The bane of a stored car, saw this on the MGB GT site |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
The bane of a stored car, saw this on the MGB GT site |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Oct 9 2018, 12:14 PM
Post
#1
|
914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,772 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
|
horizontally-opposed |
Oct 9 2018, 11:28 PM
Post
#2
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,430 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
The bane of modern cars, too. And not just Porsches.
I shared a hangar with a couple of friends for a couple of years. One of them asked me to move his GT3 RS to my office so he could swap with his 993. I noticed some water on the pavement under his car after the hangar was all closed up. Looked like too much for A/C system drip, so I popped the engine lid. Rodents had chewed up a lot of the hoses as well as a fair bit of the wiring. Bill to put things right with factory harnesses, hoses, etc? $25,000~. There was also an older Lexus LX470 in there, too. They did about $16,000 in damage to that...totaling what was a very nice and useful vehicle to have around. Turns out the rodents really like the modern, more recyclable materials for hoses and wiring insulation. Soy-based stuff. While my 914 was left unscathed (maybe the smelly carbs helped?), I was storing a modern car in the hangar that I was about to sell, and feared the worst. Turned out my local dealer knows all the stuff to look for with rodents...as they see the damage fairly often. While my other car was fine also, a friend soon chimed in, as his neighbors parked their Cayenne outside and left it outside for two weeks when they were on vacation. When they returned, they thought they had a dead battery. Instead, it was $28k in rodent damage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 29th March 2024 - 03:18 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |