Guildedagain
Enlightened Member
I've been around these since day one, and as a Certified Emissions Control Specialist, it was a $10k federal fine to take one off.
But I never saw this coming. Not that this is a new story, but an interesting read into the world of "Cat" thefts, which are appaling for folks hit. A local church here lost all their cats one night, multiple busses, replacement/repair cost astronomical.
Mom in law had to take her Prius to the dealer for a $600 steel plate install during the pandemic, Prius's and Ford F250's the most "popular" vehicles pegged for theft at the time.
She was told that replacing the Cat by the dealer would exceed the value of the car.
But I never saw this coming. Not that this is a new story, but an interesting read into the world of "Cat" thefts, which are appaling for folks hit. A local church here lost all their cats one night, multiple busses, replacement/repair cost astronomical.
Mom in law had to take her Prius to the dealer for a $600 steel plate install during the pandemic, Prius's and Ford F250's the most "popular" vehicles pegged for theft at the time.
She was told that replacing the Cat by the dealer would exceed the value of the car.
How Cops Cracked a $500 Million Catalytic Converter Crime Ring
The metals inside part of a car’s tailpipe are so valuable that they’ve become prized by sawzall-wielding thieves. Then a Tulsa officer named Kansas Core got involved.
www.bloomberg.com
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