Catalytic Converter Thieves
May 1st, 2008 by DavidY
Thieves Find Easy Pickings Under Your Car
If there is one law thieves do not break, it's the law of supply and demand. Every car is a treasure trove of precious metals with extremely high value on the black market. It takes less than 2 minutes to roll under your car and saw off your catalytic converter, leaving you with a multi-hundred dollar repair bill, while the thief gets your platinum, rhodium and palladium.
The catalytic converter is an emissions device that cleans up the exhaust gases your car makes. Expensive precious metals are used in that process. In particular, rhodium can fetch up to $9,000 per ounce.
With low-hanging fruit this abundant, it's no surprise that this is a national epidemic. And not much can be done about it.
It is impossible for the police or security to guard every car. Aside from keeping your car in the garage, the next best place to park it is in a highly-visible, well-lit, secure area.
We here at All Jap. Cars always park the cars inside our locked facility and discourage any and all overnight parking outside unless it's an after-hours drop-off.
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