Can I skip my 35k mi service until after my road trip? Is my catalytic converter safe travelling?

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    Been hearing about theft of Prius catalytic converters. In fact, a friend had his stolen today! Though, I dont know if they're just as vulnerable on Prius v (lowercase v for the Prius v wagon) as opposed to the other models. And, is this more of a risk when travelling, or in your home town, or neither?

    I just got a notification recently about the service being due, though my mileage is 36368. Is it ok to postpone the service until I come back home? I'm going from LA to Portland, OR.
     
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    It's not that easy stealing a prius cat, much easier taking one from a truck or suv

    Oil changes needed every 10k miles, that's about it
     
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    did you rotate your tyres at 35k? i've never heard of cats being stolen. does your friend live in watts?
     
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    Yup, cats are being stolen from prius' in California.

    Seems the are moving from city to city.

    I have read they were stealing them from a city called Silverlake, now the the band of thieves have now targeted eagle rock.

    It is an epidemic. I don't know what is so special about a prius cat vs another vehicles cat.


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    I can't make a recommendation for you but I skipped every 5k mile service as it was mostly inspections. I only brought it in for the first 5k to turn off the back up beeping. It was 10k mile OCI and rotation from then on.
     
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    are prius cats more expensive? i've heard 2k thrown around here.
     
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    Only thing pops into my head is that a Prius cat will be pretty clean compared to others. Like new IOW.
     
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    pretty sure it is, even if you account for mere advertising tactics (go to catstrap dot net--nifty, but pricey). i already have enough semi-empirical evidence this is a trend--even just based on this thread.
     
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    seriously!? casual racism in Prius chat? think about what you said, there.

    and, "just because I never heard of cats being stolen, that must mean the opposite is a ludicrous idea in all instances in all of human existence." quite an American mentality.
     
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    can you provide links to any credible news sites coevring the issue, please? thank you. theyre all up in my hood
     
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    interesting. love the collective brain. thx for the insight
     
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    i hate the backup beeping!!!!! thx!
     
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    Creditable as in national news? I don't have anything creditable, only local since it is only happening "locally", however, if more incidents are reported, it may become national.


    See links:


    Catalytic converter thieves target Silver Lake Prius owners | The Eastsider LA


    Eagle Rock Prius owners warned to watch out for catalytic converter thieves | The Eastsider LA


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    ah, precious metals, very interesting.
     
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    Well paying $500 deductible sure beats paying $2000 to Toyota for a replacement. while they're at it, maybe they can say their hv battery is stolen too, get more bang for their $500 deductible.
     
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