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bird toilets
how many think birds are using their car as a toilet? :mad: i drive my "8" to work when it's a nice sunny day. (i'm in tulsa, oklahoma) every time i go out to my car after work, i notice a stupid bird used my car as a toilet. this is getting rediculous as i must then go home and wash it.
am i being too protective of my "8" or are there others out there who have the same problem? yamajj |
Keep a towel and a bottle of Quick Mist Detail Spray in the trunk.
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Damn birds...you ever see that Far Side cartoon that says "How Birds See the World" and everything(people's heads, dog, bench, etc) has a bullseye on it. I think it's true
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Black painted cars higher percentage?
I had a laugh when reading this post, my 8 is Brilliant Black as was my MX6 . It would seem Black cars attract more deposits than any other colour. For reasons beyond my comprehension. At work or at home I get the little presents. At work though you'd swear the " boys < seagulls > " had been out on the town eating hot chicken wings and drinking Guinness.
Make sure to clean it off asap.! |
yea ain't those crap bad for the paint? and doesn't bird usually crap on shinning things?
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They crap ont hings more when you're under something they sit on. Avoid trees and lights...stay in the middle of the lot
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i forgot to tell you some important information. i must walk about a football field to get to my office building and i do not park under any telephone wires, trees or light poles. my car is so far away, no one parks next to me. must be these country birds. i work in bixby and it's a very small town. (suburb of where i live)
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maybe they follow you in from home so they have plenty of time while you're at work
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i'm beginning to think i've angered the family of a few birds. there has been a bird to fly under the front tire of both my motorcycles while riding and they became toast. i declared war on all birds last summer. i was riding my bike home from working the motorcycle races at hallett last summer. when i left the track, i smelled rain, so i wanted to get home before it rained on me. (my speed ranged between 80 and 85) out of nowhere, this bird swoops down and hits me square in the face shield on my helmet. it whipped my head back a full foot as the bird fell limp on the side of the road. i checked my mirror and sure enough, no movement.......dead bird. ever since then, i declared war on all birds. my feeling is they are fighting back.
yamajj ps the car is in a garage at home. |
Originally Posted by yamajj
i declared war on all birds last summer.
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i'm beginning to think i've angered the family of a few birds. there has been a bird to fly under the front tire of both my motorcycles while riding and they became toast. i declared war on all birds last summer. i was riding my bike home from working the motorcycle races at hallett last summer. when i left the track, i smelled rain, so i wanted to get home before it rained on me. (my speed ranged between 80 and 85) out of nowhere, this bird swoops down and hits me square in the face shield on my helmet. it whipped my head back a full foot as the bird fell limp on the side of the road. i checked my mirror and sure enough, no movement.......dead bird. ever since then, i declared war on all birds. my feeling is they are fighting back. yamajj ps the car is in a garage at home. I have to agree birds do alot of strange things, like fly right in front of a car going 80. Walk all over your hood scratching the car up and finally...release evil gifts on our cars. Well, we keep cutting down their tree's and forest...so, I guess we are getting what we deserve. Sorry about your War with the BIRDS...LOL |
this is my humorous way of getting this off my chest and relieving some stress. i also need affirmation of others going thru this same problem. i like birds, just not the ones who desecrate my car or dive towards me while i'm on my bike.
i'm very surprized no animal rights people have commented. :p yamajj ps all in good fun.......are you smiling? i am :D |
I wouldn't wash your car anytime soon, it's just the opportunity they're waiting for
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Originally Posted by Moyenne
I had a laugh when reading this post, my 8 is Brilliant Black as was my MX6 . It would seem Black cars attract more deposits than any other colour. For reasons beyond my comprehension. At work or at home I get the little presents. At work though you'd swear the " boys < seagulls > " had been out on the town eating hot chicken wings and drinking Guinness.
Make sure to clean it off asap.! Holy shit! (no punn intended) that is a great observation. Before this car (red) I owned two black cars and they were constantly getting crapped on by birds. |
Also, avoid parking under a tree. Reduced bird crap by 50% :D
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One last option: Get a car cover!
There's a car at work that has this car cover on and he's usually there before I am, so I couldn't tell what it was. He leaves before me so I don't see what it is. The other day i got into work early and saw what it was: an older SLK. The sad part is, it was dirty as sin. Maybe he has a bird problem as well, but his car was silver. I'd consider it if birds were unloading on my car all the time but I don't have that problem. The sun isn't a good enough reason for me to have one either. ;) |
Cmon and admit it...if you were a bird you'd fly around and chit on the cleanest cars you could find. "Ha - take that human" :p
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Originally Posted by czr
One last option: Get a car cover!
There's a car at work that has this car cover on and he's usually there before I am, so I couldn't tell what it was. He leaves before me so I don't see what it is. The other day i got into work early and saw what it was: an older SLK. The sad part is, it was dirty as sin. Maybe he has a bird problem as well, but his car was silver. I'd consider it if birds were unloading on my car all the time but I don't have that problem. The sun isn't a good enough reason for me to have one either. ;) yamajj |
Originally Posted by Straight8
Cmon and admit it...if you were a bird you'd fly around and chit on the cleanest cars you could find. "Ha - take that human" :p
yamajj |
Never had one but I'm guessing it's excellent unless their poop is acidic and melts through the cover!
They have a RX8 cover but it's kind of price at around $195. I'm sure you can get a generic one cheaper that does the same job just to block the incoming. |
Originally Posted by yamajj
this is what i was looking for........where is the best place to find a cover for the "8" or is there a generic cover?
yamajj If I were you I'd post a WTB: RX8 Car cover in the parts for sale section of this forum. |
Originally Posted by yamajj
or are there others out there who have the same problem?
yamajj |
Grrr ... I just washed my car the other day. yesterday coming back from work I find three beautiful droplets on my car!!! Kind of anger inducing ESPECIALLY right after a car wash.
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Hey, they say it's good luck! lol
Consider yourself a "Lucky" Guy! |
I have a Velocity Red , doesn't matter if there is a tree around or not ...they find my car somehow !First day I had my car , this bird came hopping along , right to my car , didn't even move when I got out of it ! I know its that bastard that always finds my car !
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