JHZR2
Staff member
In the car
Went to get my 240D, and when I opened the door, I noticed a decent smell. Not overly foul, Id say a garbage can is worse. More of like a faint reminder of the smell in an old school, dirty subway. Slight combo of urine, BO and stagnant humid air.
Didnt take long to notice little bits of mess everywhere. Ugh.
Got the car pulled into some daylight, saw a mouse scurrying on the floor mats.
Left the car on, turned on the HVAC, finally I saw this:
Decent nest. Granted, I havent operated the car in a few months.
Kept looking around, finally saw it leave...
Seemed to be its standard entry point...
So, I pulled the mats, letting them air out outside the car. Will vacuum the car substantially tomorrow. Should I get the floors shampooed?
The seats are vinyl with horsehair in them. I didnt see much sign of hair that would indicate that the mouse got into the cushions. Seems it was mainly some newspaper and other paper scraps.
There's no noticeable compromise of the cowl, but Ive read that it only takes a mouse 1/4" to get into something.
Any good way to try to keep them out? Anything else they typically do that I should look out for?
Thanks!
Went to get my 240D, and when I opened the door, I noticed a decent smell. Not overly foul, Id say a garbage can is worse. More of like a faint reminder of the smell in an old school, dirty subway. Slight combo of urine, BO and stagnant humid air.
Didnt take long to notice little bits of mess everywhere. Ugh.
Got the car pulled into some daylight, saw a mouse scurrying on the floor mats.
Left the car on, turned on the HVAC, finally I saw this:
Decent nest. Granted, I havent operated the car in a few months.
Kept looking around, finally saw it leave...
Seemed to be its standard entry point...
So, I pulled the mats, letting them air out outside the car. Will vacuum the car substantially tomorrow. Should I get the floors shampooed?
The seats are vinyl with horsehair in them. I didnt see much sign of hair that would indicate that the mouse got into the cushions. Seems it was mainly some newspaper and other paper scraps.
There's no noticeable compromise of the cowl, but Ive read that it only takes a mouse 1/4" to get into something.
Any good way to try to keep them out? Anything else they typically do that I should look out for?
Thanks!