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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 12:55 AM
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Video Camera . . . . duh.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 05:44 AM
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Your best bet is to leave it open only when your around and when you leave close it up.There really not much else you can do i know it sucks but hey thats the struggle of owning a nice car.I have chrome nissan air caps for my tires the that say nissan on them.And i have to take them off before i go to bed because the little kids like to steal them around the neighborhood.And put them on thier bike tires its just these dumb little things thats us Z owners have to go through.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:48 AM
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Did your Z get Cat Scratch Fever?
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:04 AM
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How cat's think... Lol!!
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:26 AM
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Target Practice with a Bow and Arrow Or get a PitBull and leave it in your garage.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by bender
Catch it in a cage, show up at the your neighbors house with their cat in the cage. Tell them you caught their cat in your garage and now that you've proved it's their cat, you'd like to be compensated for your damages. If they dont, catch it again and do what you like.

i agree 100% but make sure you smack the crap out of the cat before you present the bastard to it's owner...

cats are cool, but cats scratching cars...no mercy!
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 10:36 AM
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Motion detector hooked to siren, blinking light, and recording of a dog barking.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by sean1967
there are humane cat small animal cage traps, put it in the garage, use tuna, take the car 50 miles away and set it free (remove collar)
Actually, you could trap the cat then show it to the lady and say it was caught in your garage. Then tell her this must be that "other grey cat" and that you're going to go set it free out in the country. See if she changes her tune after that...
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 10:56 AM
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People are supposed to be smarter than cats. There are more than enough suggestions here to solve the problem without having to kill the cat and create bigger problems for yourself.

Insulating or venting your garage would allow you to keep the door shut and more secure for your possessions from things besides cats.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 10:59 AM
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take 2 empty drink cans.. put a few pennies in each, seal the top. Tie them together and then to it's tail with about 1' of slack.. give it a swift kick in the butt and that cat will run FOREVER!
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by sumfknguy
take 2 empty drink cans.. put a few pennies in each, seal the top. Tie them together and then to it's tail with about 1' of slack.. give it a swift kick in the butt and that cat will run FOREVER!
OMG!! That reminds me of the story my dad used to tell us about how he would take two cats, tie each end of a 3 foot section of rope to their tails, then hang 'em over a cloths line and watch the fireworks... Poor kitty's... :-(
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by gothchick
OMG!! That reminds me of the story my dad used to tell us about how he would take two cats, tie each end of a 3 foot section of rope to their tails, then hang 'em over a cloths line and watch the fireworks... Poor kitty's... :-(
lol, funny thing is, my grandfather as a kid would do this to dogs that were getting into the family trash all the time.. he said he NEVER would see the dogs again..
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by JonsilvZ
Open up the hood to cool it quicker. I always do it. Cats like to sit on a warm surface.
That's true. When our cat was alive, he used to love hopping on top of my Sentra or one of my parents cars when they parked. He loved the warmth of the engine.

He tried it on the Z but he slid down the nose of the car (lol) and never went back on.

As he got older he stopped doing the car thing.

If I were you, just stop opening the garage- it's not a big deal to let heat escape.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:23 AM
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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A/C it or the vent idea sounds feasible, maybe a small squirrel cage fan to move the air.

A feline scratched the hood of my g/fs car...it had to be repainted. Cats no grippy on Zaino.

She covers her car now and has some electronic device that supposedly emits sound at a frequency that only felines are troubled by. I have no idea if the device works but she has seen zero cats since it was installed.

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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:26 AM
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Well, on the bright side, the kitties will keep the Bimmers dusted off...
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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Only a demented freak would kill that cat.. Sane people go to home depot and get cat repellent granuals and partially fill 2 or 3 small flower pots (with a rock in the bottom so they dont easily tip).
I did something more elaborate. Worked for months w/o refill

http://www.timware.org/pics/catrepellent2.jpg


Other sane people would go to TSC (or like place) and purchase the motion activated cans of air for ~$20 (currently on clearance at TSC) with $6 refills. Locate at corner of garage door (not on car). Or a 'scat mat' would help at the threshold.

most expensive I've seen, but the easiest link I could find
http://www.safehomeproducts.com/shp2...xd.asp?id=1193
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:31 AM
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 12:09 PM
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"Kill the cat" Blah Blah Blah. What predictible comments.

What a bunch of tough guys.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 12:11 PM
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There's a princess leah in Vancouver!?!?!?!?

But yeah, it's easy to say 'just kill it' but how many of them actually have the heart to do so.

P.S. I Looooove cats.
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