Old Car Scent Air Fresheners For That Familiar Muddy Dog Smell

There's nothing like that new car smell from a new car. But what about that old car smell?

Maybe old car smell is more your style. So now you can mask that new car smell with 'Old Car Smell.’ A more familiar smell.

Just in time for Christmas,  'Old Car Smell' - a new air freshener designed to capture the 'comforting aroma of a beloved used car - is available for your friends with way less discerning tastes.

I think back to some of my friends old cars, and they didn't smell particularly good. Leslie's old Volkswagen Bug that always smelled like gas. John's Pontiac Bonneville, that smelled like a guys gym shorts. And Monica's Pontiac Fiero, that smelled like it need to go to the repair shop again - which it usually did (terrible cars).

Apparently many drivers actually dislike the smell of a brand new car. I admit, it does smell a little bit like chemicals. And chemicals can certainly make you nauseous. And that's not good. So why not hang an 'Old Car Smell' air freshener from your rear view mirror, instead. I know it sounds odd - or maybe it make perfect 'scents.'

Scrap Car Comparison came up with these air fresheners. They actually collaborated with scent experts - like perfume companies do. The little cardboard air freshener is supposed to remind you of familiar used car scents. But the ones like drive-thru dinners, muddy dog walks, and summer road trips.

I guess it would be the ideal gift for someone missing their old car, or their families old car. Or anyone wanting to ditch the new car smell fast.

It just makes me wonder what might be next on the horizon. I mean we have new old jeans - already ripped for you. Balenciaga sells new sneakers that look like garbage - for almost two thousand dollars.

Perhaps dead flowers, or old socks, with that comfortable, worn out feel. New toilets that have that used smell, and ring around them. May sound funny, but it seem like anything goes now!

There are some very oddly named cities in The United States. Some are hard to spell, some hard to pronounce, and some are both. 

In our state of Nevada, there are some goofy city names. As a native of Nevada, I'm proud to say I've been to, or through, just about all of them. The strangest city names in Nevada are rich in history and our own state's story.

Winnemucca, Nevada. Where we have all spent a week there one night (old joke). The City of Winnemucca says it is "the cross-road linking the northern route on US Highway 95 from Oregon and Idaho to Interstate 80, which spans from East to West across northern Nevada, bridging the gap between central California and Utah."  It's a small town of about 8,500 with all of those things you'd expect from a small town.

We also have Beowawe, Puckerbrush (just outside of Winnemucca), and Adaven. Does that one look familiar? It's Nevada spelled backwards. Many are ghost towns now, but they're still out there.

Wendover (they've heard all the jokes, so don't even try), Weed, Jiggs, Carp, Pahrump and Bunkerville -- all in the great silver state of Nevada.

I have an old high school friend who lives in Jarbidge, Nevada. It's way up at the top of the state of Nevada, if you're looking at a map. Right near Wendover! It was booming at one time -- maybe nearly 1,500 people once settled there because of the mining boom in Nevada in the early 1900's in Nevada, according to the Western Mining History. Now, as of a recent census, Jarbidge boasts about 100 people. But might I add -- it's beautiful!

There are some hilariously named cities in the United States. And I commend those of you in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in Poughkeepsie, New York; and Meeteetse, Wyoming. I commend you for even learning how to spell the city you live in or came from.

But those are the least of it when it comes to oddly named and weirdly spelled cities in the U.S. Here are a few of the strangest city names.

You'll find Zzyzx between Las Vegas and Los Angeles just off off I-15. Nothing much there but a beautiful serene lake and a bit of a creepy abandoned mineral springs area. Some say it's haunted. You'll find some more interesting Zzxyx history in this video. Interesting, and a little creepy.

According to Grays Harbor, hundreds of thousands of tourists drive through Humptulips each year. Humptulips is a Salish word named by the Chehalis Tribe a few thousands years ago. The word and name Humptulips means “Hard to Pole.” This term refers to the difficulty in traveling the river by boat. 

Unless you are from there, go ahead and try to pronounce it. Quonochontaug, pronounced: KWAHN-ah-kahn-tawg. Yeah . . . still can't pronounce it. It means black fish. Which they probably could have named it originally but noooooo. It is known by the locals as "Quonnie." The Providence Journal says it is mainly a second-home, summer town.

Pronounced Tih-WAH-pih-tee. The name might be local slang for an “unkempt, ill-appearing person” or a Shawnee word meaning “place of no return.” It’s probably the latter. According to Toponymatic, the name might be local slang for an “unkempt, ill-appearing person” or a Shawnee word meaning “place of no return.” It’s probably the latter, but I like the first.

According to Bob Vila the town named for William Harrison Boring, a former Union soldier and farmer who settled the area. The locals say it's an exciting place to live. Humor -- I like it!

The Chicago Tribune reported that the city suggested the name Excelsior but were told the name was already taken in Missouri. They tried again and got the same answer. Frustrated, they asked the city to give them a “peculiar” name -- even writing the word "peculiar" in quotation marks. Well guess what? There's your name!

Last but not least -- Three Way! No, not what you think or wish. According to Babbel, Three Way was named after the three way split of the U.S. Route 45. Guys, that should have been your first and only guess on how this city was named.