Guest Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Came home from dropping the kids off at school and noticed there was a huge block behind my car. Thought it was just a cruel prank to mess up the car, but when I tried to move it I realized they had stolen the catalytic converter. Called insurance, filed a claim, got a rental, and waiting on someone to come look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 that's... really weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 I WILL CUT THEM I got band on Facebook for saying this recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Darth Krawlie said: that's... really weird It takes 5-10 minutes and they can sell them for up to $700. It’s a super common theft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 that's nuts. never even heard of that happening before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Darth Krawlie said: that's nuts. never even heard of that happening before It’s been rapidly increasing over the past couple years. I obviously hear about it more because of my job, but it’s an easy way to get some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 That sucks. I've read a lot about this type of crime in recent weeks, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 The other thing that is amazing is how much it really helps with fumes. Just moving it 10 feet, when I got out I thought I was going to pass out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 This is happening a lot in our area. I need to get the garage organized so we can park inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Who buys rando catalytic converters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 A neighbor had his stolen. Thanks to my whack schedule it’s going to be me catching the guy who keeps breaking into our complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 8 hours ago, Tank said: Who buys rando catalytic converters? Scrap yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Good God. You must have a pick up. Even for someone who knows what they're doing it takes a while to get a catalytic converter off. Unless they sawed it off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Yeah, they saw them off. Takes 5 minutes or less. They don’t care about it being useful, they’re selling it for scrap. Get a few hundred bucks for 5 minutes “work” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I'm sorry about that. That is F'd up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamevet Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 The precious metals used to make a catalytic convertor are the most expensive ones available on the planet. Rhodium and Palladium are valued at a much higher price than gold. I had a coworker that had his stolen from his Toyota pickup while working downtown several years ago. They can be sawed off with an electric saw in less than a minute. https://www.cars.com/articles/whats-a-catalytic-converter-and-why-do-people-steal-them-446861/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I gotta watch my Prius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerina Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 This happens all the time down here. I know many people this has happened to. It used to be mostly trucks, but now it's damn near any car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I bought a security camera to install on our garage, need to get some security lights too. Make it super obvious that you don’t want to mess with our house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamevet Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Two company trucks had their CC ripped off last week, while the guys were working downtown. I was pretty leary about parking my truck in an open lot, while I was working downtown on Thursday. I'd heard that one of our office managers had his CC stolen from his Toyota Tundra as well. It turns out that Toyota's CCs have the most valuable metals in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Yeah, I panic parking near school right now. I really don't want to replace this item on my paid off Prius. I went to Habitat for Humanity and bought some defunct cameras and put them up on the patio and car port with some fake stickers about video surveillance cameras being up and that's worked so far for 15 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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