Assessment 3 Lionel is a sales rep and uses his car daily to earn an income. He takes his car to Mike's Mechanics for a service. A fire breaks out at the premises and destroys Lionel's car. The fire resulted from negligent conduct on Mike's part. Lionel institutes a delictual claim against Mike's Mechanics. In addition to the value of his car, he also wishes to claim an amount that he has paid to Budget Rentals for renting a car to enable him to continue doing his work and thus earning an income while waiting for the outcome of the litigation. In respect of this second amount (select the best option): a. Lionel will not succeed, because the rental of the car is regarded as _res inter alios acta_. b. Lionel will not succeed, because Mike's Mechanics cannot be made a party to the contractual relations between Lionel and Budget Rentals. c. Lionel will succeed, because of the mitigation of loss rule. d. Lionel will succeed, because a legal causal link exists between the conduct of Mike's Mechanics and the amount that Lionel had to pay to Budget Rentals