New Battery

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Nova2k7

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 Halifax - West Yorkshire
Ok so the last few days the car has struggled to start with the battery light flashing. Assume that I need a new one. Which one should i get?
 
Bucket load of Duracell AAs and some duck tape.



in serious mode tho, I believe the preferred choice is the Bosch S3?
 
sammysquid said:
Isn't the S3 for the small cars? wouldn't you need a S4 or S5?
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They do give you a little more power as you go up the range (about 10% per level), but the S3/4/5 numbering are really about many years warranty you're getting - i.e. the S3 has a 3 year warranty , 4 years on S4, 5 on S5.

What's more important is getting the right model for your car, as the 027 S5 is a 63ah/610cca battery, whereas the 096 S5 is a 77ah/780cca battery (OE spec is 70/700 IIRC).

The closest Bosch to OE spec is the 096 S3 which is about 20% cheaper than the S5 - but of course only comes with a 3 year (vs 5 year) warranty.
 
mmm-five said:
sammysquid said:
Isn't the S3 for the small cars? wouldn't you need a S4 or S5?
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They do give you a little more power as you go up the range (about 10% per level), but the S3/4/5 numbering are really about many years warranty you're getting - i.e. the S3 has a 3 year warranty , 4 years on S4, 5 on S5.

What's more important is getting the right model for your car, as the 027 S5 is a 63ah/610cca battery, whereas the 096 S5 is a 77ah/780cca battery (OE spec is 70/700 IIRC).

The closest Bosch to OE spec is the 096 S3 which is about 20% cheaper than the S5 - but of course only comes with a 3 year (vs 5 year) warranty.
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How interesting. Bosch's website claim s3 is for smaller or older cars? and they do give the impression there is more difference than just capacity. I wonder if it is all marketing? I know when I thought I was going to need a new battery I was thinking I would want at least an s4... Interesting
 
I have an old VW Caravelle ('98) and put a Bosch S5 on it last year, never been let down by it and the van stands still for weeks at a time. Very impressed with it and got it from Halfords. You can put your car registration in on their website and it will give you battery recommendations:

Halfords
 
Well turns out it's the alternator! Car won't start at all now and just clicks. Ffs!
 
Just for the record. Check the size of the battery. I was going to get an 096 but then realised the direct replacement size wise was the 110.
 
Nova2k7 said:
Well turns out it's the alternator! Car won't start at all now and just clicks. Ffs!
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if this is still an issue, I've got two spare alternators....
 
Is your car a manual? i guess its too late now, but you could try to push start it.

I pushed mine around for 2 weeks waiting for my part to show up. Parking gets really tricky in some areas.
 
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