Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! May 18, 2015, 11:38:27 PM I have heard of people getting their catalytic converters stolen on the news but never thought it would happen to me. I found a screw in one of the tires on my daily driver (Bonneville SSEi) so I thought I would take the Cougar to work today. It has pretty much rained for the last month and i haven't been able to drive it. Of course I try to start it and the battery is dead. Plan C is my kid's car (he only has a learner's permit) so I took it. It's a Toyota 4Runner.I was parked right out in front of work all day. On my way out to leave I noticed an exhaust hanger right under the truck and though "I'm glad I didn't run that over." I started the truck and heard the nasty sound of a straightpiped toyota V6. I instantly knew what had happened. Sometime between 8 and 5 some jackass crawled under it and stole the cat. It was a long drive home... Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #1 – May 19, 2015, 12:13:27 AM Man that sucks! Sorry to hear. People are pathetic... Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #2 – May 19, 2015, 01:30:13 AM That sucks dude! Sorry to hear it. ( No, seriously, I bet it sounds like shiznit! :) Yet another reason why I'm pro-diesel :D I hope it doesn't cost much to fix.. Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #3 – May 19, 2015, 08:31:38 AM That was such a problem around here, the s buyers capped catalytic converter value at $20. That slowed it down some. S thieves were hitting car lots and taking dozens at a time, hacking up brand new cars and trucks.If you don't have e-check, I would just put in a piece of pipe. That's what I did on my old van when the cat plugged up. It was a nice straight one. So I measured the gap, and went to the ler shop and told them I needed a pipe, so many inches long, with flared ends. It was like $8 plus two clamps. Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #4 – May 19, 2015, 09:56:31 AM In broad daylight even? I hate thieves! Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #5 – May 19, 2015, 10:24:00 AM Wtf People are lame Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #6 – May 19, 2015, 09:22:21 PM Too bad there's no security camera footage?Here in MO, anyone that doesn't have a reason to be in/on/under your vehicle can be prosecuted by the state as a felony, tampering with Motor Vehicle. Think it's a Class C...though I could be wrong. Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #7 – May 19, 2015, 11:23:20 PM Yep, they did it in the middle of the day. What's worse is that I was parked right in front of the store where I can just look out and see it anytime. I made a police report but I don't have any expectations that the theives will be caught.There is no camera footage that I know of. Maybe the grocery store in the same strip mall has some.No emissions testing here so I will probably just weld in a piece of pipe. I would put a new converter on it if I didn't think it would just get stolen again. Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #8 – May 20, 2015, 04:51:58 AM Yea there's been a ton of that going on here in CA From what I've heard these people look for factory cats, aftermarket cats aren't worth much for s IIRC they are getting $50-$100 a piece Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #9 – May 23, 2015, 12:04:49 AM A reason I suspect for not having a raised vehicle. Last year I discarded this nice old porcelain china sink at the curb for pickup. Nothing wrong with it, in fact, I tried selling it first--quality made from the early 1960s. A metal sper--a lady--came by and tore the sink up removing the POS faucet--I watched from a window. She left the sink after her considerable faucet effort. I later looked at the sink and it was mangled and shot. Then there are other jerks--those who are stealing manhole/sewer covers from streets. What could a faucet be worth to a s metal yard--especially when it is partially plastic and corroded!!!?? Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #10 – May 23, 2015, 01:47:37 AM We had a county recycling program picking up old tube tv's and computer monitors. I was up late smoking a cig on my porch and a bunch of little datsin pick ups pulled up, drug all the screens out in the middle of the road and smashed them all to pull the copper windings out and left all the broken plastic and glass in the middle of the street. Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #11 – May 23, 2015, 08:59:00 AM I submit that there are much easier ways to make a dollar. If these thieves would just put that much effort into actually helping society...When I lived in St. Louis, I was pick-pocketed twice my first week, and my audio in my truck stolen twice in 6 months. The last time the audio was ripped out, they left a freshly cut 4 ga wire arcing against the floorboard and I lost the whole truck to a cabin fire. All of that for $400 worth of gear (probably much less at puppies shop value).We went back two years ago, and while at the city museum, someone smashed the window of my wife's brand freaking new town & country minivan. They stole the audio headphones for the rear-seat entertainment, messed up the headliner trying to get the overhead screens out. They took almost $150 worth of "stuff" but did $3,000 damage to the vehicle. I have a really hard time with idiots like that.Sorry to hear about your cat. That's a new one for me.Geoff Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #12 – May 23, 2015, 12:14:14 PM im lost,, so you get $ for a catalytic? who would have figured. Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #13 – May 23, 2015, 08:35:33 PM Yup, i got about $80 for my stock y pipe and a hacked up h-pipe. Quote Selected
Some jerk stole my catalytic converter! Reply #14 – May 23, 2015, 11:17:29 PM That's crazy, man. It's been a long time since I have heard about somebody stealing cats around here. The s yards are supposed to do a lot more dospoogeenting of people that bring stuff in, so I reckon that's why I haven't heard too much about it anymore. Quote Selected
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