Whilst in for Service

[Nick_USA]

Whilst my car was in for its 15,000 mile service the dealer found what appears to be a rodents nest and enough crewing of cables to = $400 of rewiring.

Has anyone out there had a similar experience?

The Boxster doesn't really have a easily accessible engine compartment so what if any is a solution that works to prevent futher damage?

Edited December 11, 2006 by Nick_USA

[White987S]

Nick, this kind of damage should be covered in your auto insurance. Where are you parking it? You need to stop the mice at the point of entry. Try some mouse traps...or a big fat kitty!

Edited December 11, 2006 by White987S

[Nick_USA]

Nick, this kind of damage should be covered in your auto insurance. Where are you parking it? You need to stop the mice at the point of entry. Try some mouse traps...or a big fat kitty!

Yes it is covered on the insurance but only after the $500 deductable!!!

Wife hates cats and by all accounts cats also have a habit of sitting on the soft top and digging their claws into it!!

[pjslowik]

Just the other day, I opened my wife's Passat hood to check the oil. There was a nest atop the V6 of about two handfulls of shreaded burlap (bushes are wrapped in burlap for the winter) and some of the hood insulation. I tywrap some of those sticky mouse traps to parts of the engines on my cars that sit outside. Normally hers is garaged but I left it out to work on another.

Rodents have easy access to your engine from underneath. Once in there, it makes nice shealter for them. Good luck.

[Tool Pants]

You could put a snake in the engine compartment....

[986Jim]

Deer also will scare the rodents away...

[Nick_USA]

I can see where this topic is heading now.....have to get Loren to add this one to the Porsche owner manuals......