New battery needed in the cup... Bosch from halfords ok?

[Dansta]

So the battery has Been fubar'd for a while now... So it's deffo time to bite the bullet. Popped into halfords for the 063 jobbie and found the Bosch silver number for about £90. Want little hassle I.e not ordering online etc... This battery a goodun? Or should I be going elsewhere?

Thanks as always all...

Dan

 

[iimushroomzii]

I'd go to a local battery place or motorfactors. get one for around £30

 

[-J-]

I got a Bosch Silver one from Halfords, No issue with it at all and has a 7 year warranty (Might be 5 but its long)

 

[Dansta]

I've read about some odyssey slim line battery... Worth the hassle of getting hold of one?

 

[Henry]

try sweet talking dealers to see if you can get one at trade - £90's mental for a car battery!

 

[maynard]

yeah bosch is great....but not for £90.

you can them for half of that at a motor factor!

 

[Dansta]

Any views on this slimline jobbie all?

 

[theduck]

Contact Burp and get one of the Odyssey ones for less! Better, lighter battery = WIN

 

[-Leigh-]

You can get them much cheaper from a motor factors. I saved about £40 by going to a motor factors for one.

 

[Dansta]

Without sounding stupid.. whats a motor factor?

 

[-Leigh-]

Like a local car parts place. Usually where the local garages order parts from too. x

 

[john182rs]

I got one of the bosch silver ones in my car, its not let me down once yet and definatly no problems starting the car.

try sweet talking dealers to see if you can get one at trade - £90's mental for a car battery!

It is mental from Halfords, but make friends with one of the staff and get their discount then you get them for £50 with 5 years warrenty.

 

[sideways danny]

Halfords are very expensive for most things, especially batteries

 

[Bluebeard]

Agree with above, Halfords are mentally overpriced but Bosch batteries are awesome. I've got one on my Clio van and its not moved since xmas. Got in it about two weeks ago and it started first turn of the key!

 

[sideways danny]

I've had a few silver-calcium batteries now, they're excellent in general, seem to be able to get much higher CCA from a smaller bettery

 

[Dansta]

Been looking online and that Silver Bosch battery doesn't seem to get any cheaper than £98?!

 

[finch wxm]

halfords batteries are made by bosch. i bought a bosch silver from them

 

[john182rs]

Also you can ebay them, postage is a bit high but find some where close to you and pick it up.

 

[iimushroomzii]

Been looking online and that Silver Bosch battery doesn't seem to get any cheaper than £98?!

Go to a motorfactors! Ffs!

 

[James28]

If you don't know a motor factors, If you've got a Halfords Trade Card, that basically halves the full price cost from Halfords.

 

[Evil Ally]

Bought a Bosch S5 for my 405 diesel recently, £120 at Halfords, £58 at Costco