akbarirfan Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Hi All,What should I look out for when purchasing a new car battery?Any recommendations?My current one does not handle the cold too well and dies after about a week of inactivity, the battery is about 2 years old.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stator Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 That's quite poor for a 2 year old battery, even a cheap one. I usually buy based on the warranty length since I don't know any other way to tell them apart. Local shops are usually better than the chains and more likely to give you good advice.If you don't use your car for a week at a time have you thought of a solar panel trickle charger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 You can just go to Halfords and look up there book. I replaced my GTI battery with a Bosch that I bought online. |Good delivery and price, but I can't remember what site. Load sites out there and most have a Reg no. or car model search facility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffD Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I usually fit the diesel spec batteries as the cca (cold cranking amps) is usually better. if you can afford them bosch batteries do really well, but be warned they do good batteries, better ones and really good batteries, ie there is a range, the choice is yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I bought a Bosch Silver, obviously! S5 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffD Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 bosch must have heard that you wanted a battery, mate ha haa geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akbarirfan Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Ok great - thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 A VW Economy Battery 61Ah is what I just bought for my GTI. Good value and OEM. Should last longer than the cheap one that was in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akbarirfan Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Thanks for the responses, went for this - Bosch Battery S5 Battery 063..the car starts a lot better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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