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Feb 25, 2020 17:09:58 GMT
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(Not the meowing kind, even worse!)
Came outside this morning to find my mx5 sounds like a drag racer, looked underneath and someone has cut the exhaust and removed the cat. Absolutely gutted. I am also worried about what kind of damaged may have been done by these scallys ?
Is it just a case of getting a new cat and fitting it?
Thanks
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2022 VW E Up! | 1991 Bentley Turbo R | 1998 Nissan Elgrand 'Highway Star' | 2003 Mazda MX5 1.6 (for the purists)
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Feb 25, 2020 17:18:30 GMT
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It’s a growing problem !
They use a pipe cutter to get it off !
On the new Toyota then can remove the down pipe and cut the rear pipe section in under a minute!
To the point that a well known exhaust supplier is stockpiling them for them
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urbanaw
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Someone stole my cat urbanaw
@urbanaw
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Feb 25, 2020 17:22:24 GMT
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Not that I can offer much help here but this is all too common. This happens with vans a lot (at least here in London).
Get a sport cat or a standard cat plus cage around it if you decide to go that route (if they will come with a plasma cutter it will only slow them down tho).
Hate is not a very popular word these days but it is absolutely appropriate here. I hate the thieving scum!
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Someone stole my cat ballbagbagins
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Feb 25, 2020 18:35:43 GMT
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That's unfair.
The place next to my work had the cats cut off their fleet of vans one night.
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gte86
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Feb 25, 2020 19:44:09 GMT
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Had a Honda jazz come Into work with a stolen cat. The cost of that plus 2 lambda sensors wrote the car off.
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Ryannn
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Feb 25, 2020 20:35:54 GMT
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How long till the MOT is due? Straight pipe till then!
3 done at the same time at my work a few weeks ago. In the middle of the day.
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Feb 25, 2020 20:41:49 GMT
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How long till the MOT is due? Straight pipe till then! 3 done at the same time at my work a few weeks ago. In the middle of the day. got to admit the little 1.6 sounds wild! ...the co2 build up in the cabin not so much though |
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Current fleet
2022 VW E Up! | 1991 Bentley Turbo R | 1998 Nissan Elgrand 'Highway Star' | 2003 Mazda MX5 1.6 (for the purists)
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Feb 25, 2020 20:59:11 GMT
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All the more reason to own a retro, no cat required
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Ryannn
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Feb 25, 2020 21:33:45 GMT
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All the more reason to own a retro, no cat required According to this site, there’s 8 years worth (approx) of retro cars that need a cat. |
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Feb 25, 2020 21:46:41 GMT
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All the more reason to own a retro, no cat required According to this site, there’s 8 years worth (approx) of retro cars that need a cat. Yeh but that’s just here, not in the real world though (read real world as my world) |
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Feb 26, 2020 10:17:55 GMT
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All the more reason to own a Retro and slam it on air-ride so they can't get to the cat even if it has one! FTFY |
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vanpeebles
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I am eastbound in pursuit of a white Lamborghini, this is not a recording.
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Feb 26, 2020 10:20:32 GMT
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All the more reason to own a retro, no cat required According to this site, there’s 8 years worth (approx) of retro cars that need a cat. Even minis had cats from around 92 onwards. |
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Feb 26, 2020 10:26:08 GMT
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How old is your MX5? If it's pre 92 or an import mk1 you wont need one, ours has been through 4 MOTS with a decat fitted.
How much are these old cats worth anyway? I've got two or three kicking around.
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1984 AE86 Sprinter Trueno GT Apex
1992 Eunos Roadster V Special
1988 Suzuki GSXR 750 Slingshot
1980 Honda CB750F
2004 Toyota CROWN Royal Saloon
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Feb 26, 2020 10:46:42 GMT
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My 1996 106 Rallyé has went through every MOT in the last 7 years of my ownership with a peugeotsport group N exhaust and dummy cat. Never batted an eyelid at it in the test centres and our test centres over here are supposedly a little less lenient than the ones on the mainland UK
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1994 S1 106 Rallyé
1996 Mini Cooper 1.3 MPI (Rust bucket, currently in for surgery/resto)
2003 Renaultsport Clio 172 (Daily beater)
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Rich
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Someone stole my cat Rich
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Feb 26, 2020 11:11:10 GMT
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How old is your MX5? If it's pre 92 or an import mk1 you wont need one, ours has been through 4 MOTS with a decat fitted. How much are these old cats worth anyway? I've got two or three kicking around. ANY vehicle used after the cut-off for catalytic converters requires on unless- 1) they have a letter from the manufacturer stating the vehicle isn’t capable of meeting the emissions requirements required at the time of manufacture Or 2) the presenter has eveidence the engine has been replaced with a type that is catalyst emissions test exempt The ‘it’s an import mate’ loophole was killed years ago. All cars unless SPECIFICALLY exempt require one if they are of the appropriate age. |
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TessierAshpool
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Someone stole my cat TessierAshpool
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Feb 26, 2020 11:15:38 GMT
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How much are these old cats worth anyway? I've got two or three kicking around. I see a lot of adverts on FB marketplace offering to buy cats, they never put a price but instead ask you to send the codes on it. The whole market in cats seems super dodgy, lots of buyers and sellers with new accounts and only mobile numbers for contact and "will come to you" so it's all untraceable. No wonder they are always getting nicked. Of course if you've got some legitimate ones that you own, you may as well sell them on, I can't immediately think how it would not be alright for you to do so? If the buyer is a scrap dealer and not operating according to the know your customer rules then they could potentially be committing an offence (although you wouldn't be as far as I can tell). Better to sell to a legitimate scrap dealer though - legitimate dealers have to check your identity and cannot pay cash. Sorry to hear it happened to you beefcake. |
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Darkspeed
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Someone stole my cat Darkspeed
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Feb 26, 2020 11:30:01 GMT
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When I scrapped an MX5 shell a while back needed to register for an account and then paid me by cheque so that its all traceable.
Battery £5
Cat - £20
Complete shell filled other metals I had around the place and wanted to get rid of - £9
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Last Edit: Feb 26, 2020 11:30:22 GMT by Darkspeed
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Feb 26, 2020 12:13:41 GMT
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Wasn't aware of this particular niche crime.
Sound's like it's a problem over there?
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Frankenhealey
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Someone stole my cat Frankenhealey
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Feb 26, 2020 12:41:59 GMT
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