke. What's the best thing to do? Request...
I have bought a used Ford Mondeo Zetec, which is fine in every respect except for a persistent odour of tobacco smoke. Can you please recommend a product or service to remove it? I think I remember you...
There are a couple of methods of eradicating foul odours in cars such as dog snark, cigarettes and spilled milk. One was to leave a cardboard box inside filled with dry grass cuttings and sweet woodruff....
I have just bought a 10-year old luxurious car (Jaguar XJ8) in very good condition (60,000 on the clock). We have become aware of the smell of stale cigarette smoke. Can you recommend a way of getting...
Please could you tell me the best, most effective way of removing lasting odours from a car pre-owned by cigarette smoker?
In your Telegraph column today you have a letter from someone wishing to get rid of the smell of cigarette smoke. There are two 'natural' solutions. The first is to fill a cardboard box with grass clippings...
 

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