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AutoHotSpot
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Performance(last 12 months):
TrustIndex
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Ranking
#44
in Automotive
NPS Score
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Recommended: Unlikely
Review Distribution
5|2 Reviews
Jun '25 - May '26
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Recent reviews (2)
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Miecke C
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
18 Aug 2025, 18:49
Professionalism.!
I am extremely satisfied with the service received from Corne and Auto Hot Spot. The team demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction throughout the entire process. Thank you
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Miecke C
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
18 Aug 2025, 18:49
Professionalism.!
I am extremely satisfied with the service received from Corne and Auto Hot Spot. The team demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction throughout the entire process. Thank you
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Diederik K
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
5 Aug 2024, 11:56
Fast and Trusted Service!
I recently bought a bakkie from them. It was my first time buying through finance and it was so easy! Got a quote within an hour of sending my docs. I live in Upington, and the bakkie was on a truck to me the next day. It has been 4 months and no problems so far! Also buying my daughters car from them. Would recommend.
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Diederik K
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
5 Aug 2024, 11:56
Fast and Trusted Service!
I recently bought a bakkie from them. It was my first time buying through finance and it was so easy! Got a quote within an hour of sending my docs. I live in Upington, and the bakkie was on a truck to me the next day. It has been 4 months and no problems so far! Also buying my daughters car from them. Would recommend.
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Benita S
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
5 Aug 2024, 11:04
Hassle free & good after sale service!
Thank you Auto Hot Spot Team!!! I have purchased many vehicles in my life & this was the first time where the vehicle was as promised & the finance process was seaming less! Two weeks after I took delivery I heard a strange noise, their workshop manager immediately fetched the vehicle & replaced the cv joints. Again hassle free service! Thank you, see you in 3 years time when its time to purchase my 4X4 vehicle!
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Benita S
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
5 Aug 2024, 11:04
Hassle free & good after sale service!
Thank you Auto Hot Spot Team!!! I have purchased many vehicles in my life & this was the first time where the vehicle was as promised & the finance process was seaming less! Two weeks after I took delivery I heard a strange noise, their workshop manager immediately fetched the vehicle & replaced the cv joints. Again hassle free service! Thank you, see you in 3 years time when its time to purchase my 4X4 vehicle!
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Taswell S
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
30 Mar 2023, 05:42
DO NOT PURCHASE
DO NOT PURCHASE a vehicle at this *********, thieving and ********* excuse of a dealership, AUTO HOT SPOT (registration number 2010/159087/23)! In 2019, I purchased a Citroen DS3 via bank finance at a value of about R134 000 (costs included). Around July 2020 I had taken the vehicle to 2 noteworthy car assessors in Cape Town which had both pointed out defects at the left rear side of the vehicle which I had only noticed after they informed me how to check because it was covered up with repair work. I immediately contacted the dealership and requested a meeting with the owner (Tian Cloete). When I attended the meeting Tian test drove the vehicle and asked what I wanted for the car. I said I want it returned and he then said I should send the vehicle service book and we will discuss from there. No further communication was received. I then went to the dealership and spoke to Tian about the matter once again in around October 2020. I told him that I could not get a fair price for the vehicle because of the damage. He offered to pay me R55 000 for the vehicle and said I must prove it was in an accident or had been damaged. This was extremely facetious simply because it was about a year after he sold the vehicle for about R134 000 as noted and then offered R55 000 for it. Moreover, during the sale they force you to take out a warranty even though this is ********. And on top of that, I had also discovered that the left rear window had been replaced through an insurance claim in 2018 which had also not been disclosed to me. In November 2020 I took the vehicle to Dekra for a full inspection and it was officially confirmed that damaged had occurred to the left rear area of the vehicle and that repair and paintwork had been conducted prior to me taking possession of the vehicle and they also explained the shoddy work done to hide the damage would usually reveal itself after a period of months. Again, none of this was disclosed to me. Coincidentally, the only thing that was disclosed was that the petrol cap (which is at the rear left side of the vehicle) had to be replaced because there was a technical error with it. Tian refused to settle the matter amicably and I was left with initiating civil claim proceedings at the Bellville Magistrate's Court in around April 2021 - Case No. 4851/2021. After nearly two years of civil litigation, multiple attempts of the dealership/Tian to delay and derail the matter, basically +R150 000 in legal fees, and numerous other costs, my case had finally received judgement on 28 February 2023 after the dealership/Tian was not able and/or not willing to provide the details and records of the vehicle as it had entered the dealership. In essence, I had been awarded payment of the amount of about R136 000 plus interest of around R19 000, as well as costs of suit. To this day, 30 days later, no payment has been received from the dealership/Tian and I am now left with escalating the matter for execution by obtaining the necessary warrant to attach and sell the assets of the company. A ******** case against Tian will also be pursued and a number of other actions will begin to take place and be initiated. I would definitely not recommend purchasing a vehicle or doing business with this dealership and/or Tian Cloete because you have a high chance of being taken for a 'ride' and purchasing a vehicle that was possibly written off and repaired and then sold to be in excellent condition. For further proof and information on this matter please feel free to query. But again, by all means, DO NOT ENTER this dealership if considering purchasing a vehicle. It is also possible that all the 'good' reviews on here were done by family/friends and are **** reviews.
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Taswell S
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
30 Mar 2023, 05:42
DO NOT PURCHASE
DO NOT PURCHASE a vehicle at this *********, thieving and ********* excuse of a dealership, AUTO HOT SPOT (registration number 2010/159087/23)! In 2019, I purchased a Citroen DS3 via bank finance at a value of about R134 000 (costs included). Around July 2020 I had taken the vehicle to 2 noteworthy car assessors in Cape Town which had both pointed out defects at the left rear side of the vehicle which I had only noticed after they informed me how to check because it was covered up with repair work. I immediately contacted the dealership and requested a meeting with the owner (Tian Cloete). When I attended the meeting Tian test drove the vehicle and asked what I wanted for the car. I said I want it returned and he then said I should send the vehicle service book and we will discuss from there. No further communication was received. I then went to the dealership and spoke to Tian about the matter once again in around October 2020. I told him that I could not get a fair price for the vehicle because of the damage. He offered to pay me R55 000 for the vehicle and said I must prove it was in an accident or had been damaged. This was extremely facetious simply because it was about a year after he sold the vehicle for about R134 000 as noted and then offered R55 000 for it. Moreover, during the sale they force you to take out a warranty even though this is ********. And on top of that, I had also discovered that the left rear window had been replaced through an insurance claim in 2018 which had also not been disclosed to me. In November 2020 I took the vehicle to Dekra for a full inspection and it was officially confirmed that damaged had occurred to the left rear area of the vehicle and that repair and paintwork had been conducted prior to me taking possession of the vehicle and they also explained the shoddy work done to hide the damage would usually reveal itself after a period of months. Again, none of this was disclosed to me. Coincidentally, the only thing that was disclosed was that the petrol cap (which is at the rear left side of the vehicle) had to be replaced because there was a technical error with it. Tian refused to settle the matter amicably and I was left with initiating civil claim proceedings at the Bellville Magistrate's Court in around April 2021 - Case No. 4851/2021. After nearly two years of civil litigation, multiple attempts of the dealership/Tian to delay and derail the matter, basically +R150 000 in legal fees, and numerous other costs, my case had finally received judgement on 28 February 2023 after the dealership/Tian was not able and/or not willing to provide the details and records of the vehicle as it had entered the dealership. In essence, I had been awarded payment of the amount of about R136 000 plus interest of around R19 000, as well as costs of suit. To this day, 30 days later, no payment has been received from the dealership/Tian and I am now left with escalating the matter for execution by obtaining the necessary warrant to attach and sell the assets of the company. A ******** case against Tian will also be pursued and a number of other actions will begin to take place and be initiated. I would definitely not recommend purchasing a vehicle or doing business with this dealership and/or Tian Cloete because you have a high chance of being taken for a 'ride' and purchasing a vehicle that was possibly written off and repaired and then sold to be in excellent condition. For further proof and information on this matter please feel free to query. But again, by all means, DO NOT ENTER this dealership if considering purchasing a vehicle. It is also possible that all the 'good' reviews on here were done by family/friends and are **** reviews.
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Taswell S
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
30 Mar 2023, 01:20
DO NOT PURCHASE
DO NOT PURCHASE a vehicle at this *********, thieving and ********* excuse of a dealership, AUTO HOT SPOT (registration number 2010/159087/23)! In 2019, I purchased a Citroen DS3 via bank finance at a value of about R134 000 (costs included). Around July 2020 I had taken the vehicle to 2 noteworthy car assessors in Cape Town which had both pointed out defects at the left rear side of the vehicle which I had only noticed after they informed me how to check because it was covered up with repair work. I immediately contacted the dealership and requested a meeting with the owner (Tian Cloete). When I attended the meeting Tian test drove the vehicle and asked what I wanted for the car. I said I want it returned and he then said I should send the vehicle service book and we will discuss from there. No further communication was received. I then went to the dealership and spoke to Tian about the matter once again in around October 2020. I told him that I could not get a fair price for the vehicle because of the damage. He offered to pay me R55 000 for the vehicle and said I must prove it was in an accident or had been damaged. This was extremely facetious simply because it was about a year after he sold the vehicle for about R134 000 as noted and then offered R55 000 for it. Moreover, during the sale they force you to take out a warranty even though this is ********. And on top of that, I had also discovered that the left rear window had been replaced through an insurance claim in 2018 which had also not been disclosed to me. In November 2020 I took the vehicle to Dekra for a full inspection and it was officially confirmed that damaged had occurred to the left rear area of the vehicle and that repair and paintwork had been conducted prior to me taking possession of the vehicle and they also explained the shoddy work done to hide the damage would usually reveal itself after a period of months. Again, none of this was disclosed to me. Coincidentally, the only thing that was disclosed was that the petrol cap (which is at the rear left side of the vehicle) had to be replaced because there was a technical error with it. Tian refused to settle the matter amicably and I was left with initiating civil claim proceedings at the Bellville Magistrate's Court in around April 2021 - Case No. 4851/2021. After nearly two years of civil litigation, multiple attempts of the dealership/Tian to delay and derail the matter, basically +R150 000 in legal fees, and numerous other costs, my case had finally received judgement on 28 February 2023 after the dealership/Tian was not able and/or not willing to provide the details and records of the vehicle as it had entered the dealership. In essence, I had been awarded payment of the amount of about R136 000 plus interest of around R19 000, as well as costs of suit. To this day, 30 days later, no payment has been received from the dealership/Tian and I am now left with escalating the matter for execution by obtaining the necessary warrant to attach and sell the assets of the company. A ******** case against Tian will also be pursued and a number of other actions will begin to take place and be initiated. I would definitely not recommend purchasing a vehicle or doing business with this dealership and/or Tian Cloete because you have a high chance of being taken for a 'ride' and purchasing a vehicle that was possibly written off and repaired and then sold to be in excellent condition. For further proof and information on this matter please feel free to query. But again, by all means, DO NOT ENTER this dealership if considering purchasing a vehicle. It is also possible that all the 'good' reviews on here were done by family/friends and are **** reviews.
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Taswell S
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
30 Mar 2023, 01:20
DO NOT PURCHASE
DO NOT PURCHASE a vehicle at this *********, thieving and ********* excuse of a dealership, AUTO HOT SPOT (registration number 2010/159087/23)! In 2019, I purchased a Citroen DS3 via bank finance at a value of about R134 000 (costs included). Around July 2020 I had taken the vehicle to 2 noteworthy car assessors in Cape Town which had both pointed out defects at the left rear side of the vehicle which I had only noticed after they informed me how to check because it was covered up with repair work. I immediately contacted the dealership and requested a meeting with the owner (Tian Cloete). When I attended the meeting Tian test drove the vehicle and asked what I wanted for the car. I said I want it returned and he then said I should send the vehicle service book and we will discuss from there. No further communication was received. I then went to the dealership and spoke to Tian about the matter once again in around October 2020. I told him that I could not get a fair price for the vehicle because of the damage. He offered to pay me R55 000 for the vehicle and said I must prove it was in an accident or had been damaged. This was extremely facetious simply because it was about a year after he sold the vehicle for about R134 000 as noted and then offered R55 000 for it. Moreover, during the sale they force you to take out a warranty even though this is ********. And on top of that, I had also discovered that the left rear window had been replaced through an insurance claim in 2018 which had also not been disclosed to me. In November 2020 I took the vehicle to Dekra for a full inspection and it was officially confirmed that damaged had occurred to the left rear area of the vehicle and that repair and paintwork had been conducted prior to me taking possession of the vehicle and they also explained the shoddy work done to hide the damage would usually reveal itself after a period of months. Again, none of this was disclosed to me. Coincidentally, the only thing that was disclosed was that the petrol cap (which is at the rear left side of the vehicle) had to be replaced because there was a technical error with it. Tian refused to settle the matter amicably and I was left with initiating civil claim proceedings at the Bellville Magistrate's Court in around April 2021 - Case No. 4851/2021. After nearly two years of civil litigation, multiple attempts of the dealership/Tian to delay and derail the matter, basically +R150 000 in legal fees, and numerous other costs, my case had finally received judgement on 28 February 2023 after the dealership/Tian was not able and/or not willing to provide the details and records of the vehicle as it had entered the dealership. In essence, I had been awarded payment of the amount of about R136 000 plus interest of around R19 000, as well as costs of suit. To this day, 30 days later, no payment has been received from the dealership/Tian and I am now left with escalating the matter for execution by obtaining the necessary warrant to attach and sell the assets of the company. A ******** case against Tian will also be pursued and a number of other actions will begin to take place and be initiated. I would definitely not recommend purchasing a vehicle or doing business with this dealership and/or Tian Cloete because you have a high chance of being taken for a 'ride' and purchasing a vehicle that was possibly written off and repaired and then sold to be in excellent condition. For further proof and information on this matter please feel free to query. But again, by all means, DO NOT ENTER this dealership if considering purchasing a vehicle. It is also possible that all the 'good' reviews on here were done by family/friends and are **** reviews.
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