buying car, owner was a smoker

[dawhiz]

hey.. i'm thinking about getting this '92 240sx.. 114,000 miles.. $2,500 (i live in idaho and this is 2 hours away and the closest i've found..) .. it burns oil and looks like it was hit from the front by something.. painted over spots and stuff replaced in the engine.. but uhm.. the owner was a smoker so it smells really bad inside.. i'm planning on redoing the interior during the summer (carpet, reupholster seats, etc).. but i was wondering, would febreze take care of the smell? and do you think i could get it out of the vents, etc? it smells like the person was a heavy smoker (this is at a dealership btw).. if i cant get rid of the smell, i most likely wont get the car. thx for any help.

[TrueSlide]

Febrezze would do it, and maybe clean the seats real good with some carpet cleaner. And the headliner, smoke rises!! And also put some good smelling strong air freshners!!! Strawberry will defiently get the smell out

[Stoneage_Turbo]

look for something called a ozone machine at the dealers or other places where deatiling cars is a big thing , the machine works wonders on the smell , buddy of mine worked for a toyota dealer in fresno , he swears by it

[Bubba1]

I'd pass on the car because the burning oil issue. That's not exactly a good sign.

[nissanrcer240]

Quote »I'd pass on the car [/quote]

if not pass on the car, i deff wouldnt pay 2500 for it , maybe 15-1800....i only payer 2300 for mine and mine was in really good shape, almost in excelent shape, so i would deff try to go lower on the price

[dawhiz]

yeah, i'm going to pass on it.. i know i can find better.. just hard when you live in idaho.. everythings too far out of reach and shipping costs way too much.. hehe :rolleyes

[ninjak84]

Remove your rear seats and replace them with a sub enclosure.Replace the front seats with Sparco's, Recaro's, or Brides.

Problem solved

[mattlord42]

Hey Dawhiz-

Where in Idaho are you? Have you tried autotrader.com to find your car? I found mine over in Seattle for $1500. I just had to keep checking for about a month and it finally turned up. Anyway wherever you are you shouldn't be too far from either Salt Lake, Seattle, or Portland and i have seen plenty turn up in those places.

Matt