Originally Posted by Gringo Loco
Originally Posted by slumlord
Junkers only paying about $40 a cat here

1. Typical overblown campfire fantasy hype about “thousands”

Don't know what the thieves get for them, but the cost to replace may be what folks are referring to as "thousands".

For my F250 diesel I just checked rockauto.com since they typically have good prices and inventory ... they showed three different cats for it but were "Out of Stock" for all three (gee, wonder why?). Then I checked an online Ford Dealer which offers significant discounts to MSRP (autonationfordwhitebearlake.com). They show MSRP to be $2257.62 and their discounted price is $1557.76.

Most Ford dealers here will charge full MSRP but well in excess of a thousand either way. When my FICM started to go, the stealership prices were well north of $500, but I picked it up for a little over $100 from an International truck dealer.


I’ve cut the cats off of a few cars and trucks I’ve driven as they age and start going problems.

I’m not under any inspection for my local area so I never replaced them. Used to lift weights with an bud that has a muffler shop, he’s fixed me up before.
I did have an issue once with a crown vic police car, he put a salvaged cat on for me for $50.