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madonminis

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11th May, 2012 at 08:22:37am

Can anyone recommend a good battery. My olga one has given up and need one that will actually start my car

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11th May, 2012 at 09:52:15am

Always been happy with Halfords 3 year. Seem to hold charge OK.

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11th May, 2012 at 10:16:15am

I'm not familiar with "olga" but are you after a standard weight/size battery or a specialised lightweight or a big heavy duty one ???

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11th May, 2012 at 10:21:41am

my battery is off a 1.4 vauxhall astra, never had no probs with it.

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madonminis

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11th May, 2012 at 10:27:14am

Olga was supposed to read old. Stupid phone keypad. Seen some on ebay. Just wondering what people use. Ie s3, s4 our the like

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11th May, 2012 at 10:49:37am

Battery size, capacity, terminal layout is normally a 3 digit numerical code - the classic Mini standard one being 038 which is a rattling fit in the battery box.

I've used an 078 which is the biggest I could find that will fit with the terminals the right way around (but I have specific reasons for wanting a high capacity battery).

For the make, I don't think there is much in it - the Halfords ones are overpriced compared to the internet but at least you can take it back to your local branch when it fails without the hassle of making a claim and "posting" it.

The only suggestion I would make is choose a lead/calcium type (usually have 4 years guarantee instead of 3) as they seem more reliable over long periods.

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11th May, 2012 at 10:53:04am

anyone recommend a lightweight battery for day to day use? I was searching earlier and now this topic has come up

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11th May, 2012 at 11:15:45am

Find a mate with a Halfords "trade" card and the batteries become very very good value, and still with the Halfords long guarantee too.


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11th May, 2012 at 11:53:09am

I have a Bosch Blue 063 Battery (S4001), £51.31 posted from here http://boschcarbatteries.co.uk/

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12th May, 2012 at 05:17:31am

I have been using Optima Yellow tops for a few years, great batteries never any problems.

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13th May, 2012 at 11:27:34am

thanks for the help guys

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14th May, 2012 at 06:51:08pm

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