The Ford Ranger has become a target in Brazil for criminals looking for a specific component of the pick-up, according to what reported by the site UOL.
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According to the portal, the Brazilian owners of Ford Ranger are discovering, on the return to their parked vehicles, the lack of a particular piece.
The piece in question is the side insert of the mudguard, a rather discreet component and easy to remove that seems to be worth a fortune on the black market.
The cases have been reported in several Brazilian states, including Goiás, San Paolo and Bahia, according to the reportage. On online sales sites, the portal has found “original” specimens sold at prices between 90 and 220 US dollars.
Although the piece does not have a practical function, its absence can compromise the aesthetic of the vehicle. For this reason, the owners said they had adopted some strategies to prevent theft, such as gluing the piece with a windshield glue.
However, this does not even seem to work. “I have been robbed twice. The second time the piece was fixed with windshield glue. It was worse, because the thief scratched my car a lot trying to remove it. And in the end he took him away the same, “said one of the damaged owners to UOL.
He reported that now he prefers to buy the pieces on the black market, since it is not worth spending more than $ 200 for the original couple.
However, since the black market works according to the law of supply and demand, the increase in the search for pieces without origin does nothing but further feed the theft cycle.
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