Anybody Seen My Cat ?

[Bazile]

Couple of days ago I heard a horrible roar outside
I looked out and saw that it was my neighbour starting up.her car .

I thought to myself , her exhaust has blown , but even so the roar was louder than a blown exhaust .

Anyway , she told me today ,that some theiving bar steward had taken off the catalytic converter .

I ask you ?

[Mamyalynne]

Wasn't me, no.

[Ken4155]

https://uk.motor1.com/news/503971/catalytic-converter-theft-record-high/

[Mamyalynne]

https://www.nationalworld.com/lifestyle/cars/catalytic-converter-thefts-soar-in-lockdown-with-these-models-the-most-targeted-3213678

[Bazile]

Can you account for your movements and have you got an alibi , mamy ?

[wolf63]

I read an article about stolen cats a couple of weeks ago. It only made sense when I realised that it wasn't the head of the household that had been stolen, but a catalytic converter.

[Mamyalynne]

I can,, and I have the photographs too.

[emmie]

its big business now, i watched a piece on the news, and saw home video of a cars catalytic converter being torn out, quick as you like.

[jno]

they're smuggled to China, where they're considered a great delicacy at restaurants.

[AuntPollyGrey]

We had one stolen off a pick up truck from under our bedroom window. Apprently you can get over £500 scrap for the stuff thats inside them.

[davebro]

Pretty common I'm afraid & they for scrap they fetch a mere fraction of what they cost to replace.

If possible park in well lit areas & against kerbs/walls/other vehicles that will make getting under your car more difficult.

Yes bar stewards the lot of 'em & probably Ps to boot.

[davebro]

"Apprently you can get over £500 scrap for the stuff thats inside them"

I think that's a wild exaggeration!

[barry1010]

You can get £500 but not from one cat

[Bazile]

So. what's inside them that people are buying?

[emmie]

Catalytic converters are made of a metal cylindrum containing a ceramic piece in its core. The ceramic monolith has a honeycomb structure which contains the valuable metals, including copper, nickel, cerium, iron and manganese.

[davebro]

They've stopped doing manhole covers then?

[davebro]

and iron road signs & railway signalling wires.

[AuntPollyGrey]

// I think that's a wild exaggeration!//

Best take that one up with Durham Constabulary Dave cos thats what we were told. And perhaps look up the price of cerium.

[DTCwordfan]

the metals are more valuable than those indicated

platinum, palladium, vanadium and rhodium....

[davebro]

I guess to buy a used cat from a scrapper would be less than £200, to replace one with new would be £800 +

[AuntPollyGrey]

Dave, they are not selling the cat converter as scrap -they are taking out the precious metals and selling those.