Bought a car. Had problems with it, 6 weeks of waiting for "repairs" to happen. Refused to repair. Refused refund. Forced to buy another car of similar value. Had one car to choose from. Car was taken although not wanted. Car was deemed dangerous by my mechanic. Towed car back. Went to Fair Trading. Fair Trading demanded all repairs be made. Car yard agreed to repair car. Took 3 months to repair the car. Did NOT complete all repairs. Was given NO alternative but to accept the car in the extremely poor condition it was in. Car cost $3,000. Repairs in only 9 months (and only 800km travelled in car, mostly backwards and forwards to mechanic) came to a grand total of $3,008. Have heard since my mishap there have been quite a number of other people have had similar experiences.

Approximate cost: $6000