On the Monday I called and requested a rest drive of the car. When I went to test drive the car on the Tuesday, the salesman told me that I couldn't test drive it because there was no petrol in it. He told me that the Shell garage where petrol is bought from was closed. I could tell that the engine had been running. It seemed quite hot. The salesman told me that I would have to come back on the Thursday as he had a day off on the Wednesday. On Thursday I returned for a test drive. The car was not available immediately. It was in the Vardy garage. The salesman told me that it had a "cold start" problem. I immediately noticed some kind of scraping or grinding noise coming from the rear of the car. The salesman suggested it was the trade plate rubbing, but I told him that I thought it was something more serious. The next day, I was told that the problem was caused by non-standard alloy wheels being fitted. I was told that Vardy would fit the correct sized wheels and this and all the other problems would be sorted. When I returned from holiday having agreed to buy the car, the Vardy employee taking my payment had no knowledge of any of the difficulties. I could see that the car had different wheels, a parcel shelf had been provided and the whole car had been cleaned an polished. Assured that all was now fine, I paid for the car and took it home. When I arrived home, I noticed that the engine cooling fan was running, but I thought that was normal. When I wanted the car this week, I found that the battery was flat and it wouldn't start. I have now noticed that the engine cooling fan comes on as soon as the engine is started and that it remains on. After only a short drive, the cooling fluid seems very hot. I am not entirely convinced that Peter Vardy has really prepared this car and that the service actually provided is not very good at all.