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it is normal, but its not necessarily only what is stated above. When I was in college I worked at the port in Jacksonville, processing imported cars. When they ship
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it is normal, but its not necessarily only what is stated above. When I was in college I worked at the port in Jacksonville, processing imported cars.
When they ship the cars from Japan, a most companies coat them in paraffin to protect from corrosion. We used to have to drive them through a kerosene car wash. The leftover paraffin eventually burns off, and that also contributes to the smell.
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