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Dealership ordered to refund R169 990 after used car’s engine failed

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Dealership ordered to refund R169 990 after used car’s engine failed
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A used car refund ruling is a strong reminder that second-hand buyers have rights too.



A woman bought a car from a dealership for almost R170,000.



Less than four months later, its engine failed.



Now, the Eastern Cape High Court has ordered the dealership to refund her in full, and pay more than R200,000 in storage costs.



WHAT THE COURT ORDERED



The court ordered the dealership to:




refund the full purchase price of R169,990, without any deduction for the time she’d used the car,

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