{"id":79018,"date":"2022-02-22T09:51:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=79018"},"modified":"2022-02-22T09:51:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:51:19","slug":"buying-a-used-2014-infiniti-q50s-hybrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2022\/02\/buying-a-used-2014-infiniti-q50s-hybrid","title":{"rendered":"Buying a used 2014 Infiniti Q50S Hybrid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am buying a used car from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copart<\/a> and would appreciate if you can give me a feedback on the damage on the gear shift. Is the damage severe and is there damage to the transmission.<br \/>Below is the image of the damage, please examine the damage of the gear shift area and provide a feedback on whether I should buy it.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-21-at-6.07.41-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-21-at-6.07.41-PM-1024x520.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-21-at-6.07.41-PM-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-21-at-6.07.41-PM-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-21-at-6.07.41-PM-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-21-at-6.07.41-PM-1536x780.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-21-at-6.07.41-PM-2048x1039.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I do not see an advantage to buying a vehicle that you can see is being advertised as damaged. You could be looking at a broken transmission and someone trying to pass off the possibility that it is just a shifter issue. I can&#8221;t think of any good reason why and advertised picture would have part of the car disassembled in such a manner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/guide-to-buying-used-cars.html\">Used Car Buying Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In my opinion It would be in your best interest to steer clear of this one and avoid purchasing it. The price is not a give away price. Not enough room for an extreme repair cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am buying a used car from Copart and would appreciate if you can give me a feedback on the damage on the gear shift. 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