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15
2007
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Chris Burdick

Beware the Cat-Burglars!

Car owners have another thing to fear of being taken from their precious vehicles. It turns out that the new hot item for crooks is stealing your car’s catalytic converter and selling it. The price, anywhere from $10 to $100 dollars and sometimes more. Now you most be asking yourself, “What’s so great about my cat converter?” Well it turns out that unbeknownst to most car owners the cat converter contains precious metals such as; palladium, platinum and rhodium.

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If you drive a compact car like the Honda Fit then you don’t really need to worry. It seems that most of the thieves are targeting SUVs and pickup trucks since they are much easier to get under. Also it turns out that they are using cruel methods of removing the cat converter. Much like a scene in the military field hospital of the civil war, the catalytic converters are being sawed off. It’s just another hassle that auto owners have to deal with and it’s unfortunate that one has to worry about such frivolous things. With that being said, make sure you look for a catalytic converter anti-theft device soon in your local auto parts store.

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