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Judge Rules Dealer Should Refund | Christchurch News
Alyson Bouffard bought a used VW Beetle for $7,000, only to find it barely drivable—prompting her to fight for a refund. Though the dealership argued she paid too little for a 20-year-old car with 200,000 km, her initial claim had some traction. But when she appealed to District Court, she lost—not because of the merits, but because the court lacked jurisdiction over claims under $12,500. Still, Judge Mary Beth Sharp, who called the car a “dog of a vehicle,” openly sided with Bouffard, calling the deal a rip-off and urging the dealership to take the car back and refund her money to preserve…
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