Asked by the Customer on 19-04-2025 11:14:57
Question posted in the Consumer Protection Law category relating to Western Cape
I bought a car by a dealership in last year December I took the car in for repairs and they basically gave me a courtesy car the courtesy car was a clients of there's and they did not make me aware of this I had an accident with the car and ended up having to pay 50000 for that car while my car was being held hostage by the dealership so they forced me to sell my car to cover the 50k and take another vehicle 3 weeks went by and I was really unhappy with the car asked for a refund or even returning my car so that I can setup a payment arrangement for the 50k they flat out said that's not possible
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