In Under Two Minutes: Catalytic Converter Theft
They're Valuable and Easy To Steal, but You Can Prevent It
You walk out to your car and it's gone. Not your car itself, the navigation system or even your cell phone. The "it" is your catalytic converter. If you don't happen to notice it right away, the moment you start your car, you will. The sound has been described as "a deep loud noise," "an unmistakable roar," and even like "a Harley Davidson."
Dan McColl of Upland, California, remembers when it happened to him.
"When I got out of the gym, I started up my truck and it sounded like there was a hot rod in the parking lot," said ... Back to article
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By hopefulcynic
on 12/09/10
11:43 PM PST
My girlfriend recently had her cat. converter stoen of her Mitsubishi. It happened to my Toyota Tundra around the same time of year two years ago in the same parking lot in Southern Upland. Now what gets me is that fact that recyclers aren't being arrested for receiving in stolen property. That is if you can get the police to even look into the matter. With no option to move away at the moment it's only a matter of time before I get nailed again by theives.
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