Link for worm please! :laughing:

The second mouse gets the cheese

I interpret that saying differently. The early worm gets eaten by the bird.

What is water made up from again?

same battery is on eBay sold by same company for 35.99 after purchasing paypal recipet showed payment was taken by Eurocarparts which is same company as carparts4less and usually most stuff is cheaper on carparts4less with free delivery but the One so ff ebay is again under a different seller id not sure why they do that i suppose they have clicked in that some people pay extra just for a well known name and some dont so they just have multiple names anf charge different prices bit of a con and a waste of time for people to find the cheapest price's

If batteries fail prematurely, it usually means that the battery has been sitting on a warehouse shelf for months on end. Try and buy from a company who gets a regular turnover of stock. Just a tip! A battery hates sitting about uncharged.

Also about my above comment, when I did research into batteries for my car, a lot of research, Johnson Controls made pretty much all the batteries of this type in the UK. They have 3 levels of performance and you can see this over different brands models. I think they change numbers about slightly on the cases for some, but if you opened them up, I'd bet that a cheap no-name brand would be the same as a Bosch or Varta inside. All use the same outer mouldings. I went for the cheapest with the longest warranty. The price for this Bosch is still excellent by the way.

I used halfords battery checker on my car reg and it gave me the largest possible battery that would fit.
As its a diesel car and need a lot of power to start it in the cold i opted for a 800cca varta f18.
At -15 temp it fired up as if it was a summers day.That was after i had prised the boot open and climbed through as the doors were frozed shut.

Why are people arguing about this offer.Its a good price for a battery is it not ???.

Will this go in bmw 1 series?

Tom, my comment did not relate to 'topping up' Yes, I remember the days when you topped up lead acid batteries with distilled or de-ionised water. Rather, I was referring to the word 'CHANGED'. I certainly had never heard of people changing the water (electrolyte) in a car battery. The thought of tipping out what is still relatively concentrated sulphuric acid invites all sorts of risks.

Bosch batteries are excellent

my S4 is now 6 years old, and playing up a little as have to charge car once every 2 weeks as really dont use it, so £50 for delivery of a new one, so cars ready to use when I need it is a bargain, will wait for the slightly warmer weather to fit it as well as having to fit all new collant pipes and currently routed across the battery terminal so 2 jobs could be done in one day

I never leave anything running when I turn the engine off, so all good.
Thank you very much for your reply, it makes everything crystal clear now.

hot price.
dont these normally retail for around 100 notes

Sorry for probably a lame question, but would this fit honda civic 07 plate? Or does it simply work with any car? Cheers:)

I got one of these Bosch S4s a few years ago thinking it would be good but had to return after a year and the replacement barely lasted the warranty. Never let it go flat as it does not seem to recover. My current Exide has been much better and lasted longer already!

How do I know what kind of battery I need for my car? I've got a Ford Fiesta 2003 1.3 and have been advised it needs replacing. Will I need someone to fit it also?!

Hot! Thank you!

You're welcome.

Q1. Yes, if my calculations are correct.

Q2. No significant difference. Only scenario I can see it having any effect is if you leave the dashcam running when you park. Assuming for the sake of the calculations that it consumes 500mA, that 5Ah difference would give you ten hours more operating time before the battery is too weak to start the engine.

Believe it or not but Bosch don't actually make car batteries, neither does Duracell or Varta. Most batteries in the world are made by Johnson Controls, Exide, or GS Yuasa then rebranded. You can potentially get a cheapo generic eBay or car parts supplier battery that's the same as this for even less money.

they advised me last month when i went in for a new battery for my mums car was not to buy them, and that the most batteries they get returned with problems are the S3 and S4, and only the S5 is still made in germany, not sure how true this is,. I've had my S5 for 6/7 years now and I've had no problems with it, so can only recommend the reliability of that one.

Just ordered Ty

Which is exactly how so many big businesses get away with licensing out their name to all and sundry - people see brand names and think it's worth paying out extra. Like a lot of legacy 'branded' stuff sold these days the only thing Duracell car batteries have got in relation to Duracell is the name on the packaging...

Car battery life is mostly determined by how it is used and how the charge is maintained. Even a cheap battery should last 6 plus years as long as the charge level is maintained. The reason for battery failure is due to sulfation of the plates, which accelerates when the charge level drops below about 40 or 50 percent. So if you use your car for short journeys or leave your lights and flatten the battery, and then don't fully charge it afterwards, it will take a lot of driving to get the charge back. You won't be aware of the low charge rate as your car will still start OK, until there's sudden cold snap and it will fail. By that point it is generally too late and a new battery will be the only option. The more expensive batteries, ie those with 4 or 5 year warranties contain silver / calcium coating i believe on the plates which helps to resist the sulfation of the plates, so they can take a lot more abuse and should last much longer.

This battery lasted 8 years in my VW and i just replaced it with the exact same. Much better than the manufacturers batteries

Paid £110 for a fitted Battery from the AA when mine failed one winter morning after 5 years from new. Saying that, the load my car puts on a battery, surprised it lasted that long. This looks a bargain

Actually he's completely correct.
Really? I'd say the numbers would be in the millions.
No he's right and you're wrong, a drop in the battery fluid level is caused (provided that there are no leaks) by evaporation of the water in the electrolyte mixture.

Can't confirm if it matches my car on the website, but I think this is the same battery I paid over double this price for last year (RAC wanted over £100 I think), so absolute bargain on first sight.

Update. Finally managed to put my car details in and as the cold cranking amp is half the CCA on my £90 Bosch battery, not quite the bargain I first thought.

you can get a bosch s5 from a proper battery supplier for around the same as ecp or any of the other car factors - a much better battery

12 years is a good innings I'd just replace it before it lets you down in the middle of nowhere late at night when it's raining and there's no mobile signal.

Good price, but normal price for my car. I've bought 2 Bosh batteries for my car and my wife's car for about £60 each. There's sale at http://www.gsfcarparts.com with 40% code if anyone needs it. It's for this weekend only - FEB40

60AH BOSCH S4 BATTERY UK REF 005 for Subaru Legacy - £67.20 after code.

They inflate prices before weekend if you use code, but still good price.

Hope it helps someone

Ye a Toyota First Trade Centre. Not sure if the price is nationwide but all Arnold Clark Toyota trade sites have 063's at £22.50, 075's at £34.99 and 100's at £39.99. Bought loads of them for customers. Price is + vat

Do you know if topping up the de-ionised water in a battery would increase the CCA of the battery? My car battery seems to be on the verge of not being able to crank the engine up, especially on slightly colder days and was wondering whether replacing the water would help. Having said that, my car is 12 years old and is still running on original batteries. It's only recently I've noticed a slight struggle in the startups. When the car is running, my instrument panel shows the voltage as 14.2V so that looks healthy.

Thanks.

Genuine toyota 063 batteries are £22.50 + vat at trade centres. 3 year guarantee included

Thank you for that. So, just to clarify, the 5Ah drop from the old battery to the new would only mean that under a 400A load, I would get 45 seconds less operating time? Did I get that right?

How will my onboard devices (dashcam, stereo, car's electrics, phone charger) be affected?
Please pardon my ignorance...

Brilliant price!

Either you are just wrong or you didn't read the comment properly.I would think there are very few vehicle owners that don't know what topping up a battery means, even though it is years since any new vehicle had anything other than a sealed battery that doesn't need topping up. So your explanation of that was wasted. As for changing the water, probably referring to changing sulphuric acid, in that he was right and you were wrong. That is exactly how the life of older batteries can be extended. Before sealed types became the norm, it was common practice to empty out the old (weak) acid, wash out the battery with water, and then fill with the correct specific gravidy acid, bought from any battery shop, and , oh yes, checked with hydrometer(fsold by Halfords).

Might be worth mentioning, Costco is pretty handy for batteries... they sell Bosch ones are the prices are very good.

Brilliant deal, many thanks.

Would this be suitable for a 1.8 zetec turbo?

Ordered, cheers!

I replaced my battery last september i think and went for the Varta Silver Battery F18 its the biggest battery that would fit my diesel vectra and has a 5 year warranty.Also made in the factory as bosch.

My car currently has a battery that says 50Ah - 410
This one has 45Ah - 420.
As I understand, the cranking power is best if it is higher (420>410), but can someone please help me understand what the first figure means and how bad would it be if I had 5Ah less?

TIA

just got mine thanks great price

This is for the xhara Citroen
Vw is 70£
My bm battery went after 3 yrs ...usual life apparently£100 plus
An old golf has a battery over 12 years
My Tr6 used 1 a year
A bit of chance here

Good price for the Bosch S4

No it means distilled water/ de-ionised water, some batteries need topping up when it becomes low, the reaction when charging turns some of the water back into oxygen and hydrogen so you cells would run dry on water.

Of course in our throw away society sealed units are now the norm.

Surely the early worm is the first to get back underground before dawn? The tardy worm is still on the surface when its predator arrives.

Had one of these fail with five months to run on the four year warranty. Thankfully I'd retained the receipt (and noted the date by labelling the battery as I installed it), and once they'd tested it themselves and verified it as a failure, the merchant (Sutton Auto Factors) promptly swapped it. So glad I'd not saved a few pennies by choosing one with only three years cover!

The second mouse gets the cheese

I won't be using them.

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Agency company supported by ECP, so any issues, straight to Euro House :wink:

Thanks I thought it was, couldn't see the name and address on the website. If the site complies with the law it's well hidden!

Decent price - have some heat. Have to question the car-sense of whoever writes their marketing 'blurb' "you do not need to top up OR CHANGE THE WATER" ! It's a long time since I topped up a car battery, but I have never 'changed the water' in one - by 'water', I'm assuming they mean sulphuric acid!

Also a comment on the life of OEM batteries Passed on my wife's 9 year old Focus, still on its original battery; sold my 7 year old Mondeo diesel - again on its original battery (and original exhaust systems still on both cars too). However, the original battery failed on my son's Fiat at 4 years, and the battery in a friend's 2010 Saab 9-5 failed at 3.

Can also suggest Tayna as a good place to buy batteries online.

Is this Eurocarparts in disguise?

Brilliant price! The early bird catches the worm!

have to say I'm a fan of these batteries, we bought a car new in 2008 much to my horror the OEM battery failed within just 4 years, swapped it out with a bosch and still starts better than it did from new! never known a car battery to fail when its driven 40+ mile everyday, guess that's Italian batteries for you :smiley:

if anyone is on the look out, eurocar parts seem to do Duracell ones cheaper than most cheap batteries and they also have a 5 year warranty, never used one but I can't imagine them being bad

Very good batteries. Thanks for this

Bosch batteries are excellent