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Where to buy a battery?

  • 16-08-2012 8:49am
    #1
    giftgrub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭


    The wife's Punto's battery has completely died...t

    I was quoted 75 euro from Advance Pitstop for a new one...

    Is there anywhere i'd get it a few bob cheaper? I'm in south Dublin

    (i'd fit it myself)

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Oranage2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,128 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    giftgrub wrote: »
    The wife's Punto's battery has completely died...t

    I was quoted 75 euro from Advance Pitstop for a new one...

    Is there anywhere i'd get it a few bob cheaper? I'm in south Dublin

    (i'd fit it myself)

    Cheers



    Try a breakers yard.


  • #3
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Get out the Golden Pages and phone a couple of motor factors?


  • #4
    giftgrub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭giftgrub


    Oranage2 wrote: »
    Try a breakers yard.

    yeah, I was thinking that, but how reliable would it be?


  • #5
    Oranage2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,128 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    giftgrub wrote: »
    yeah, I was thinking that, but how reliable would it be?

    I got a brand new one for €50.


  • #6
    TheBody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,633 ✭✭✭TheBody


    There are huge variations in quality of car battery though. You get what you pay for.


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  • #7
    giftgrub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭giftgrub


    Just rang a breakers' place there now...30 quid. Worth a go...


  • #8
    TheBody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,633 ✭✭✭TheBody


    giftgrub wrote: »
    Just rang a breakers' place there now...30 quid. Worth a go...

    See if you can make out a date on the battery so you have an idea how old it is.


  • #9
    giftgrub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭giftgrub


    TheBody wrote: »
    See if you can make out a date on the battery so you have an idea how old it is.

    Good advice, wouldnt have thought of that...


  • #10
    Seanieke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Only one place to go in Dublin for Batteries, http://www.europower.ie/ Dave there will sort ya out.


  • #11
    haulagebasher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭haulagebasher


    Absolutely, never ever get a battery from a breakers yard. That the one thing that you can be sure that will not work. €30, that lad is ripping you off for a battery that's probably been discharge for 6 months and is useless.In most cases, a scrapyard battery will, even if it's relatively new, have been discharged from being unused for a long time. And when a battery is left in a discharged state for any length of time, thats it. Toast. It would only be any good for a doorstop. DONT GO TO A SCRAPPY FOR IT. BUY A NEW ONE.


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