Advice on uncollected vehicle

I’m not sure whether I will be in order or not but, I really expected Land Rover Centurion to be more lenient. The Story is that I got vehicle for friend outside the country for repairs which went in and repairs were completed after 6-8 months. I only paid a deposit for commencement of work. When the vehicle was done with repairs I tried to secure funds so that I could pay since the vehicle was in custody but to no avail. Now they have engaged their lawyers and charged storage from the month repairs were completed. Surely if I couldn’t raise that money at the time how do I pay the hefty storage which is in excess of R100,000. Right they served me with summons. What do I do?