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Aibu to ask what this is on my car?

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Unhappyvegan · 08/12/2019 14:38

I've no idea. Pic 1 is it in position as found and pic 2 is it on its own. There's no wires or clips to suggest it should be attached!

Is it a tracker? Should I be worried? Is the cat going to explode?

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ncqtime · 08/12/2019 15:17

How about crazy ex of a woman you've helped leave?

DontBiteTheBoobThatFeedsYou · 08/12/2019 15:17

Well fuck me, it's a pest repellant.

That is so bloody random. Well done PP!

IdiotInDisguise · 08/12/2019 15:18

Grin a pest repellent? How on Earth did it get there?

SweetMarmalade · 08/12/2019 15:18

@DontBiteTheBoobThatFeedsYou that made me chuckle!

Unhappyvegan · 08/12/2019 15:18

Definitely not an insurance tracker box LucaFritz

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PawPawNoodle · 08/12/2019 15:19

If it's a pest repellant - maybe a previous owner (or the garage!) has a rat/mouse issue so it's in the car to prevent animals entering the engine block for warmth and ending up grilled?

BuildBuildings · 08/12/2019 15:21

It's a rat /pest repellent. I'll try to add a pic...

Dubbadubbadumdum · 08/12/2019 15:21

Pest repellent sounds likely, my father once had rats nesting under his bonnet, they had torn into the insulation and made a nest on top of the engine.

Unhappyvegan · 08/12/2019 15:21

lynzpynz looks exactly like that! Brilliant. Mystery solved. Thanks

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Pinkflipflop85 · 08/12/2019 15:22

It's a pest repellent. Brother has one in his van after numerous incidents of chewed wires!

BuildBuildings · 08/12/2019 15:22

This one

Aibu to ask what this is on my car?
Instagrump · 08/12/2019 15:23

As someone who had a mouse problem in her clutch (DF left a bag of grain in the back which mice stole and stored in the clutch and surrounding parts) a pest repeller is a fab idea for cars! Also had a mouse chew right though a seatbelt. The joys of rural life.

lynzpynz · 08/12/2019 15:24

bows Xmas Grin

flouncyfanny · 08/12/2019 15:28

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rhubarbcrumbles · 08/12/2019 15:34

It's the storage device for the horn which will start playing 'we wish you a merry christmas' any day now.

Bubblysqueak · 08/12/2019 15:44

Wish I had.one of these a few years ago. I found a mouse nest under my spare tyre in the boot !

viques · 08/12/2019 15:45

See, I knew it wasn't a tracker because I've seen enough films to know that the they always put the tracker thingy under your bumper while pretending to do up a shoe lace.

Now, where's my smug face emoticon.......

loseyourself · 08/12/2019 15:48

Lost here, is it the green thing?

Ohyesiam · 08/12/2019 15:58

Oh for god sake its a tracker box OP insurance companies use them to monitor speed and driving its also referred to as a black box. Obviously it was insured with one at some point and it hasn't been removed since. You all need to get a massive grip been so hysterical Jesus

Not so obvious huh LucaFritz? is your brusque dismissiveness making you blush? Grin

GingleJangleScarecrow · 08/12/2019 16:06

Oh for god sake its a tracker box OP insurance companies use them to monitor speed and driving its also referred to as a black box. Obviously it was insured with one at some point and it hasn't been removed since. You all need to get a massive grip been so hysterical Jesus

But it isn't though, is it?
Maybe a "possibly" or a "could be" would have helped.

Clymene · 08/12/2019 16:08

 silly hysterical women eh @LucaFritz ?

Dahlietta · 08/12/2019 16:29

I don't think anyone was 'hysterical' until Luca came along.

JavaQ · 08/12/2019 16:42

Cats only explode in low gravity situations, and only then if they have a blocked nose and hold their breath.Grin

Ohyesiam · 08/12/2019 17:04

Why do people keep talking about cats? I’m missing something .

FizzyIce · 08/12/2019 17:09

@Ohyesiam an unfortunate typo on post 2