PVL3702 Assignment 1
Semester 2 | Due 26 August
2025
NO PLAGIARISM
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[Type the company name]
, Exam (elaborations)
PVL3702 Assignment 1 Semester 2 Memo | Due 26
August 2025
• Course
• Law of Contract (PVL3702)
• Institution
• University Of South Africa (Unisa)
• Book
• The Law of Contract in South Africa
01 QUESTION: Shane wants to purchase a limited-edition Porsche motor vehicle which
was recently released in Germany. He visits the local Porsche dealership in
Johannesburg. The owner of the dealership informs Shane that there is a twelve month
waiting period to receive the limited-edition Porsche model, from the date the order is
placed, because this model is manufactured and assembled in Germany, and thereafter
it will be sent to the Johannesburg dealership in South Africa. Shane signed the
‘Contract of Sale’ document presented by the dealership with its standard terms and
conditions, which stipulated a purchase price of R2 Million Rand for this limited-edition
Porsche car. In accordance with this offer, Shane was required to pay the full purchase
price to the seller (which is ‘Porsche Johannesburg’) within 30 days of him signing the
agreement, and after the manager of the dealership requested him to do so, Shane
timeously complied with this requirement. Eight months after signing the ‘Contract of
Sale’ document, the manager of the dealership informed Shane that with reference to
one of the terms in the document, Shane needs to specify if he wants any extras to be
included in the car, and he needs to pay for it. Shane specified to the seller that he
wanted a sunroof installed which cost him an extra R50 000 and he paid the seller for it,
at the time. Shane was then informed by the manager that he should expect to receive
the Porsche limited-edition car in Johannesburg, in a few months-time. A few months
later the Porsche car arrived in Johannesburg at the dealership. Porsche only
manufactured five cars of this limited-edition model globally, so there was great
excitement at the dealership when the car arrived in South Africa. Porsche enthusiasts
were flying from all over the country to see the car. People were offering more than
double the amount Shane paid for the car. This got the owner of the dealership to think
whether he could sell the car for a much higher price, as the car had not yet been
delivered and registered in Shane’s name. The owner of ‘Porsche Johannesburg’ sought
legal advice from his attorney. The attorney scrutinised the ‘Contract of Sale’ document
and found that whilst Shane signed it, the seller’s authorised representative did not,
Semester 2 | Due 26 August
2025
NO PLAGIARISM
[Pick the date]
[Type the company name]
, Exam (elaborations)
PVL3702 Assignment 1 Semester 2 Memo | Due 26
August 2025
• Course
• Law of Contract (PVL3702)
• Institution
• University Of South Africa (Unisa)
• Book
• The Law of Contract in South Africa
01 QUESTION: Shane wants to purchase a limited-edition Porsche motor vehicle which
was recently released in Germany. He visits the local Porsche dealership in
Johannesburg. The owner of the dealership informs Shane that there is a twelve month
waiting period to receive the limited-edition Porsche model, from the date the order is
placed, because this model is manufactured and assembled in Germany, and thereafter
it will be sent to the Johannesburg dealership in South Africa. Shane signed the
‘Contract of Sale’ document presented by the dealership with its standard terms and
conditions, which stipulated a purchase price of R2 Million Rand for this limited-edition
Porsche car. In accordance with this offer, Shane was required to pay the full purchase
price to the seller (which is ‘Porsche Johannesburg’) within 30 days of him signing the
agreement, and after the manager of the dealership requested him to do so, Shane
timeously complied with this requirement. Eight months after signing the ‘Contract of
Sale’ document, the manager of the dealership informed Shane that with reference to
one of the terms in the document, Shane needs to specify if he wants any extras to be
included in the car, and he needs to pay for it. Shane specified to the seller that he
wanted a sunroof installed which cost him an extra R50 000 and he paid the seller for it,
at the time. Shane was then informed by the manager that he should expect to receive
the Porsche limited-edition car in Johannesburg, in a few months-time. A few months
later the Porsche car arrived in Johannesburg at the dealership. Porsche only
manufactured five cars of this limited-edition model globally, so there was great
excitement at the dealership when the car arrived in South Africa. Porsche enthusiasts
were flying from all over the country to see the car. People were offering more than
double the amount Shane paid for the car. This got the owner of the dealership to think
whether he could sell the car for a much higher price, as the car had not yet been
delivered and registered in Shane’s name. The owner of ‘Porsche Johannesburg’ sought
legal advice from his attorney. The attorney scrutinised the ‘Contract of Sale’ document
and found that whilst Shane signed it, the seller’s authorised representative did not,
