Why do some cars for sale not come with a shifter k**b?

Question

ive been looking at high end cars like BMW Lexus and ME Benz and i notice that alot of them when being sokld because of a crash dont come with a shifter k**b? why? that has nothing do to with the cars ...say trunk being hit? whats the real story here?

Answer 1

New luxury cars like that don't have shifter k***s anymore. They have panels near the steering wheel that can be switched with one finger. It has nothing to do with them being in a crash. That's just how they're made.

Answer 2

Dealers sometimes remove them so they wont be theft targets. That's if you're talking about manuals. Also, don't buy a wrecked high end luxury car.