What batteries are we all running?

[Boumsong]

I've currently got an Exide 60AH battery fitted, its a few years old and on these chilly mornings it struggles to get going, takes maybe 6 - 10 cranks before it'll start. I'm considering changing the battery first before I look for other causes.

Would it be safe to fit a bigger battery? Such as a 68AH or maybe even a 75AH?

[ianaudia4]

I have a Bosch 063 41ah battery on my Storm, been on nearly 5 years with no issues.
On my Scala I have a 60ah Exide, again no issues in 4 years.
On both on my cars I sourced OEM battery covers, a sort of sleeping bag that was standard on some MK3.5 Golf cabriolets.

[marcus]

Halfords HCB075 Calcium maintenance-free, capacity 60Ah.

I've had the car ten years and think I put the battery in a couple of years after I got it, so I guess it's eight years old, had no problems with it.

[mark1gls]

Bosch 063 41ah battery on my daily driver Golf GTi (DX engine) I have no problems with it cranking over even in the cold winter mornings, it's been throught the last 4 winters which have been cold!
I've the same battery on my Mk1 Scirocco but that gets unplugged from the car in the winter.

[james butler]

Bosch 063 all the way.
I've tried lots of other makes of battery and as soon as cold weather hits they just go flAt for no good reason.

[DougWomble]

I use Alphaline 065 54ah - my previous one was perfect for a good 5 or 6 years, but I changed it out of a sense of duty.

My current one has been fine also - the only problems I've had with it have been self-inflicted, with a badly wired stereo draining it (see previous thread).

[Nate]

Bosch s4 on the Toledo. My old Rocco used to have whatever I could lay my hands on cozI was skint. The mk1 will be getting another Bosch. The price difference between that and a cheapy makes it a no brainer