[roddy]

Keep the car inside if you can. You're lucky that you only have to do a bit of clean-up.

My rodent problem nearly ended with my car burning up. A few days after bringing The FR-S home, I went out to start the car, and stood beside it having a smoke while waiting for it to warm up. Half way through my smoke, I caught a strong whiff of gas. When I looked down, I was standing in a big puddle of gasoline. Long story short...a rodent had been chewing on a couple of the rubber fuel lines feeding the HPFP and it chose that moment to pop. What a mess! The paint on the intake cover was ruined, electrical tape peeling everywhere, hood blanket ruined, gas on the paint on the bumper cover and fenders...I just about had a tear. I had to cut out the bad sections, and bend up some 5/16" steel line replacements just to get it to the dealer. They replaced the lines under warranty, stating that it probably happened while the car was sitting in port for a couple of weeks during the rail strike.

Moth balls...vermin don't like the smell of 'em (we don't either, but they smell better that hot rat waste).