Auto Extreme - extremely devious

<p>I purchased a 2012 VW touareg from Auto Extreme in Sliverton Pretoria. I enquired if the vehicle had one owner and if the vehicle was in a good condition. I was assured it had one owner and it was perfect. While in Port Elizabeth on holiday, suddenly I heard a loud bang and the vehicle would not engage in drive. After being towed in I was informed that a the engine had previously been removed and in the process a part on the prop shaft was not replaced. The fact that the prop shaft only came loose 1000km later after a trip from Johannesburg with my family was a miracle as the senior mechanic at Tavcor PE informed me. I was also informed that the vehicle had no engine cover (an extra cost of R4500 I had to incur) and that the mounting of the engine was quite loose. How on earth does a car in this condition get through roadworthy and sold to an unsuspecting customer? Also the vehicle was towed into Newcastle by the second owner and therfore did not have one owner only as advertised in the autotrader. I also traded my Honda CRV in on this vehicle and checked on their website, low and behold this vehicle is advertised as one owner, a pre-owned vehicle I purchased myself. My advice is to excercise extreme caution when dealing with auto extreme. As the name suggests they are extremely devious auto dealers!! Stay away!!!!!!!</p>