No emergency here, just idle curiosity. When I test drove a C70 convertible with leather interior at the dealer this past May, the interior gave off a *strong* smell of fish, as though the factory had prepared the leather with fish oil. It wasn't just us; others -- including salesmen at more than one dealer -- acknowledged the smell and said that was just the way Volvos are. We bought a C70 in which the smell was much less noticeable than some others we test drove, and the odor is dissipating as we've driven a lot with the top down. No, there weren't Swedish herring hiding in the trunks, or cod left on the engines. Hallucinations? Or has anyone else experienced this as well?
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20 years ago