Well I suppose this is one advantage of pure electric cars.
Thankfully, neodymium still costs less than metals inside catalytic converters.
Catalytic Converter Theft
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#82It's things like this that make it such a shock to go to an extremely safe country / area. All the little scripts one has to keep track of to be "safe and secure" in the US (e.g. instinctively locking your doors all the way to learning that you can't park in SF to take your girlfriend to lunch on your way to drop her off at the airport because a big suitcase is a target for these rampant smash-and-grabs; unfortunatel…
Certain suburbs like Irvine CA are for safety but not for diversity and culture of a city. Choose one.
It is a shame that all of the “Culture and Diversity” is so prone to stealing catalytic converters in the middle of the night. That is really cool that you can get Ethiopian food at 2AM, but I don’t like all of the things that come with it.
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#83Easy to install shields like this one from catshield https://catshield.com/ can be a somewhat effective deterrent given the thieves have to be able to remove it quickly without making noise. Also hybrids are more targeted for cat theft because they have more of the metals than normal cars to compensate for frequent engine stops and starts from cold.
I was debating whether I wanted to add unnecessary holes to the bottom chassis. I wish I had done so.
Re: Catalytic Converter Theft
#84Easy to install shields like this one from catshield https://catshield.com/ can be a somewhat effective deterrent given the thieves have to be able to remove it quickly without making noise. Also hybrids are more targeted for cat theft because they have more of the metals than normal cars to compensate for frequent engine stops and starts from cold.
Parking in a strategic location (ex: on a hill, etc.) that makes it harder to get under the vehicle or jack it up might help too.
Never thought of that, sounds like a good idea if you live in San Francisco.
Re: Catalytic Converter Theft
#85It's things like this that make it such a shock to go to an extremely safe country / area. All the little scripts one has to keep track of to be "safe and secure" in the US (e.g. instinctively locking your doors all the way to learning that you can't park in SF to take your girlfriend to lunch on your way to drop her off at the airport because a big suitcase is a target for these rampant smash-and-grabs; unfortunatel…
I garner a _lot_ of downvotes every time I mention that the US in many locales shares more in common with a third world country than a first world country. So many people seem addicted to the notion of US cultural superiority because their jobs pay the most. Go on YouTube or Google street view and see for yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1MveHv1lTVBzdM5VYZkcBQ/vid...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opo3OuUae5w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UNvEcR_jM8
Re: Catalytic Converter Theft
#86It's things like this that make it such a shock to go to an extremely safe country / area. All the little scripts one has to keep track of to be "safe and secure" in the US (e.g. instinctively locking your doors all the way to learning that you can't park in SF to take your girlfriend to lunch on your way to drop her off at the airport because a big suitcase is a target for these rampant smash-and-grabs; unfortunatel…
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
Certain suburbs like Irvine CA are for safety but not for diversity and culture of a city. Choose one.
It is a shame that all of the “Culture and Diversity” is so prone to stealing catalytic converters in the middle of the night. That is really cool that you can get Ethiopian food at 2AM, but I don’t like all of the things that come with it.
What do you mean by that? By culture and diversity I meant the hubbub of the city, with a ton going on and all types of stores, bars, and restaurants but the way it's phrased in your comment sounds a lot more pointed and not at all what I meant.
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#88I remember seeing what looked like basically every city in the San Joaquin Valley seemed unusually highly ranked on a per-capita car theft list of US cities (e.g. Bakersfield, Stockton, Merced, Modesto), and further north into the Sacramento Valley (Redding, Yuba, Chico).
Is it just sort of size effects of California, or is there something like systemic cat theft that is a particular thing? The major cities are also there, but the crazy part to me was it is basically like, the entire central valley.
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#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
Certain suburbs like Irvine CA are for safety but not for diversity and culture of a city. Choose one.
It is a shame that all of the “Culture and Diversity” is so prone to stealing catalytic converters in the middle of the night. That is really cool that you can get Ethiopian food at 2AM, but I don’t like all of the things that come with it.
This alter will get matched with your main. You might as well just speak your mind with that account.
Re: Catalytic Converter Theft
#90It's things like this that make it such a shock to go to an extremely safe country / area. All the little scripts one has to keep track of to be "safe and secure" in the US (e.g. instinctively locking your doors all the way to learning that you can't park in SF to take your girlfriend to lunch on your way to drop her off at the airport because a big suitcase is a target for these rampant smash-and-grabs; unfortunatel…
When I owned a car in SF, I always put a visible sign that said 'please don't break in' on it.
One of the reasons I decided to sell that car was the daily anxiety of it getting broken into.