What a Technician Found in an Audi A4

Pri2 · 10th December 2009, 04:45

This is an interesting story about a car technician who had a big surprise that scared the crap out of him.

A guy got his Audi A4 for a 5,000 miles service and this is what the technician found inside the belly pan of the car.

From: jalopnik.com

n.devdath · 10th December 2009, 10:34

Mice and rats (that was a rat right) are pretty common in India as well. In fact we have an entire thread on TBHP on the issue.
But that was a HUGE RAT man, Gosh....

esteem_lover · 10th December 2009, 10:51

Is that a raccoon ? or a bandicoot ?

prince_pervez · 10th December 2009, 11:07

I hope it pays the rent due, to the owner of the Audi.

tsk1979 · 10th December 2009, 11:18

Looks more like a racoon or a bandicoot. Its definitely not a rat.

tanwaramit · 10th December 2009, 13:02

thats big and what about the leaves ? How come leaves are inside ? Wonder how long this was inside as it doesnt look much decomposed as a dead body.

Pri2 · 10th December 2009, 16:13

That animal is a possum also called opossum.

ishotmydog · 10th December 2009, 19:09

holy moly, how the hell did it get in there in the first place?

ElantraGT · 10th December 2009, 19:17

That animal is very much alive

. Picture 4 suggests that this animal hid below the tool box after the guy opened the belly pan of the car. This is indeed scary. I really pity the owner and I hope that this rodent didnt chew on the cables. Looking at the leaves that it has collected inside I would guess that it stayed too long inside that car

Nitin · 10th December 2009, 21:08

That definitely is a possum. Timid little thing, mostly nocturnal (if my memory serves me right).
Its a common thing if you live close to the woods,where a lot of such furry fellas look to hide in warm areas.What better to find,than a car with a warm engine bay on a cold winter's night? An ex-colleague once found a full 'family' of squirrels packed inside his SUV's engine area.He had been to work and back,and then went on vacation for a week.The first day he had been gone,the wind chill was bad and the lil ones got into the ledge right next to the wheels,and stayed put for a good few days.

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10th December 2009, 10:34	#2
n.devdath BANNED Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,287 Thanked: 2,811 Times	Mice and rats (that was a rat right) are pretty common in India as well. In fact we have an entire thread on TBHP on the issue. But that was a HUGE RAT man, Gosh....
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10th December 2009, 10:51	#3
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Is that a raccoon ? or a bandicoot ?
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10th December 2009, 11:07	#4
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	I hope it pays the rent due, to the owner of the Audi.
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10th December 2009, 11:18	#5
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Looks more like a racoon or a bandicoot. Its definitely not a rat.
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tanwaramit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dilwalon ki Dilli Posts: 1,930 Thanked: 497 Times	thats big and what about the leaves ? How come leaves are inside ? Wonder how long this was inside as it doesnt look much decomposed as a dead body.
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10th December 2009, 16:13	#7
Pri2 BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bangalore / Mangalore Posts: 217 Thanked: 198 Times View My Garage	That animal is a possum also called opossum.
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ishotmydog BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 593 Thanked: 18 Times	holy moly, how the hell did it get in there in the first place?
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10th December 2009, 19:17	#9
ElantraGT BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 441 Thanked: 12 Times	That animal is very much alive. Picture 4 suggests that this animal hid below the tool box after the guy opened the belly pan of the car. This is indeed scary. I really pity the owner and I hope that this rodent didnt chew on the cables. Looking at the leaves that it has collected inside I would guess that it stayed too long inside that car
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10th December 2009, 21:08	#10
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	That definitely is a possum. Timid little thing, mostly nocturnal (if my memory serves me right). Its a common thing if you live close to the woods,where a lot of such furry fellas look to hide in warm areas.What better to find,than a car with a warm engine bay on a cold winter's night? An ex-colleague once found a full 'family' of squirrels packed inside his SUV's engine area.He had been to work and back,and then went on vacation for a week.The first day he had been gone,the wind chill was bad and the lil ones got into the ledge right next to the wheels,and stayed put for a good few days.
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