Car Battery Prices....... Gawd I nearly wet myself!!!!!

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I decided today to replace the Car battery....

(last on was approx 4 1/2 years ago while on holiday... got RAC to come and fix it on the beach car park

 

[Apache]

I'd have spent the money on the Bosch! Their windscreen wipers outlast and outperform the others.

 

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I'd have spent the money on the Bosch! Their windscreen wipers outlast and outperform the others.

Manufactures original parts lasted 4 years 2 months

RAC 'non-brand' just under 4 1/2 years

Manufactures warranty on this new one is 3 years....

If it fails in 3 years free replacement...

even if it don't I can Buy 2 for the price of the Bosch which would give longer lifespan @ 3 years warranty each!

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I'd have spent the money on the Bosch! Their windscreen wipers outlast and outperform the others.

P.S.

My windscreen wipers are Bosch

 

[Apache]

My windscreen wipers are Bosch

In that case I'll let you off - this once!

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

In that case I'll let you off - this once!

But can I have that Chocolate off the tree you promised me last night??????

 

[dbicket]

Get the old battery down to your local scrapyard ... The last time I was there they where giving a minimum of

 

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Get the old battery down to your local scrapyard ... The last time I was there they where giving a minimum of

 

[Barx]

It was a new year offer. You just didn't have to pay the 'free' delivery

 

[Nicky Tesla]

You could also keep your old battery in case you get a cracked radiator How to fix your radiator on the road - YouTube

 

[Evans Electric]

I'd have spent the money on the Bosch! Their windscreen wipers outlast and outperform the others.

Not very good in the "Engine starting field " though Patch!!!

 

[Andy™]

Not very good in the "Engine starting field " though Patch!!!

Really?

so.... anyone want to buy some Bosch wiper blades?

 

[Evans Electric]

Batts are expensive these days , during the "Great Thunderbird non Starting Debacle " of 2011 , all that useless cranking of the engine soon showed up a tired battery ,so

 

[Andy™]

Batts are expensive these days , during the "Great Thunderbird non Starting Debacle " of 2011 , all that useless cranking of the engine soon showed up a tired battery ,so

 

[NozSpark]

Oh no,, you gotta weigh them in,,,, I took a couple in last year and got

 

[Evans Electric]

I always feel that buying Bosch is buying quality TBH.

 

[steptoe]

anyone ever used one of these on a car battery?

we use a '3' (the older model) on the race bikes, they run total loss so are virtually completely drained before charging, and the batteries do a couple of years racing usually.

 

[kerching]

You could also keep your old battery in case you get a cracked radiator How to fix your radiator on the road - YouTube

Brilliant!

I remember watching Steed in The Avengers put an egg into the Rad. The heat poached the egg and blocked the leak.

I tried it...must have used wrong sort of egg! Whoops.....not what I eggspected................... :coat

 

[revjames]

I always worry about overcharging when it comes to batteries..... :coat

 

[PC Electrics]

After 24 years in automotive R&D, I can vouch for the quality of Bosch batteries. They are pretty much the best.

You're quite right Rev, you should use a good quality automatic charger especially for sealed batteries. If you overcharge then the electrolyte boils off and seriously damages the battery (by warping the internal plates which can touch and cause internal shorts).

BTW folks: make sure you charge your batteries whilst ambient temperatures are around 5 to 7 degrees C. Below 5C the battery becomes progressively less able to accept charge and won't accept charge at all below 0C.

 

[Revved Up Sparky]

The last car battery I acquired was free of charge !