Mrs D used to have a motability car. For those that don't know Motability are a lease scheme that specialise in disabled customers in receipt of PIP.
One day she got a puncture and the tyre was, quelle surprise, declared unrepairable. Instead of replacing the original Pirelli likenfor like, or at least with a similar tyre, they shoved on the cheapest on they could find which was a Khumo M&S tyre.
Bad enough having a mismatched boot on a car, but the opposite tyre was goosed through mileage. It was down to 3mm, a point at which a tyre should be replaced as it cease to tread water at that point and becomes unsafe, so I asked if that could be replaced. They refused as it wasn't worn to the legal limit.
So a not only a badly mismatched tyre, but a brand new tyre on the same axle as a dead one. The car felt horrible to drive, and above 50 was really nervous and skittish feeling. Dangerous, one might say.
When the lease ended we told them to shove it up their arriss.
Never buy a lease car unless its new enough never to have needed a service. They skimp and cut corners to a dangerous degree in their efforts to save money and maximise profit. They know the vehicle will be off the fleet in 2 or 3 years and couldn't give a sheet if it blows up a week after its gone. When you look at a cars service history ignore the stamps in the book and carefully scrutinise the actual invoices to see what has been done.
Also lease companies usually won't pay for "sundries", so stuff like door hinges won't have been greased, locks lubed, that sort on thing. A major service is lucky to get an oil and filter and the absolute minimum safety inspection they can get away with, and stuff all the extra work and expense that should also be done.