{"id":248487,"date":"2023-12-14T11:48:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=248487"},"modified":"2023-12-14T11:48:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:48:56","slug":"update-on-my-2022-toyota-camry-hybrid-after-1-year-8879-km","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/update-on-my-2022-toyota-camry-hybrid-after-1-year-8879-km\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on my 2022 Toyota Camry Hybrid after 1 year \/ 8879 km"},"content":{"rendered":"

The car, as expected, has been performing flawlessly. As I write this, the car is currently at 8879 km, which is slightly lower when compared to my original estimate of ~10000 kms a year.<\/h2>\n

BHPian Torque&Power<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

The worst nightmare for a Car Enthusiast is the sign of rat entry inside the car.<\/p>\n

I dealt with this horror for the last 10 days. While I was out of the station for 2 weeks in November, my XUV700 was parked inside the garage and it became a home for a rat. After returning, when I got into my car, there was a pungent smell inside the cabin. I shockingly found rat droppings, pee marks on seats\/ mats, and greasy footprints all over the plastics\/ dashboard. By that moment, it was quite obvious that my innocent & defenseless XUV had been physically harassed by this little baddie.<\/p>\n

I opened the bonnet. Although the engine area was full of rat droppings, footprints & greasy marks, I didn’t find any kind of chewed wires\/ hoses. Then, I inspected the insides of the car & found out that the rat entered the cabin through the co-passenger’s footwell area, which might be through air ducts. I turned on the car. Luckily, got no errors in the MID. Then, I noticed the damage done by the rat. The cabin lights\/ roof lamps & microphone were not working, the power windows were rolling down but not rolling up.<\/p>\n

The next day, I took the car to Mahindra Service Center to find the extent of damages done by the rat. I asked them to check the whole car for any unseen\/ critical damage done by rats. To which I got a stupid reply “Sir, Jaise-jaise systems kharab honge, vaise-vaise pata chal jayega damages ka\u00a0 I got a serious headache after hearing this unprofessional reply. What kind of skilled manpower Mahindra service centers have recruited.<\/p>\n

Driver Side A-Pillar Wiring Chewed<\/p>\n

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Service Centre dude removing all the grab handles, Sunshades, Cabin roof lights<\/p>\n

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Notice the dismantled Removed A-Pillars, B-Pillars Panels<\/p>\n

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The technician had to jump inside the roof liner to remove the chewed insulation debris<\/p>\n

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Some chewed insulation debris<\/p>\n

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During the repair of the wiring, it was found that the rat moved through the A-Pillars to the roof liner and also chewed away the insulation\/ padding inside the roof liner. I never eat\/ drink\/ store\/ litter food in my car. Actually, nowadays, manufacturers have shifted to Soy-based insulation in cars for environment friendly reasons, but it can also attract hungry vermin. Didn\u2019t they find any other goddamn substance on earth that is less seductive to rats?<\/p>\n

Overall, it cost \u20b9 8000 and 3 visits to the service center to repair the damages done by these over-curious creatures.<\/p>\n

The service center advisor became emotional after looking at the destruction done by the rat and offered free washing & polishing as a token of sympathy<\/p>\n


Coming on to the steps that I take now to avoid such experience in the future-
1. Use my car. Seriously. If I hadn’t left my car untouched for 14 days in the first place, I would have easily avoided the fiasco.
2. I have sprayed rat repellent inside the engine area.
3. Strapped tobacco leaves in a pierced packet inside the engine area.
4. Planned to place a Sticky pad near car<\/p>\n

Yesterday, I placed a Sticky pad with a scoop of peanut butter underneath the car engine. The little devil was not able to resist it & got trapped. I thoroughly celebrated the revenge. I freed the rat at some distant place by pouring oil over glue.<\/p>\n

Criminal Arrested<\/p>\n

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Took my darling to its favorite park (Yamuna Expressway) to spread its legs. The white beauty is running bold & fast again. Happy Ending<\/p>\n

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Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\n

Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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