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dazzadub
dazzadub Posts: 655 Forumite
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i have a vuaxhall corsa sri 1.6 turbo

when i get in and drive its fine, but when i turn engine off and open door i get a nasty smell, not sure where it coming from but smells like curry.

has any other corsa owner come across this.

also when i use washer bottle to spray window it smells of egg but i think this maybe down to what ever was put in.
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  • Outpost
    Outpost Posts: 1,720 Forumite
    dazzadub wrote: »
    when i turn engine off and open door i get a nasty smell, not sure where it coming from but smells like curry.

    also when i use washer bottle to spray window it smells of egg
    Was the previous owner a delivery driver for an Indian takeaway?
    :cool:
  • dazzadub
    dazzadub Posts: 655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    no, it dont smell inside only when i open the door and it goes with in secs
  • Hazel2705
    Hazel2705 Posts: 89 Forumite
    I would just hold your breath when you get out the car then you won't notice it!

    My car makes a funny noise. I just turn the radio up then I can't hear it :D
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Its probably just the rubber round the door being warm.

    Mine used to smell a smell like cat pee, Ive no idea why but it faded after a few weeks.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • Outpost
    Outpost Posts: 1,720 Forumite
    McKneff wrote: »
    Mine used to smell a smell like cat pee, Ive no idea why but it faded after a few weeks.
    After sprinkling rat poison on your car overnight... :)
    :cool:
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    Thne egg smell is stagnant water in the washer bottle.

    Get it drained out and refilled.

    The other smell could be something simple like a bin bag wrapped around the exhaust or a brake binding

    Or someone is cooking some pakora on the air filter housing...
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Hazel2705 wrote: »
    I would just hold your breath when you get out the car then you won't notice it!

    My car makes a funny noise. I just turn the radio up then I can't hear it :D

    Genius.....

    How to turn a minor problem into a huge repair bill, ignore it :rotfl:
    “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”

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  • sharpy2010
    sharpy2010 Posts: 2,471 Forumite
    Strider590 wrote: »
    Genius.....

    How to turn a minor problem into a huge repair bill, ignore it :rotfl:

    And also really inconvenient and possibly quite dangerous when the car breaks down in the middle of nowhere at 1am on a Sunday morning with rain lashing down...
  • sharpy2010
    sharpy2010 Posts: 2,471 Forumite
    Outpost wrote: »
    Was the previous owner a delivery driver for an Indian takeaway?

    How racist!
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    sharpy2010 wrote: »
    How racist!

    I hope your not serious...
    “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”

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