Car battery

[Typhy 0]

Ive just purchased my first rado and it needs a new battery!

 

so ive been to motosave and they said the cheapest is 74.99 i instantly said feck that! i couldnt believe it!

 

is this the correct price im expecting to pay or can i get a cheap one i argued with him and said i could

 

car is a 1.8 16v 1990

 

thanks luke

[PROVR6 0]

Ive got a VR6 and I think halfords wanted £90 for the cheapest one. I went to Partco and got one for £45, the cranking power wasn't as high but starts on the button. I don't drive my car much, once a week maybe, keep a trickle charger on it and it never goes flat.

[joebloggsVR69 0]

Battery prices have gone through the roof, something about the demand for lead, I was told

[speedysmartypants 0]

yeah batteries have got expensive. i got a bosch silver top for my vr from my local shop for £110. a year ago when my lil bro worked at halfords he used his trade card to get me a cheap bat for my golf mk3 1.4 and it only cost £25. befriend someone that works at halfords is your best bet.

[Philuk 0]

where are you based mate? try your local A1 Motorstore, we sell em for about £70 ish and we do price match, we sell Moura which is a 4 year guarentee :) bosch silvertops are good but expensive lol

[coolrado 0]

Bosch silver S4, eurocarparts £56, got one last week.

[Typhy 0]

im in leeds

[Philuk 0]

get your arse to scarborough and come see me lol, we keep em in at £69-99 but can matcvh the gsf £56 price so thats 4 year guarentee(sp?) lol :) BUT im out of stock till wednesday - which doesnt really help you right now lol

[boost monkey 0]

Battery prices have gone through the roof, something about the demand for lead, I was told

 

Yeah, it's exactly that. The lead mines are running out and as all the plates inside a battery are made from lead, the consequent price of batteries has gone up.

 

And pencils :nuts: (joke).

[boost monkey 0]

They can still be had cheap though, I got a battery from a local shop for £55, pretty much same CCA and power as the old one and has a 3 year guarantee.

[shawshankkid 1]

You can get a Varta battery for £75 from national tyres...and thats a proper battery !

[dr_mat 0]

GSF also sell the bosch silvers. About the ~£50 mark should be right for a good battery.

But are you sure the old one is dead? That's the first thing to check. It's actually pretty hard to kill a battery, it's a very very simple device. As long as the cells are not sulphated up, and they have sufficient acid concentration, then it can be restored.

[Critical_Mass 10]

Typhy as Dr_Mat said GSF do the bosch silver but when i went to GSF less then a year ago it was about £90.

 

Where in Leeds are you mate?

[Typhy 0]

got one today at champion motor spares for 50 quid biggest most powerfull one they give me 4 options 1 expensive wi 4 year garuntee and oen cheap wi 2 year garuntee ( less powerful) and then ore powerful ones 2 and 4 year garuntees wi according prices

[VR6 0]

Moving.

 

/Counts to 10 while taking deep breaths

[A-J 0]

Battery prices have gone through the roof, something about the demand for lead, I was told

 

Yeah, it's exactly that. The lead mines are running out and as all the plates inside a battery are made from lead, the consequent price of batteries has gone up.

 

And pencils :nuts: (joke).

 

 

I wonder how much to change the batteries on a Prius?