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Not sure why this is news worthy. When my Prius catalytic converter was stolen, the mechanic i went to in Silver Lake offered to put one of these on my car and I did. A lot of mechanics in LA will do this for the car models that get them stolen frequently
It’s a phenomenon unique to specific models in specific parts of the country.
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Toyota should be recalling every Prius to have a CatLoc or similar fitted. As an owner of two Prii that have both had their cats stolen I find it astonishing that they are admitting there is such a fundamental design flaw with their vehicles but only making the fix optional.
Similarly to Kia and Hyundai, and their incredibly-hot-wireable cars.
Toyota options their cars with a built-in cat shield now. The interesting thing in our area was that the majority of cat thefts ended up being part of one state-wide ring. It is so hard to get money for them at scrapyards now that it turns out all of them were ending up in one guys' garage. And because he couldn't scrap them either, he just ended up using their value as collateral for other criminal enterprises.
Toyota should be recalling every Prius to have a CatLoc or similar fitted. As an owner of two Prii that have both had their cats stolen I find it astonishing that they are admitting there is such a fundamental design flaw with their vehicles but only making the fix optional.
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Similarly to Kia and Hyundai, and their incredibly-hot-wireable cars.
If we only had a government agency that could hold these companies to account for anti-consumer design.
I'm planning on moving back to LA within the next few months after having moved away in 2007, and the plan is to not own a car, at least, for the first few months. Instead, I'll take Ubers or the Metro train for cross-town trips, and walk for local trips (grocery store, etc). If I want to take a roadtrip or something, I'll use Getaround or a similar service. I have no idea how realistic this will be, but my previous…
"3 Plead Guilty in $600 Million Catalytic Converter Theft Ring"
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/us/california-family-guil...
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If we only had a government agency that could hold these companies to account for anti-consumer design.
Perhaps we could form a similar agency that could find and prosecute those stealing the catalytic converters.
Not sure why this is news worthy. When my Prius catalytic converter was stolen, the mechanic i went to in Silver Lake offered to put one of these on my car and I did. A lot of mechanics in LA will do this for the car models that get them stolen frequently
> Not sure why this is news worthy It’s a phenomenon unique to specific models in specific parts of the country.