Stoaty
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http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-catalytic-converters-20160907-snap-story.html
Theft of Catalytic Converters - Another Risk for ICE Vehicles
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RegGuheert
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I'm always amazed at how efficiently thieves can remove parts from cars. Stealing part of the exhaust system sounds like a pretty challenging job to me!
TimLee
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Hard to see how they are worth enough to steal.
But in 1987 someone broke my driver's window of an old K car station wagon in parking garage at Executive Inn in Paducah, KY.
All they stole was a radiator hose that you could buy for less than $15 in 1987. :shock: :?
But in 1987 someone broke my driver's window of an old K car station wagon in parking garage at Executive Inn in Paducah, KY.
All they stole was a radiator hose that you could buy for less than $15 in 1987. :shock: :?
cwerdna
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I've known about cat theft for awhile, but thanks for the article and references to Priuses. 
Unclear if LAPD officer's statement referred to just all Prius generations, several or just Gen 2 (04 to 09 model year).
Sigh... Hope nothing happens to the cat on my Gen 2 Prius in the few times I actually drive it these days. Most of the time, it's in my locked garage.
Unclear if LAPD officer's statement referred to just all Prius generations, several or just Gen 2 (04 to 09 model year).
Sigh...
Hope nothing happens to the cat on my Gen 2 Prius in the few times I actually drive it these days. Most of the time, it's in my locked garage.I imagine the linked piece mentioned it, but if not, the reason for the value is the platinum in the converters. Car dealers will sometimes see a dozen of them or more removed in one night.
Stoaty
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Family members have a total of 4-5 Prius. Didn't realize those vehicles were uniquely at risk.
TomT
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Apparently the Prius design makes it particularly easy and fast to remove them, and thus attractive to thiefs.
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