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Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by cosmicdingo, Dec 10, 2011.

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  1. cosmicdingo

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    #1 cosmicdingo, Dec 10, 2011
    My Ma's Buick suffered squirrel damage, when the little bastard crawled up in the engine bay and basically ate the engine mgmt.wires.New wire harness, and squirrel repellent spray later, I got to wondering.Anyone out there ever suffer animal damage to an F-car?
     
  2. docf

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    #2 docf, Dec 11, 2011
    Well when we lived in Co. Rabbits ate wires to the prior MB fog lights and rabbits again struck the ignition wires on my wife's car. MB said some of their wires attracted rodents as the green movement helped implement pectin as a wire insulator.

    Docf
     
  3. JV's89

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    #3 JV's89, Dec 11, 2011
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    Does hitting a deer in my 328 count? If so, yes, about $12k worth of "animal damage" a few years back.
     
  4. mspelt

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    #4 mspelt, Dec 11, 2011
    Had some rats move into my 328 a year ago but saw signs of them and set traps all around the car which caught all of them. I keep traps set around the garage now as a precaution. Lucky to get them before any damage was done. I removed all the trim around the spare and cleaned out where they had started a nest. If they had started chewing the wires behind the dash it would have been a disaster!

    They got into the car through the battery opening. I have since bought a new cover for the battery.
     
  5. WCH

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    #5 WCH, Dec 11, 2011
    I also met a deer once. I'd happily trade my deer for anyone's squirrel.
     
  6. JV's89

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    #6 JV's89, Dec 11, 2011
    My deer didn't even have the courtesy to die. Just slid up the windshield and over the back of the car, then ran off into the night.

    Yours?
     
  7. WCH

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    #7 WCH, Dec 11, 2011

    Right front headlight, over the hood, a little dance on the leading edge of the roof and then over the driver side mirror. Venison.

    Call me if you want to form a vigilante posse. I'll bring my Suburban this time.
     
  8. julyaric720

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    #8 julyaric720, Dec 12, 2011
    Hmmmm ... I'm going to have to think about that one
     
  9. stingraymyway

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    #9 stingraymyway, Dec 14, 2011
    Reminds me of a Ron White tale.
     

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