Another suggestion is you back it in so that the would be thief can't crawl under the car that easily. How can you protect your car?Ī and The Spruce both suggest that you take precautions like parking your car in the garage or in a well lit area. They metals they have inside keep increasing in value so there are actually crime rings that go around areas to steal the auto part right from under your car. FYI it cost over a thousand to get one replaced. They are scraped for the precious metals they have inside like platinum, palladium or rhodium according to. Turns out they are worth a nice chunk of change.
So why would someone steal a catalytic converter? The catalytic converter is the part that converts toxic emissions from your car into less toxic gases before it exits the car. It also happens to be one they can scrap for good money. Yes, people actually crawl under your car and steal a piece of it. It turns out this topic has been in the news a lot an somehow I missed it so I thought I would share it incase you are like me and hearing it for the first time too.
