CST-24T Ocean Flame : Bad luck

I must have the worst luck with Harley Benton guitars. A few weeks ago I received and immediately returned a TE90FLT ..... totally unplayable and looked as if it had been lying about the shop for a while, volume and tone controls didn't work and when they did the whole pot including the innards turned round and round. Anyway, not to be put off I put it down as a one off but lost faith in the model hence I got a CST 24 instead....... Almost unplayable! I've had to buy a new nut which I wil have to replace as it's far too high and the action is awful. I decided to change the strings and the ball ends wouldn't come out of the bridge for three of the strings until I removed the saddles and poked them through with a long thin screwdriver. I have watched sooooo many reviews on you tube with more than positive reviews so I guess I just have bad luck. In November I got a HB fretless J bass which is absolutely fantastic and I'm waiting for a BZ4000NT which wont be in stock for 6-7 weeks and I'm really hopeing it's the same quality as the fretless J bass. Believe it or not I'm thinking about buying another HB guitar because it can't be strike three......... Can it?