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Title: So we bought a CPO 2008 Acura TL and....
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Published: Jan 16, 2011
Author: Me
Post Date: 2011-01-16 21:04:49 by christine
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after the paperwork is completed we are told that it had been previously owned by a "little black woman." the exterior was in almost pristine condition, however, the seat leather, especially the driver's, was unusually worn for a car only 2 years old and with just under 40,000 miles. as a condition of the purchase, we asked the dealership to refurbish all the interior leather. when that was completed, it looked like new. now to the point of my post. this car is my husband's so i haven't driven it much until this past week. because it's been raining, i have been driving it to keep mine from getting dirty. the day before yesterday, i looked down and noticed on the ridge along the console and next to the driver's seat a little flea sized gray insect and a dirty spot that looked like it might be insect excrement. so i killed the bug and cleaned the spot. well, i drove it today and observed that the spot was back and i saw 4 of these little bugs crawling along the ridge. it has to be an infestation and i have no idea what these things are. my first thought was lice, but i understand lice are white. then i wondered if they could be some other kind of human parasitic bug, but would they continue to live in a car? i've never experienced anything like this before and, of course i then considered the previous owner. i know i'll be accused of being racist for this.... p.s. i plan to call the dealer service department and insist that they fumigate then fully detail it for me.
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#10. To: christine (#0)
Did it look like that? If so, its springtails. They are drawn to moisture, which makes sense since you said it is raining. http://www.bugspray.com/article/springtail.html It doesn't say anythign about car infestations, but it doesn't rule it out either. .
they are so tiny, it's hard to say if they look like that, but they're gray colored like that.
#23. To: christine (#19)
Get your husband's Acura detailed ASAP, and tell the detailer what's going on with the interior so he will vacuum the heck out of it.
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