Why do stone martens attack parked cars in Germany?
The stone marten (Steinmarder) is territorial — and that's exactly why the damage happens. A marten shelters in your warm engine bay overnight and leaves scent marks. When your car later parks in another marten's territory (your office, a relative's street), the resident marten smells the intruder and attacks the 'rival' — biting through ignition cables, coolant hoses, CV boots and insulation mats in a rage. German insurers' association GDV counts on the order of 200,000 marten-related vehicle claims per year, concentrated in Bavaria and the south. Spring is peak season, when males patrol territories aggressively.
What does Marderschaden cost?
A bitten cable caught early costs €100–300. Undetected damage is the real danger: a pierced coolant hose can cook an engine on the motorway, turning a €200 bite into a €5,000+ repair. Teilkasko insurance typically covers direct marten damage, but consequential damage (the overheated engine) is often covered only by better policies — and many drivers discover the gap too late.
Why sprays, sounds and repellents keep failing
Germans have tried it all: Marderschreck ultrasonic devices, electric shock plates, chicken-wire under the car, scent sprays, engine-bay encapsulation at the dealer. Ultrasound and sprays fade fast — martens habituate. Wire mesh under the car helps but is awkward, incomplete and useless the moment you park elsewhere. A full-perimeter physical barrier does what deterrents can't: it removes ground access entirely. No access, no scent marks — which also breaks the territorial revenge cycle that causes repeat attacks.
The fix that can't be ignored, out-smelled or gotten used to
Car-lungi® takes the opposite approach to every deterrent: instead of trying to make your car unattractive, it makes your car unreachable. It is a portable skirt of galvanized steel with a paint-safe foam lining that wraps the full perimeter of your parked car — a smooth vertical wall, flush to the ground, with no gap larger than 1 cm.
There is nothing for stone martens (Steinmarder) to habituate to, because there is nothing to overcome. No poison, no traps, no batteries, no reapplication. Roll it out in under 60 seconds when you park; roll it up when you leave. It travels with the car — street, driveway, basement, airport parking.
Golf, Passat, 3er, C-Klasse, A4, Tiguan — Größen von 40 ft bis 50 ft für jede Fahrzeugklasse.
💵 Available for Germany: shipping included in the price, delivery in about 3 weeks via tracked courier. Customs/import duties, where applicable, are payable on delivery. One rodent attack typically costs more.
Frequently asked questions
Martens climb well — can a barrier really stop them?
The skirt stands flush to the ground and hugs the body with no gap larger than 1 cm, removing the ground-level route martens use to enter engine bays. It is the same exclusion principle German auto clubs recommend — as a portable product that travels with the car, protecting it in every territory it parks in.
What is the best way to stop rodents chewing car wiring?
A physical 360° perimeter barrier is the only approach rodents cannot habituate to. Everything scent- or sound-based fades or gets ignored; a steel wall does not.
Does Car-lungi ship to Germany?
Yes — with shipping included. See full details, sizes and local FAQs on our Germany page, or order directly at checkout.
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