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Not a problem a such more of peoples opinion about what battery to buy. I am a big fan of Bosch products, and I want to replace the battery in the Scala, as it as flat as a witches tit, I don't know how old it is so I would prefer to renew.

What are you using/rocommend?

I went for the Bosch 44mah from ECP.

I really wish I had bought the slightly higher capacity one. Definitely recommend going for that.

That is what I was looking at earlier, £35 seems a decent price. Has it been good in this cold weather?

bought a varta for the 16v from this lot - www.tayna.co.uk - but have ok experience of Bosch too.

having said that went and disconnected the three cars that havent been driven for a week or so earlier tonight.

ianaudia4 wrote:That is what I was looking at earlier, £35 seems a decent price. Has it been good in this cold weather?

Not had any problems with it being flat so far.

Only thing I will say about it is: I wish I had gone for the slightly higher rated 60 odd mah one for the following reasons :

1) Peace of mind that you should have more than enough power for all appliances
2) The smaller battery is literally a lot smaller than the original and does not fit in the tray correctly without additional support
3) For £10 extra or so its worth it!

Probably me being paranoid because of my cold start issue - combined with the fact I see the battery light flicker on start up at times. Although I have changed the battery, alternator and it still does this.. so could be unrelated.

Anyway sorry for the long reply mate - basically go for the next one up

I understand what you mean Rohan, about the larger AH rating but I am not sure what the output of the alternator is as the pink sticker is goosed and only shows it is a Bosch, don't want to get a battery that the alternator will have to work its little arse off trying to charge!
I rang the dealers and gave them the chasis number but they couldn't help with what the rating of the alternator was went the car was built.

ianaudia4 wrote:I understand what you mean Rohan, about the larger AH rating but I am not sure what the output of the alternator is as the pink sticker is goosed and only shows it is a Bosch, don't want to get a battery that the alternator will have to work its little arse off trying to charge!
I rang the dealers and gave them the chasis number but they couldn't help with what the rating of the alternator was went the car was built.

Ah yes I see where you are coming from.

I cant remember the output of the alternators but im sure someone on here knows. I dont think it would be too stressful with a 50ish mah battery though

Let us know how you get on Ian

The alternators can be 45, 55, 65 or 90 amp! I know my Storm has a 90amp because I fitted it, I was just going to play safe with the 44ah Bosch so as not to need a new alternator.

You can tell the quality of a battery by the length of warranty. 2,3,4 or 5 years. You'll pay through the nose for 5 but 4 is usually the wisest choice. Poor batteries will offer short warranty. Don't choose based on the reputation of the brand. Good spark plugs doesn't mean good batteries.

as previously mentioned, go for one with a long guarantee. a 1 year guaranteed battery is so for a reason!

personally i'd go for a known name too. varta and deta being my preferred choice

I'll go out on a limb and recommend Halfords! I got the bigger option of the two for a couple of my cars now, Scirocco and Impreza and they were great. I think they say Calcium Technology or something on them and iirc have a 5 year guarantee. They do cost a bit of a fortune compared to others though.

You can get the same batteries Halfords sell for about 60% of their price if you know where to go. UK batteries, Maccess, lots of places selling other vehicle stuff like exhausts or such like. DO NOT BUY HOPPECKE - they are shite!

Hi There

After leaving my car in LONG STAY car park for 4 days I returned to a FLAT BATTERY..


I am looking to buy a new one and hoped you could advise me for £40 - £60...
This one from Euro Car Parts looks to be about right
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volks ... 5ec84&BATT

Any Advice ?

Let me know
JON

Mate, ECP sell Bosch batteries, I bought a S3 type 063 53 amp for £38, fits the space nicely.

GSF sell bosch batteries, don't seems to be listed on there web site, I expect they cant offer delivery. Give them a call, they are just of the M32.
http://www.gsfcarparts.com
If you are a paid up member you can get some discount.