...but it's not burning brakes.
Driving down the highway yesterday, I noticed that smell that tell you that you're behind someone who's got their parking brake on at 55mph. Really bad. Got off the highway, right into 15mph traffic - too slow to really clear the vents before I had to park. Two hours later, the smell was still there. Drove home with one window open (great fun when it's 15 degrees), and the smell seemed to be gone. But, I *think* I noticed it this morning, much fainter.
My parking brake is rarely used - maybe once a week just to keep it from seizing up. But, I've got a belt that's pretty noisy, and I'm wondering if belts could make that same smell if they were slipping, even a little. Had it at the mechanics this morning for oil, filter and tire rotation. Of course, neither of us could track down the scent at that point. My brakes looked fine, by the way.
So....either that smell lingers for quite a long time, or........WHAT???