He spent 104 days with a faulty $144k Mercedes - then was offered a refund, with a catch

23.07.26 10:29 PM By fraser.cann

He spent 104 days with a faulty $144k Mercedes - then was offered a refund, with a catch

When Tony Dsouza paid $139,000 for a 2025 Mercedes-Benz SUV, he expected a luxury experience.

Instead, he spent the next 104 days with a suspected faulty car he repeatedly returned for repairs.

In the end, he rejected the car and requested a full refund, but he was still getting nowhere last week - until after Stuff became involved - and everything changed overnight.

The Auckland man’s woes began on February 20 when he purchased the black GLE450D model with tan leather interior and about 7000 kilometres on the clock, from Armstrong’s and Mercedes-Benz Botany.


Once again one of the Armstrong Motors Group is in the news - Read the full article done by Stuff

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