The scrap precious metals inside. With the shortage of so many things during COVID, they have gone up dramatically in price. Junkyards buy them.
Cat thieves strike again ! (1 Viewer)
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The scrap precious metals inside. With the shortage of so many things during COVID, they have gone up dramatically in price. Junkyards buy them.
This is NOT 'insurance fraud'. IF the insurance company agrees to pay (all or something) for the damage, they don't want the parts back. Why would you not remove them yourself and sell them? No attempt has been made to misrepresent the event or the damage done. Insurance will or will not pay out on it....but if they do...then they are good with it.
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In Nigeria (I think) they are grinding the pellets to dust to snort it. It's a new 'drug' craze there for some reason.
Really surprised that didn't start here first.
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Now that's wild. Even the Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia would shake their heads at that one. Only a matter of time 'til it shows up here.
Craze for drug made from catalytic converters alarms Congo's capital - Autoblog
KINSHASA, Congo — A new craze for a drug derived from crushed vehicle exhaust filters is rattling authorities in Kinshasa, triggering a campaign to
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Not insurance fraud. I miss that one there. It might violate some state or local rules, or EPA, but if you cut them out yourself and weld in straight pipe and blow smog, not insurance fraud. You can sell that catalytic converter off too.
Once you go and claim it as stolen, with a police report, it needs to be a real theft.
You can pull out your own engine and replace it with bricks if you want to, as long as your title is on the vehicle.
Once you go and claim it as stolen, with a police report, it needs to be a real theft.
You can pull out your own engine and replace it with bricks if you want to, as long as your title is on the vehicle.
Mesa muffler did mine, took out the 2 cats and went back to 1 on my 97 lx.
Mesa drive and Guadalupe.
Mesa drive and Guadalupe.
Man what a missed opportunity to use Cat Burglar in the thread title...
I replaced my rear convertor on my 95 last year because it was bad and I was getting the P0420 code I think. Anyway, I bought a new one from my local Toyota dealership and was surprised that Toyota didnt have a core charge on it! So I brought my old one to the recycler and got 120 bucks for it. That plus the 20 percent discount from the dealer was a huge help! I have a set of white knuckle sliders so hopefully that will deter any would be thieves.
Or renters insurance. Our car was broken into, albeit it was at a hotel we were staying at for an extended period of time. Long story short the renters insurance will give you a pro-rated amount of said item depending how old it is. If you went this route you’d be lucky if you get scrap metal pricing but…
Meanwhile…Now that's wild. Even the Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia would shake their heads at that one. Only a matter of time 'til it shows up here.
Craze for drug made from catalytic converters alarms Congo's capital - Autoblog
KINSHASA, Congo — A new craze for a drug derived from crushed vehicle exhaust filters is rattling authorities in Kinshasa, triggering a campaign to
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Wtf is wrong with people? YGBSM
Right?Well I definitely can just have a muffler shop weld them back on.
But if insurance will cover them I'd rather get shiny new cats rather than my 24 year old GeriatricKittens !
I think I only have a $250 deductible..
Can someone please steal mine before December 8 when my registration and smog is due?!?!
