A South African used car dealer has been ordered by the National Consumer Tribunal to repay a consumer R70,000 for a defective Volkswagen Beach Buggy. The car started experiencing problems on the same day the consumer collected it, leading to complaints and legal action.
Even if you buy an old car, the used car dealer is not allowed to sell you a car full of defects as this is outlawed by the CPA .Another used car dealer is paying the price for selling a defective car to a consumer. It has been ordered by the National Consumer Tribunal to repay the consumer the R70 000 he paid for the car that started giving problems on the same day the consumer collected it.
After the consumer collected the Beach Buggy from Plett Motor Services, two days later it broke down again and was not in a good state of repair, stalling several times as the consumer was driving it home. Plett Motor Services refused to take the Beach Buggy back and refund the consumer, but the consumer returned the car anyway. A list of complaints was compiled that included the engine light starting to flicker on low revs, lots of play on the steering wheel, a shudder on the clutch, oil leaks, the handbrake not working and a missing oil pressure gauge.
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