Keep your catalytic converter from being stolen
A combination of behaviors and devices can reduce the odds of your cat getting ripped off.
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Thieves are stealing catalytic converters from cars at alarming rates to cash in on the precious metals inside them. Average replacement cost is getting near a thousand dollars as the cost of the converters just keeps going up, says Don Johnson, proprietor of Johnny Franklin s Mufflers in San Rafael, California. On the higher end it can be $3,000, he says, especially for a truck or large SUV that may have dual exhausts and much larger catalytic converters. ....