Rather than continue the topic of cats in the other current thread discussing what car to replace a Yeti with I thought it best to star a fresh topice asking where, on the exhaust system, the cat is? 

 

Primarily I'm concerned about a spate of local thefts and wondered if the Yeti is susceptible. I guess it's not as targettable as Jazz or Auris but there was a case of a Toyota Camry that was done in a very public place last week - and we're talking Newton Abbot not London (which, I gather, is the hotspot at the moment)

Don't think you need worry. Its close coupled to the combined turbo/exhaust manifold high up in front of the engine immediately behind the radiator under a shield. You'd need to have access to

the top of the engine and lots of time with the right tools.

 

Ah, that's good to hear - ta for that.

 

If / when the question of replacing the Yeti becomes more serious it would seem necessary to look to see where the cat is positioned on a prospective replacement.  More and more new models are hybrid, and that's apparently what the thieves target (as well as early model Jazz and Auris).

 

Not only do you have to park your car somewhere where they're less likely to nick the car, or its contents, you have to consider if they're gonna jack it up in broad daylight and take an angle grinder to the exhaust.

 

Thanks again.

On 26/04/2021 at 23:19, oldstan said:

Not only do you have to park your car somewhere where they're less likely to nick the car, or its contents, you have to consider if they're gonna jack it up in broad daylight and take an angle grinder to the exhaust.

Modern problems need modern solutions. Air suspension - just slam your car on the ground when you park, jack wont fit and they will target some other car instead  They are not obviously going to do any hard work in the first place. 

On 26/04/2021 at 21:19, oldstan said:

More and more new models are hybrid, and that's apparently what the thieves target (as well as early model Jazz and Auris).

 

The Toyota Auris suffered from cat thefts in South Yorkshire, lots or reports each week of an Auris having theirs stolen.

When buying any car, I'd immediately discount one that had an easily accessible cat.

They jack the car up in the street in broad daylight, cut it away and drive off in their car displaying stolen or false number plates. Nothing anyone can realistically do. Passersby stand around watching, maybe shouting for someone else to phone the police, but otherwise just watching.

I've seen them stolen from cars parked in the street, and more often in long stay park & ride car parks where they know there's nobody to see them

Easy money.

 

 

Edited 1 May, 20215 yr by Dale_Stevens

I'm disheartened to read read your comments.

 

I suppose if we are to find a positive out of all this we should be grateful that they're only nicking catalytic converters from inanimate objects rather than mugging old ladies in the street on a daily basis.

 

(But I've a suspicion you're gonna tell me they're doing that too ..... )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 1 May, 20215 yr by oldstan

8 minutes ago, oldstan said:

I'm disheartened to read read your comments.

 

It's sad isn't it. I know of a few people who it's happened to on numerous occasions, it can be expensive to replace them.

 

The last person I know of that had it done recently was a nurse who has to park on the street as the hospital doesn't have staff parking, she returned to her car at the end of her shift to discover it sounded horrendously noisy when starting the engine. That was the second time it had happened to her.

 

What's also sad is that as more people learn of the problem, less people will be wanting to buy these cars second hand, making it difficult for people like the nurse to sell their car, perhaps with it's value dropping also?

 

Edited 1 May, 20215 yr by Dale_Stevens

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