How can I remove the smell of tobacco from my Ford Mondeo?
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 answering this problem before, but can’t be sure, or remember what the solution is to the problem.
Asked on 16 November 2013 by PW, Deeping St. James,
Answered by
Honest John
Apparently a cardboard box of dry hay left in the back seat of the car for a couple of weeks will absorb the smell. Another recommendation is an open bowl of malt vinegar left in the rear footwell overnight (with a note taped to the steering wheel to remind you before you drive off and spill it).
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