Bollocks.
Range Rover’s leaking coolant again, albeit from a different place this time. It’s good to have variety I suppose...
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Bollocks.
Range Rover’s leaking coolant again, albeit from a different place this time. It’s good to have variety I suppose...
Land Cruiser next time then Adam.
You've been done. (Last battery I bought was a bog standard for about £68 I think)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Any joking apart what car was it for and what's 'sophisticated' about it?
Probably due to 'stop/start' technology, [see link below] which requires a more sophisticated/heavy duty battery (AGM), facilitating the plethora of electronics needing powered in modern cars (I believe Barry has an Audi A1).
https://www.oaks-services.co.uk/news...ormal-battery/
The last battery for the Brabster was just shy of £300, but that's for a 3.5L engine, with lots of current-demanding stuff attached to it. This is what's fitted in my car: https://www.varta-automotive.com/en-...er-dynamic-agm which I suspect will be similar to what's in Barry's.
Marco.
Sorry to hear that, mate. Hope you get it sorted soon!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Marco.
Yes, that's more or less what the AA man said, though I wasn't really taking it all in at the time. My Audi does seem to have a lot of current consuming "bells and whistles" on it which need powering: sat-nav; air-con; heated seats; electric sun roof, plus the usual radio and CD player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Like yours the new battery is made by Varta, and replaced the original, which would have been 9 years old. I was amused to see the AA engineer had to 'tell' the car (by plugging in some sort of gizmo under the dash), that the battery had been changed.
Canbus. Everything has to be 'keyed' in on modern cars these days. On a newer Merc one can't even change a lightbulb without having to advise the computer. Sheesh.
they changed battery on mine several times. i didnt notice him doing that for mine.. quite a small battery so maybe didnt matter, as it doesnt do any starting etc
Exactly this. If your car has all the gizmos that are fitted these days, and especially if it has stop/start technology, AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) is the way to go. But they do cost upwards of £250. Older low-tech cars don't really need this, and a regular acid-flooded battery is fine and should come in under £100. But you do get what you pay for - get a good 'un and forget it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Yups... Interestingly though, the Brabster is late 2008 and was still fitted with an AGM [that's the battery it came with], thus what I've always replaced. I wonder how much older or 'low-tech' a car would have to be, in order for it to be as you say?:hmm::)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Certainly, cars are much more hi-tech now than they were in 2008..
Marco.