[Homestead] Rodents in cars

eureka at hctc.net eureka at hctc.net
Fri May 30 17:12:06 EDT 2008


Yes, we should put our collective heads together on this.

We park on an asphalt drive in our carport, so I'm not 
sure a concrete pad would do anything. Unfortunately I 
must park under cover because (I failed to mention, Honda 
Pet Peeve #2) Honda cannot design a car to keep tiny live 
oak leaves from falling into the space between the 
windshield and hood and clogging the air conditioning 
system. I think this is also where the mice get in. 
Because of the apparent car-rodent problem I decided not 
to park in the carport (on the edge of a wild creek) last 
spring when the live oaks drop leaves. So it cost me $500 
to have the air conditioning system dismantled and the 
leaves blown out. (It was then blowing bird seed and 
crunched leaves). Sigh.

Before the Honda Pilot I drove a Honda Accord station 
wagon for 13 years (sold it to a neighbor, and it's still 
going) and had the same issue with mice in the city of 
Austin where I had a gravel drive. So for me it wasn't 
just a country problem.

I can attest my husband's econocar Nissan has had no mice 
or leaf problems, so I'm hoping the Nissan truck won't 
either, thus allowing me to try Bev's suggestion.

A park ranger friend in Utah had kangaroo mice chew his 
wires and his engine caught on fire. You are very lucky!

--Sage


On Fri, 30 May 2008 15:49:17 -0500
  Gene GeRue <genegerue at ruralize.com> wrote:
> 
> On May 30, 2008, at 3:19 PM, <eureka at hctc.net> 
><eureka at hctc.net> wrote:
> 
>>  Unfortunately my Honda Pilot is prone to
>> mouse invasion--go figure. I am a great Honda fan, love
>> the mpg, but for all the bucks the designers can't 
>>figure
>> out how to keep rodents out and the dealership actually
>> suggested I keep rat poison under the hood!
> 
> 
> Not just Honda. My Toyota Tacoma had certain wiring 
>chewed nearly  
> through. The dealer here fixed it before I left last 
>November for  
> Phoenix. Halfway there the truck started missing unless 
>I kept it over  
> sixty. Going up a long mountain grade south of Flagstaff 
>I got caught  
> in slow traffic and the engine died. Lucky to get out of 
>that with my  
> life.
> 
> I have D-Con under the hood. I also park in a different 
>place each  
> time I use it. I am thinking it may be worth it to pour 
>a concrete pad  
> to park on. Let's brainstorm; I'm sure it is a common 
>country  
> conundrum. Greasy tires?
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