First time car buyers , PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM ARIVA no matter how desperate you are!

The worst long term car rental company, most car sales consultants do not even understand the terms of the company itself or how they work. It is mostly mistaken for car finance companies for blacklisted consumers. I have been renting the car for the past 5 years and it was almost time for my lease to end and I could not afford to pay the car therefore I returned it , I was liable for R14 405 (cancellation fee and those outstanding installments) then I was told I’m going to be handed over to the lawyers because I could not pay them due to the fact that I was no longer employed it was during the second month of 2020 lockdown. I then just recently went to a storage company and did a credit check on me then I was rejected only to later find out that Ariva has placed a default on me for R50 000. I then contacted them asking for a statement on my handed over account , when I received it , I learnt that there is a damage fee of R27 000 which no one told me about when I returned the car. These people are ****** and their staff is very ***********. Please be very careful