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Supreme Being
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| Has anyone else heard about the rash of stolen catalytic converters from vehicles around Dallas. Apparently there is platinum in the converters so creeps are using a cordless sawzall and cutting them out from under cars and trucks. At Saltgrass Steakhouse 2 were stolen at lunchtime. A co worker had his stolen yesterday from a public parking lot and was told the 15 were stolen the other day at Texas Stadium during the Idol tryouts. The crack attics get about $100. each but typical repair (pipes/converter) is about $1200.
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I feel pretty safe on the M3. They would need a jack to get under it and not just any jack either, something with a low min height.  I'll explain that to my wife next time the local roads rattle her teeth. "But honey I'm protecting my cats."
Jeron
BMW / PCA / Apex HPDE Instructor
97 M3/4 Byzanz/Magma; 2001 330i Silver/Gray; 97 R1100RT; 91 F-150 5.8l
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Yeah that was my thought, I can barely get a floor jack under mine. Here is the story from Channel 5
http://video.nbc5i.com/player/?id=141475
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The manifold the mechanic was holding up looked exactly like the ones out of an E46, non-M. Anyways, I replaced my stock manifolds/cats, now how do I sell them and get my $100? 
-Greg
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I wondered why a guy gave me $25 each for the used cats i had. Didnt know they were that big a seller whereever they are selling them, the guy got a hold of me through craigslist i posted and was here with a battery powered sawzall in 30 minutes.
William D.Cunningham
1984 BMW 633 CSi
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