It isn't commodity metal in that catalytic converters that is of interest:

Yes, but how much of these metals are in a CC? If it is a lot, I may just have to have a second career.

I don't know what scrap recyclers pay for them but looking around it appears that a catalytic converter would have 1 to 2 grams of platinum in them. Platinum is running about $1700/ounce so this would be $60 or so in just platinum and there are other precious metals in there too.

According to the articles that ($60) is the low-side of what scrap recyclers will pay for them.

Of course, I'd need to figure out just WHAT a CC is and what it looks like. ;)

Just take everything sticking out under the car. (Actually, I have no idea either, it might be built into the roof for all I know.)

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Well at least we know a CC would be safe around you two, neither of you would know what to steal!!

In my old car it was a little appendage sticking off the engine block but I doubt I could identify one on a random car either!

To give you a rough idea, I have hi-jacked pictures from a couple of sites:

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