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There is no design flaw. The catalytic converter is mounted in the same place as on most cars. It's larger than on most cars and tends to get less corroded, bot

There is no design flaw. The catalytic converter is mounted in the same place as on most cars. It's larger than on most cars and tends to get less corroded, both consequences of the hybrid design, but that was not a problem when the cars were new. These thefts mostly affect the second-generation Prius, which was discontinued in 2009. The "design flaw" is that, in the few years leading up to 2021, the price of platinum nearly doubled, the price of palladium nearly quadrupled, and the price of rhodium increased more than tenfold. I claim no expertise. These facts aren't hard to find.

latchkey 3y ago
> There is no design flaw. I love my promaster... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK4FlN2qYjM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK4FlN2qYjM
danw1979 3y ago
But they’re making the fix to their _current vehicles_ optional ! How can you interpret this as anything other than a design flaw ? They’re still selling vehicles that are vulnerable to having very valuable components removed with ease in minutes without any particular skill required, and they are admitting this is a problem by selling an optional fix for it.