car battery needed

subway

i need a battery for a 1.3 colt, halfords want ~80eu
is that a good price or a bit of a rip off?

Ring a local motor factors or Advance Pitstop or similar and see what they want for one Local factors may knock a bit off for you

Saruman

In fairness I think Halfords have pretty decent batteries and you do want a good battery in cold weather. Any Halfords battery I have got has been spot on.

subway

thanks for the replies, i have a bosch battery from halfords in my M5 so no problems with quality. tbh, i'm not bothered by saving 5 or 10eu but if the halfords one is double priced then ill go somewhere else. dont know of any local motor factor around here so would have to get the yellow pages out.

i did ring the local advance style place who didnt know what type of battery to put in it but said somewhere from 70 - 90 depending...

so, would you reckon i'm not being fleeced at around the €80 mark?

Saruman

Sounds right to me.

colm_mcm

got a battery for a 1.6 petrol in local motor factors for 60, it was 80 for my 2.0 diesel.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Depending on the battery, that seems in and around the price. And for the hassle of going elsewhere, you might only save a tenner, so it's probably worth your while getting one in Halfords

kermitpwee

Bryn wrote: »

Depending on the battery, that seems in and around the price. And for the hassle of going elsewhere, you might only save a tenner, so it's probably worth your while getting one in Halfords

Local motor factors should do one for 50-60 and you fit it yourself. Maybe batteries are dearer on the east coast.

andyseadog

bought one for 45 the other week...

Jarren

same here

got new one for 45 euros from here

http://www.irishautoparts.ie/catalog/category/view/s/car-batteries-ireland-van-battery-12v/id/643/

colm_mcm

They're charging 60 for a colt battery

ballinue

Clara market any Sunday you can buy for about €30 I have bought a lot of batteries there, as I used to have a plant hire company.

legit trader with guarantee there.