Car battery suddenly dead without warning

snapdragon69 · 29 Apr 2019 at 07:49

Rroff said:
This is something that worries me a little driving a vehicle that can't practically be bump started to and from work at often the dead of night in the middle of nowhere miles from home :s got an emergency jump start kit but not actually tried it to see if it works :|

Me too. I keep a charger and 10mm spanner in the boot as I work 24/7 shift rota in the middle of nowhere. Would be better if there was an outside power socket but I haven't been here long enough to ask.

Shicky · 29 Apr 2019 at 09:00

Might just go with Halfords so I can get this sorted today. 70GBP seems fairly steep but 3 year warranty I guess, would rather pay a lot for something I can rely on than something pants

Nasher · 29 Apr 2019 at 11:54

agw_01 said:
ECP sell Bosch batteries and can be quite reasonably priced with a discount code.

S4 = 4 year warranty
S5 = 5 year warranty

I've also had a lot of success with Halfords own 'Advanced' batteries too. I have one here that's 12 years old and still works as expected.

Halfords advanced stuff is pretty good. It's the cheap/regular stuff which is poop.

BUDFORCE · 29 Apr 2019 at 12:59

Shicky said:
Might just go with Halfords so I can get this sorted today. 70GBP seems fairly steep but 3 year warranty I guess, would rather pay a lot for something I can rely on than something pants

That's nothing, decent battery for mine is around £160

NVP · 29 Apr 2019 at 13:32

MOT place swapped your battery.

DXP55 · 29 Apr 2019 at 16:45

I took my Focus to Ford garage - Bosch battery was around £135 if I remember right - good job I did take it as battery was about 25kg - I would never have lifted it in and it was in a PITA position.

Thebug · 29 Apr 2019 at 17:44

If its sealed new battery time but if its got the caps on top you could try topping it up, normally one cell goes dry, worth a try for a few quid for battery water