Catnapped!

Xaccers · Unread post by **Xaccers** » 29 Jan 2011, 20:02

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-12315504

Tea leafs are targetting PSA cars in Surrey's car parks and swiping catalytic converters from cars.

I would imagine the cars are jacked up and they dive under with angle grinders, but how are they not noticed in a Tesco's car park???

stevenc75 · Unread post by **stevenc75** » 29 Jan 2011, 20:25

The lengths they go to for a few quid is remarkable. They genuinely don't care about anyone or anything. I'm trying to imagine how angry I would be if I came out of Tesco to find that some scumbag had been cutting parts off my car with an angle grinder.

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 29 Jan 2011, 20:55

In the case of Tesco...

Every little scumbag helps himself...

Even if it is to bits of your car

Surely they MUST be seen at it. I mean a cat is not something you can surreptitiously pop off and slip in into your pocket is it?

Bet they go in disguised as a mobile workshop and their cover is they're doing a service on the car whilst the owner is shopping. A bit like at our local Tesco a band of Poles will wash your car for you whilst you shop. Damm good job they do as well for a fiver.

car.crash · Unread post by **car.crash** » 29 Jan 2011, 21:06

a friends local garage had a luton type van in the other day with the whole exhaust system stolen in the night as they wanted the cat. over £1300 for the system without fitment

. it was in staines too.

robert_e_smart · Unread post by **robert_e_smart** » 29 Jan 2011, 22:15

Cats are worth a lot of money. I scraped a couple of cats months ago and they were £35 each, I suspect they're worth over £50 a piece now.

4X4s are surely an easier target than regular cars.

Unread post by **Dommo** » 30 Jan 2011, 03:42

Makes me sick, and makes me think that a sinker would be at an advantage here! They'd struggle with mine as there's no cat to steal!

red_dwarfers · Unread post by **red_dwarfers** » 30 Jan 2011, 12:03

Cats are worth money? Damn. Didn't think of that when I took it to the local tip. If I remember correctly, a brand new cat and pipe was only around £50, could have only been a tenner down!

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 30 Jan 2011, 12:21

In my part of the world, they take the whole bloody car
<<many expletives removed...>>

Andrew

dnsey · Unread post by **dnsey** » 30 Jan 2011, 20:28

Cats are worth money? Damn. Didn't think of that when I took it to the local tip. If I remember correctly, a brand new cat and pipe was only around £50, could have only been a tenner down!

Yes indeed.
A couple of years ago, by careful buying and selling, I changed a cat at no cost but my time and a gasket.

trublu · Unread post by **trublu** » 01 Feb 2011, 12:46

wouldn't it be simple to lower the suspension completely whilst parked up?