Originally Posted by Cathead

All good ideas to mitigate a nasty problem; ask a realtor what they go through trying to sell a smoker's house! I have been in the high end automobile business all my life and have to say, it's almost impossible to get rid of smoke smell. We tried the ozone treatment and it had negligible effect on our used cars, if the original smell was strong. To do all the things mentioned, especially replacing the headliner (where all the smoke goes) is just cost prohibitive on a mass scale. Today, there is such a strong sentiment against buying a "smoker's car," that we knock $3-4000 off the trade-in value and just wholesale the car. I have seen buyers, sitting in the auto while a salesman is showing them how things work, light up a cigarette in their new $100,000 car. Who doesn't love new-car smell?!!!