In the auto parts world it is a sentence we hear all too often. Especially when the economy is running as badly as it has been recently. When people are in bad shape financially they typically do things that they would not in a better situation. There is a metals recycling yard fairly close to our main warehouse in Norcross, GA, and it is fascinating to drive by there on Saturday morning and look at the loaded down pickups and flatbeds, full of anything and everything that is made of metal and can be detached from where it was. It makes you wonder if all of those things came from their house or work, or maybe just seemed too tempting sitting in the open in a neighbors yard.
As far as catalytic converters go, the fraud involved is so high that many auto parts stores don't even stock them anymore (we have very few) to keep from dealing with returns where the insides have been vacuumed out for the scrap metal value on the precious metals that make the magic process happen. New vehicles require a catalytic converter to function. The ECM or computer that makes adjustments to all of your cars systems reads the output of your exhaust through the Oxygen Sensors placed inline after the CAT and really breaks down if the info is skewed.
New Catalytic Converters are extremely expensive to replace, and according to this article from USA Today, the used parts are becoming scarce. Just do yourself a favor and always park your vehicle in a well lit and obvious place where hopefully someone would notice that guy crawling under it with a Saws-All.
Autopartstomorrow.com
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