NOTE: Dealership bought from is not the manufacturing/servicing dealer
I bought a vehicle at the beginning of November 2017 from a large dealer. 2016 - low mileage. The dealer wanted to charge close on R7,500 OTR fees, which I got down by some and purchased the vehicle.
It almost immediately had to go back, they sprayed that black crap underneath that wasn't mixed properly, and was dripping all over the garage. Besides that, the canopy key didn't work - and the windscreen wiper bottle was empty. So for their inflated OTR fees, they obviously didn't check the vehicle properly.
End of November on a long trip I noticed the vehicle struggled to go into 5th gear - again - off it went to the dealer for two days (a whole other story about how they stuffed me around with this).
Got the vehicle back, gearbox apparently repaired under warranty - no problems.
Beginning of January, and the vehicle starts making funny sounds again - contact the dealership again, and they want me to take off time again to bring it into them. (I'm paid per hour - and this is now the third time I'm having to take it in)
Fortunately - the sound went away - unfortunately, it was back again at the end of February. Contacted the dealer again to arrange to bring it in, they said I must wait for the service which was this week. Just got a call from the dealer doing the service (R3800) - the wheel bearings are going, that's what I'm hearing.
Considering this vehicle is within 6 months of purchasing, and this problem was reported to the dealer 2 months after purchase - am I covered by the CPA, as this "part" can be considered wear and tear, although there needs to be some reasonable consideration when you buy a vehicle that certain things will last.
I bought a vehicle at the beginning of November 2017 from a large dealer. 2016 - low mileage. The dealer wanted to charge close on R7,500 OTR fees, which I got down by some and purchased the vehicle.
It almost immediately had to go back, they sprayed that black crap underneath that wasn't mixed properly, and was dripping all over the garage. Besides that, the canopy key didn't work - and the windscreen wiper bottle was empty. So for their inflated OTR fees, they obviously didn't check the vehicle properly.
End of November on a long trip I noticed the vehicle struggled to go into 5th gear - again - off it went to the dealer for two days (a whole other story about how they stuffed me around with this).
Got the vehicle back, gearbox apparently repaired under warranty - no problems.
Beginning of January, and the vehicle starts making funny sounds again - contact the dealership again, and they want me to take off time again to bring it into them. (I'm paid per hour - and this is now the third time I'm having to take it in)
Fortunately - the sound went away - unfortunately, it was back again at the end of February. Contacted the dealer again to arrange to bring it in, they said I must wait for the service which was this week. Just got a call from the dealer doing the service (R3800) - the wheel bearings are going, that's what I'm hearing.
Considering this vehicle is within 6 months of purchasing, and this problem was reported to the dealer 2 months after purchase - am I covered by the CPA, as this "part" can be considered wear and tear, although there needs to be some reasonable consideration when you buy a vehicle that certain things will last.
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I'm pretty sure this is just bad luck, my issue is the selling dealerships attitude.