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    How can you tell if a cats bad?

    What are some ways you would be able to tell if a cat isbad? I found a guy who's got a cat he's had for a month and is going to sell me it for 30. But I want to make sure I'm not getting ripped off.
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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    normally if they poo or piss inside the house that's bad, and when they eat your food without you knowing

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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    Well, it's gotta look clean for one. The mesh part thing looks gross after a while.

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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    you could always hollow it out. no emissions testing in GA, right? then you don't have to worry about it ever

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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    When you stARt smelling rotten eggs! Im seriously


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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    Rattling is bad. You don't want it to rattle when you shift it around or bang on it lightly with a dead blow hammer. When you test it, are you going to be holding it in your hand or is it bolted to the car?
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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    make sure its a real cat

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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    It'll be off the car... I knew about the shaking/rattling... And only some parts of Georgia are exempt from emmisions sadly mine is not
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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    does your car have to pass the sniffer test?

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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    The only way you can tell if the cat is worth buying, (visually) is to hold it up in light & see if you can see light through the honeycomb substructure in it. It needs to be clear all the way though.
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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    lol if it's a cat in any condition it's worth more than 30 bucks to the scrappers. "If" it was a real Oem style cat. I don't know about generic replicas,but i've sold a few for 60 to metal scrappers

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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    LMAO Lost, no that cat is just a little insecure is all....

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    Re: How can you tell if a cats bad?

    if your furniture is all shredded up, you cat might be bad

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