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The vehicle was lifted up on a ramp today throwing some light on the matter. The 'thing' left hanging off was the mid-section silencer. The catalytic converter was embedded in the missing length of pipe.


So this was a straightforward theft. A nice little earner for the thief given current precious metals prices and a ?500 repair bill for the owner.

  • 3 weeks later...

Dark Knight Wrote:

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> The vehicle was lifted up on a ramp today throwing

> some light on the matter. The 'thing' left hanging

> off was the mid-section silencer. The catalytic

> converter was embedded in the missing length of

> pipe.

>

> So this was a straightforward theft. A nice little

> earner for the thief given current precious metals

> prices and a ?500 repair bill for the owner.


?500 for a new catalytic converter and exhaust? That's seems very expensive. It was much less when the cat and exhaust on my wife's C3 were replaced. The cat itself was just ?80 for example. I go to a very good local independent garage.

  • 3 months later...

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Someone gets their car vandalised and some users

> find it amusing and take the 'P'

>

> Don't we just have some lovely people on here.

>

> DulwichFox


One would expect that you categorise yourself amongst the 'lovely people' on this forum

Better to have some light hearted humour than Daily Mail ranting I say. Theft for selling for scrap has always happened (no excuse of course). Lead of church roofs in my childhood. Controls on scrap yards may reduce some of the resale market.


You can hopefully get an indie to do it fairly cheap or even DIY.


For Prius's help is at hand : https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/233352308006?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=233352308006&targetid=595627705193&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006965&poi=&campaignid=6619152137&mkgroupid=84510981808&rlsatarget=aud-629407027585:pla-595627705193&abcId=1140496&merchantid=6995734&gclid=Cj0KCQjwi7DtBRCLARIsAGCJWBrCmV9msVOwDohd2aqIf8uUe7B60IPuyK6xhAhQerx6ByORE3vJM9saAtIUEALw_wcB

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Someone gets their car vandalised and some users

> find it amusing and take the 'P'

>

> Don't we just have some lovely people on here.

>




I know Peckhamgatecrasher, and yes they are lovely.


Just because somebody makes a (clever and funny) joke doesn't mean they find vandalism amusing.


Edited to remove a gender reference.

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