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Offline tweed

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Re: Theives nicking catalytic converters! - Sticky this pls
« Reply #20 on: 23 January 2011, 13:49 »
butchered off?? you ever tried removing one? it is a lot easier to undo the exhaust clamps and remove it. I think it was that rusty it fell off and she made up an excuse because as you say the fumes are dangerous for your child's health.

easy way to stop this if it really was stolen, is to lower the car so you can't even get a jack underneath it
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Re: Theives nicking catalytic converters! - Sticky this pls
« Reply #21 on: 23 January 2011, 13:54 »
Or buy a pre 90 car?
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Re: Theives nicking catalytic converters! - Sticky this pls
« Reply #22 on: 23 January 2011, 13:59 »
This is more common over night at lorry yards as they have bigger cats. Takes something to take one from a tesco car park during the day. Sure it didn't just come off? lol
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Re: Theives nicking catalytic converters! - Sticky this pls
« Reply #23 on: 23 January 2011, 14:27 »
Quote from: tweed on 23 January 2011, 13:49
butchered off?? you ever tried removing one? it is a lot easier to undo the exhaust clamps and remove it. I think it was that rusty it fell off and she made up an excuse because as you say the fumes are dangerous for your child's health.

easy way to stop this if it really was stolen, is to lower the car so you can't even get a jack underneath it

Hmmmmm a 53 plate vehicle. Unlikely rust. Deck a people carrier? Thanks for the advice, I must now go and get coilovers for my van to prevent that from attack!  :rolleyes:You must drive a Corsa with a comment like that.  :tongue:
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Re: Theives nicking catalytic converters! - Sticky this pls
« Reply #24 on: 23 January 2011, 15:02 »
I'm not bothered I have no cat :evil: and my car is to low to get a normal jack underneath even if it did    :grin: good times
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Re: Theives nicking catalytic converters! - Sticky this pls
« Reply #25 on: 23 January 2011, 15:06 »
they can have my cat(s)  as long as they replace it with a bit of pipe :evil: :grin:
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Re: Theives nicking catalytic converters! - Sticky this pls
« Reply #26 on: 23 January 2011, 15:21 »
I work for B.T and our vans mainly transits get done regular as there left overnight at exchanges that are not very secure.Someone told me they get about £30 to £50 a CAT of a transit as there pretty big.
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Re: Theives nicking catalytic converters! - Sticky this pls
« Reply #27 on: 23 January 2011, 15:59 »
£25 per cat + petrol angle grinder = loads of money.

If you lived in Mitcham near Nebbits scrap yard you will know what I mean :sick:
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Re: Theives nicking catalytic converters! - Sticky this pls
« Reply #28 on: 23 January 2011, 16:43 »
As Tazzy said, this has been around for a while. Apparently cats have a very small amount of gold inside and some other precious materials that the thieves accumulate and then sell for good money. In America this is a serious crime and over there it's easy peasy as most vehicles are SUV's and you don't need a jack to easily nick the cat.
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Offline emery1990

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Re: Theives nicking catalytic converters! - Sticky this pls
« Reply #29 on: 23 January 2011, 17:17 »
No gold, platinum is why people want them, if golds like £7 a gram platinum's got to be more, so like £50 per cat.

I've heard diesels dont need them? Man at college said he took his off ages ago to sell it lol, still passes its mot etc.
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