found 3 subaru cats in the woods

**vamped400** · 05-14-2011, 04:45 PM

alright while looking for some more zinc i found in a dump pile, i found 3 cats in the woods. they say subaru on them. but how can i tell if there any good? I can shake them up and down and here nothing...but i think there full of dirt from sitting for so long and i can see threw them...no screens. im not sure if someone already took the platnium out of them or what

**vamped400** · 05-14-2011, 05:00 PM

Ill go cut one in half and see what i find

**vamped400** · 05-14-2011, 05:24 PM

nevermind guys there no good. there packed right full of dirt. owell....

**EcoSafe** · 05-14-2011, 05:32 PM

do not damage those cats carefully use a hose and wash out the dirt, then look in the cat and see if you see a perforated block in the middle, it may be plack and plugged, this is a ceramic,
honey comb which contains the PMG, do not take it out, do not damage it. the cat could be worth over $100 un damaged, If you remove the honey comb, you may get 12 bucks a lb, as different cars have varing ammounts of PMG and once it is out and lose they have no way of knowing which car it came out of. example a small cat from a toyota is worth twice that of a big cat from a chevy. cats from a BMW or Jaguar can be worth well over $200.

I buy cats mcwhelp@gmail.com

**vamped400** · 05-14-2011, 05:48 PM

sorry olddude there no good. i cut one in half and it was hollowed right out and was full of dirt. i was excited when i first fund them, but now i just threw them in my tin pile

**Focker** · 05-15-2011, 01:02 AM

Yeah if u would see threw them then yeah no good lol.

**Dumpster-Dee** · 05-15-2011, 08:23 AM

too bad....better luck next time

**IdahoScrapper** · 07-15-2011, 07:44 PM

What are these cats worth?

http://boise.craigslist.org/pts/2496531623.html

**IdahoScrapper** · 07-15-2011, 07:52 PM

Not mine. Found the ad a bit ago. Wondering if they would be worth getting?

**EcoSafe** · 07-15-2011, 08:04 PM

u cant tell what those cats are worth untill you get them off and look inside. then you use a stick to see what percent of the comb is leftif the stick goes in more then 6 inches or so they are not full and will be worth much less took a subaru cat in today, (small import) usually worth over $100, it was worth $29 becAUSE OF MISSING HONEY COMB. those look like off a bronco , it has pre cats las ones I had were $35 a piece the larger ones may well be mufflers. you cant buy a cat off the net by picture ya GOTTA HAVE IT IN YOUR HANDS AND YA BETTER KNOW WHAT YR DIONG, a replacement cat, after marked can be worth as little as $15. many muffler shops across the country take off the original cats and replace them with aftermarket ones and pocket the difference. this has become an all to common practice.

**IdahoScrapper** · 07-15-2011, 08:08 PM

Thanks for the information. I think I'll pass on this since I am still in the learning stages of cats and wouldn't be comfortable forking that kind of money, not knowing what I am looking at.

**vamped400** · 07-15-2011, 09:18 PM

$250 bucks is a big risk id say...

**IdahoScrapper** · 07-15-2011, 11:23 PM

I agree. I won't pay $250 for an entire car.

I'm trying to pick up cars for $200 or less. So far picked up a Dodge Dynasty for $100, a GMC Safari for $200, and a motor home for $200. Got a 28' travel trailer for "free". (fuel, helper and lunch to go get it).