So I'm looking at a 2007 Mazda 3 sedan at one of the Mazda dealerships here in town. However, it smells like it may have been smoked in before. I thought maybe it was just the smell of hot leather inside but on a cold morning it still smelled the same. I'm not sure if it's smoke smell or not but it is a good possibility.
I've told the manager that the smell is a deal-breaker for me, but he assured me that they could remove the smell from it with ease. He said they would spray the interior down and clean out the air vents so that the smell wouldn't come through. He promised that afterward, one would never know the car had ever had a bad smell in it.
Does this actually work? Or does the spray just overpower the smoke smell and slowly over time, dissipate leaving the smoke smell behind again? Is it actually possible to completely remove a smoke smell from a vehicle, permanently?
If anyone has ever had experience with this input would be much appreciated
