Hey everyone!
After rats built a nest in my truck’s air filter and gnawed through $3k of soy-based wiring, I became a rodent vehicle warfare expert. Failed tactics:
- Peppermint sachets: Rats used them as bedding, then chewed my brake lines.
- Ultrasonic car plugs: Drained my battery; rats partied in the glovebox.
- Rat poison under seats: Nearly killed my dog during a road trip.
Finally, 24/7 dashboard cameras caught rats crawling up my tires at 2AM. Now using electrified undercarriage mats ($400). How do we protect vehicles without burning them down?
Rats LOVE hybrid/EV wiring, soy insulation = rat caviar. Use Taste-Bad™ rodent tape (capsaicin-coated) on wires. Avoid mothballs, corrodes sensors. Ford TSB 23-1234 approves this!
Electrified battery terminals, zapped 4 rats mid-chew. Downside: Melted my alternator. Now using motion-activated air horns in engine bay. Neighbors hate cold starts.
Peppermint oil + chili spray ignited on my catalytic converter! Fire Dept fined me $1.2k. Switched to ultrasonic hubcap emitters, rats now target my wife’s Prius instead.
Installed AI rat-detection cameras ($600) under chassis. Alerts my phone when rodents approach. But now it thinks squirrels are ninja rats. 300 false alarms/day.
Parking a rat-infested car in shared garages violates CDC sanitation codes. Fines up to $10k! Use EPA-registered repellents only, DIY mixes = liability bombs.
Rats nested in my tractor’s DEF tank! Stainless steel wool + exhaust tape blocked them. Bonus: Added fox urine drippers on tires. Smells awful, but rats bounced.
Electrifying terminals risks 12V system shorts, could fry your ECU! Use rodent-repellent dielectric grease instead. Safe for connectors, spicy for rats.
Dryer sheets in the cabin = rat confetti. Upgraded to titanium mesh over vents ($250). Rats can’t chew, I can’t afford groceries.
Used humane cage traps in my SUV. Caught 3 rats… then they ate through the seats. State Farm denied my claim, ‘vermin exclusion.’ Now suing under Comprehensive Clause 12b.
@EcoDriver Your hubcap emitters jammed my Tesla’s key fob! FCC fined me $800 for signal interference. Switched to military-grade strobes (borrowed from my brother’s Humvee).