My bumper's been eaten/chewed by a fox (or wild dog)! (pics)
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Originally Posted by slickrick' post='443714' date='Jul 5 2007, 06:57 PM
Whe you get your new bumper put some hot sauce on it. That will teach them.. 
I like your way of thinking but will the hot sauce kill the hungry critters??...I think I need something a little more drastic...I wander what household chemicals are safe to humans, not damaging on paint but cause a slow and painful end to canine's that consume it?
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Originally Posted by nmc' post='443721' date='Jul 5 2007, 07:02 PM
Do your friends own a Labrador? Mine ate a kitchen cabinet and a chair in pretty short order.
I only assume it was a fox cub as there seemed to be several darting across the road on the drive up to the house. Could've been a wild cat/dog/fluffy bunny i suppose?
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that sucks, but +1 good you can laugh about it. i would probably be stuck in the "wtf unbelievable mood" still haha. well maybe after its fixed, get a splitter first, then have hot sauce ready 
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May be time to think about finding a garage.
Luckily it does not seem impossible to repair, a bit of filler and a well done painting job and it will be as new.
Luckily it does not seem impossible to repair, a bit of filler and a well done painting job and it will be as new.
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I also live in a house in the country near Gatwick and I would suggest it was rabbits (look at the teeth marks)
Little fcukers get everywhere and if they can, will eat anything.
I've had mice eat the wiring loom in my 996 which wasn't funny!
Little fcukers get everywhere and if they can, will eat anything.
I've had mice eat the wiring loom in my 996 which wasn't funny!
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Originally Posted by ///Marco.it' post='443743' date='Jul 5 2007, 07:44 PM
May be time to think about finding a garage.
Luckily it does not seem impossible to repair, a bit of filler and a well done painting job and it will be as new.
Luckily it does not seem impossible to repair, a bit of filler and a well done painting job and it will be as new.
I have a garage at my house but it's not wide enough for me to drive into, even with mirrors folded up...I think they thought everybody in the world would drive a mini when they designed the house 25 years ago!
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Originally Posted by mogsyman' post='443745' date='Jul 5 2007, 07:56 PM
I also live in a house in the country near Gatwick and I would suggest it was rabbits (look at the teeth marks)
Little fcukers get everywhere and if they can, will eat anything.
I've had mice eat the wiring loom in my 996 which wasn't funny!
Little fcukers get everywhere and if they can, will eat anything.
I've had mice eat the wiring loom in my 996 which wasn't funny!
rather than cute fluffy flopsy and mopsy bunnies 
Like I said I've heard of mice destoying a wiring loom in an 6-series, rabbits doing the same to your 996...that really isn't funny, I bet that was a costly repair?
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Much as there some nice classy property down there, beying my reach - im working very near there drive the A217 regularly
Might I also suggest the less pretty prospect of rats - They will eat absolutuely anything, although poison suits then best.
Although I remeber tracing a computer network problem to bunny damage.
I you Ebay the bumper i might be interested - pretty sure you do something with that
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Might I also suggest the less pretty prospect of rats - They will eat absolutuely anything, although poison suits then best.
Although I remeber tracing a computer network problem to bunny damage.
I you Ebay the bumper i might be interested - pretty sure you do something with that
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Originally Posted by scoopz' post='443766' date='Jul 5 2007, 08:26 PM
You may well be right, don't know why but I feel more at ease blaming it on the evil foxes rather than cute fluffy flopsy and mopsy bunnies
Like I said I've heard of mice destoying a wiring loom in an 6-series, rabbits doing the same to your 996...that really isn't funny, I bet that was a costly repair?
rather than cute fluffy flopsy and mopsy bunnies Like I said I've heard of mice destoying a wiring loom in an 6-series, rabbits doing the same to your 996...that really isn't funny, I bet that was a costly repair?
Not rabbits that ate the 996 loom but mice that had made a home in the front behind the multi cd!
Might as MaE60D suggests be rats............probably difficult to confirm either way
