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Sir Tigger KC

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Which battery?
« on: 20 July 2011, 16:19:16 »
Hi All,

My battery has finally given up the ghost so I need a new one....  :'(  :'( :'(

At the mo it's got a 75ah 720a Bosch, the closest my local motorfactor has is a 70ah 640a.  Will this be big enough for my 2.5 V6 ?

Ta in advance!! :y
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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #1 on: 20 July 2011, 16:29:08 »
If you've got someone local with a  VX TC or Halfords TC, you will get a good deal from them.  I got over a third off from Halfords on a battery, and VX deals are good also. :y
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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #2 on: 20 July 2011, 16:40:16 »
Sadly No.... The last battery I got from Costco for £55.... but I didn't keep up my Costco membership  :(

Might try one of these online battery dealers who deliver.... Has anyone tried this? Any recommendations?
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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #3 on: 20 July 2011, 21:06:02 »
You could pm andyc -He is a parts manager at a vauxhall dealers and comes highly recommended. He should give you tradeclub prices if you mention the forum - also will be able to recommend the correct battery.
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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #4 on: 20 July 2011, 21:47:01 »
The last new battery I purchased was for my old diseasel Vectra, I tried a few local motorfactors and Halfords (I have a trade card), the cheapest suppliers turned out to be my local Vauxhall dealer and they gave the longest guarantee...

If you go in with the right attitude they should do you 'trade' over the counter.
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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #5 on: 20 July 2011, 22:27:55 »
As you are in need of a battery, best to get it from Vx on trade, will be much cheaper than most online distributors.  :y
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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #6 on: 20 July 2011, 22:40:01 »
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At the mo it's got a 75ah 720a Bosch, the closest my local motorfactor has is a 70ah 640a.  Will this be big enough for my 2.5 V6 ?

Ta in advance!! :y

Just remember that the 720a is the cold cranking amps (CCA), the higher the figure the easier the starter will crank the engine so you don`t really want toa lower figure than  than whats already on.
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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #7 on: 20 July 2011, 23:44:04 »
I'd look it up but the Trade club web site is rubbish ATM. No vehicles or parts listed.

However don't let that put you off. Tc is by far the cheapest, reliable, and a 3 year warranty as I recall.
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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #8 on: 20 July 2011, 23:46:40 »
another vote for tc here...

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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #9 on: 20 July 2011, 23:55:52 »
Go to Vauxhall and ask for the one for your car  :y
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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #10 on: 21 July 2011, 01:30:33 »
Vauxhall prices excluding VAT as at May 2011 (because the website is in a cream puff, as usual  >:( ):

                                       Retail      Trade      TC
44 AMP      19001889       44.50      40.71      35.10
50 AMP      93168488       44.50      40.05      35.10
55 AMP      19003129       52.00      47.59      42.76
60 AMP      93197905       52.00      46.80      42.76
65 AMP      93189923       69.00      63.14      51.59
70 AMP        9201470       89.00      81.44      62.69
85 AMP      93197903      104.00      93.60      73.74


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Re: Which battery?
« Reply #11 on: 21 July 2011, 08:38:10 »
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Go to Vauxhall and ask for the one for your car  :y
Exactly what I did. Cheapest as well  :)
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