I know for a fact that vermin can leave a smell in a vehicle.

Years ago, I left bags of garbage piled up against an old Volvo I had
lying around in my garage. (f'n garbage strike... like we're having
now!) Clever me, putting bags of garbage out of dog/cats/bears way.
Not so clever leaving window slightly open. My point.....

I think it was rats. May have been mice. They climbed up the bags of
garbage and had their own Shan-Gri-La to live in. Food AND shelter.
Either rats or mice could smell things up. A male cat will really
stink things up too when they spray.

See any droppings?

Nil Odor might help but....

If vermin have gotten in, be careful.

Excerpt from this page:

http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/pests/mouse.htm

--- Mice are much smaller than rats, but they can still do a lot of
damage. They destroy food, books, furniture and even appliances with
their gnawing, urine and droppings. Worse, mice in the home have been
linked to a number of human diseases, including asthma. Because of
their small size, they can fit through crevices as small as 1/4 inch
wide, making them hard to control. ---

Not to freak ya out --- :)

Neil.

On 7/24/07, kevin obrien <kevindobrien@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello All:
> Sorry about this gross subject...
>
> My 1990 carat has been sitting parked since last
> summer as it was about to throw a rod (bearing went).
>
> I recently opened it up...and there is a nasty smell
> of urine (i think)...kinda like a mouse cage that
> hasn't been cleaned. Can mice really smell up a
> van...? Ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Kevin
>
>
>
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