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THIS IS A WARNING
My girlfriend and I travelled to Cape Town and had a romantic vision of cruising round the Cape and through the winelands in a 1970s Beetle hired from 'Best' Boland Motors. If you have the same vision, forget it!
We had a nightmare with them: they are the most unreliable company we came across in Africa (and that is saying something). During the course of the month, we broke down no less than 4 times and had 3 different cars. This, you may say, we should have expected. But these were major breakdowns: exhaust falling off, starter motor blowing up, battery dying etc...To their credit, their repair man always appeared on time but each time, the boss promised us their 'best car'.
Everytime, we were disappointed.
When we asked for our money back, they refused, and we ended up leaving the Beetle in Cape Town and hired a new Ford Fiesta from
Europcar.
To cap things off, when you hire the vehicle, Best Boland asked for a
2000 Rand deposit. This they promise to return within 8 weeks if you have no fines. It is now over 14 weeks since we returned the car and there is no sign of the deposit despite us having no fines!
So, if you want a hassle free trip to Cape Town, AVOID BEST BOLAND
BEETLES!
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