I recently purchased a 2010 G37 from a dealership. In Nevada a dealer is required,
for cars with over 75,000, to provide a drivetrain inspection report. I didn’t get the report so I asked and the dealer said it is given to the DMV. I’m not sure if that is correct and I doubt they did one. It wasn’t an Infiniti dealership and the service department told me that I have to take it to an Infiniti dealership for servicing.

can anyone please tell me the components of the drivetrain ?
probably seems like a dumb question. I am a
woman and a widow and I obviously don’t know a lot about cars. Thank you

 

I could send you some YouTube videos with explanations of the drivetrain and associated components, but that will likely confuse you and is probably unecessary.

What Nevada requires is a safety inspection, which will of course include the drivetrain since the wheels, shocks, brakes, differential, drive shaft, etc. are all parts of the drivetrain and would need to be in good shape for NV to allow you to drive the car. When I grew up in MD years ago, inspections were a big deal as they didn't want people driving 1960s rust buckets pulled out of a creek being driven on the road.

What worries me is that this dealer sold you this car then dismissed the inspection and told you to go to an Infiniti dealership to have it checked out; seems that even if they couldn't provide the DMV report, they should have known the main inspection components and given you a verbal ok of some kind.

If I were you, I'd look on Yelp and find a shop with good reviews, then call them and ask what they'd charge for an inspection. You can also call an Infiniti or Nissan dealer as I expect both can perform an inspection, but dealerships charge a much high hourly rate if any repairs are needed.

Essentially what they are looking for is exhaust leaks, brakes and tires that are badly worn, etc. Good news is that these cars are solid from a drivetrain perspective, so unless the car has been abused (did you run a carfax?), you should be ok. May just need brakes and tires, an alignment.

 

Thank you.

 

how did the inspection go?

 

I wasn’t required to do any DMV inspection; not even the smog test. The DMV employee thought that I may need to have a recent test since it was last smogged in May, but they decided that was good enough.
I think the DMV here is just so overwhelmed. The wait for an appointment is around 2 months.
I actually really wish I would have paid for a mechanic to do a pre-purchase inspection.
There aren’t many Infiniti dealerships/shops in Las Vegas; I think only 2. , I think I will go to the Infiniti dealership and pay for their shop to do a general evaluation ; it will mitigate my worrying and wondering.
This G37 is the best car I’ve ever owned; it’s so enjoyable to drive.

 

It looks really clean; I'm not familiar with that color. As a convertible, I doubt the prior owner abused/raced it. Make sure you have the dealer drain and fill the transmission fluid if you are unsure of the maint history. The dealer should be able to look at everything else and make recommendations.

If it needs an oil change, have them do it as they normally throw in a "multi-point" inspection with any oil change. You may want to check their website for service coupons as well.

For example: https://www.infinitioflasvegas.com/service-specials/

 

RAF = "Pacific Sky"

 

Thank you. I appreciate the advice very much.