[s-cars] rabbit damage to Audis

[Jerry Scott]

This news item was on NBC in Denver:

DENVER - Eric Underwood parked his Audi in the economy lot at Denver 
International Airport, and when he came back from his honeymoon, there 
was a warning light on his dash board.

"When I first called the Audi people, they said, 'have you been out at 
DIA?'" Underwood said.

Rabbits or rodents had chewed through his oil sensor wires.

"I know when I was getting my car repaired, there was two other people 
at the dealer getting the same problem repaired," he said.

McDonald Audi service technicians say the issues with rabbits chewing 
through car wires is becoming a regular problem.

"There were certain times over the summer we were getting one to two 
cars a day," one technician said.

McDonald Audi has remedied the problem by replacing plastic coating with 
braided metal wiring. But, it's not an inexpensive fix, sometimes 
costing a couple hundred dollars.

And some people like Underwood have decided to not take any chances at all.

"I'm flying out next week and I'll probably have my wife drive me out to 
DIA and drop me off and pick me up." Underwood said. "I don't want to 
pay for another repair."