I’m uncertain I wish to reside in a world where even the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile isn’t safe any longer. On Thursday, February 16, burglars snuck into the Sonesta Suites parking area, on Paradise Road in Las Vegas, and eliminated the Wienermobile’s catalytic converter. I get that cats are important however the Wienermobile? Is absolutely nothing spiritual?
According to regional CBS affiliate 8 News Nowthe Wienermobile was set to make a 10 a.m. look, when its drivers observed it would not start. So they hauled it to a regional Penske shop, whose mechanics were naturally quite shocked to see the 27 foot (60 hot dogs) long Wienermobile being in among the bays.
Thinking rapidly, the Penske shop’s parts administrator Joseph Rodriguez and his team had the ability to discover a short-term catalytic converter that fit and rigged it to work. A genuine repair work will need to wait, however, as it can use up to 2 months to get the precise catalytic converter required for the Wienermobile’s 6.0-liter Chevy V8. However, that appears to be the case with any car. According to Rodriguez, catalytic converter theft has actually been a huge issue in Nevada for several years and there aren’t numerous indications of it decreasing. His team had the ability to repair the huge fiberglass hotdog and get it back on the roadway in time for its look however the concern of taken cats isn’t one that appears to be disappearing.
Catalytic converters have actually constantly been high worth targets for Sawzall-wielding burglars however such theft has actually ended up being a multi-million dollar enterprise over the previous year or two. Back in November, feds busted a $545 million catalytic converter theft ring, which included 21 individuals throughout 5 various states. Nevada was one such state however it appears the federal bust wasn’t enough to stop the Wienermobile from getting snipped.
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