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Offline Lyons

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New Battery
« on: December 26, 2015, 09:35:07 am »
Over the last couple of months the battery in my car has been flat on 3 occasions (most recently yesterday!), so I'm going to purchase a new 1 in the hope that it is the problem, and there's not something draining it.

What make of battery is a good 1 to go for? It's something I've never had to buy before. What size too?

Does anyone know if this is the original that would've come in an 07 GTi?

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Re: New Battery
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2015, 09:52:13 am »
Looks like the original, the Varta E44 is a good upgrade
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« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2015, 10:14:15 am »
That's definitely the original, I got 10 years out of mine. Replaced it with a Varta E44 2 days ago


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Re: New Battery
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2015, 10:30:37 am »
Cheers folks.

Where did you get it and how much?
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Re: New Battery
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2015, 01:40:06 pm »
As much as it pains me to say it I've done well out of halfords batteries. Had a few cars that came with them and just put one in my Jetta.

Battery is a battery imo.
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Re: New Battery
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2015, 03:20:30 pm »
Aye someone else mentioned them. I can get a lend of a trade c add so might just go for 1.
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Re: New Battery
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2015, 04:28:57 pm »
Got mine for £67 with 5 year warranty, but I also got £10 cash back, from eBay


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Re: New Battery
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2015, 11:22:57 am »
What was the name of the seller and how did you manage to get the cash back?
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Re: New Battery
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2015, 11:47:35 am »
252223188704, I'd avoid Tayna batteries after they didn't bother to deliver it and I got my money back.

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Re: New Battery
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2015, 12:47:38 pm »
Quote from: white91 on December 27, 2015, 11:47:35 am
252223188704, I'd avoid Tayna batteries after they didn't bother to deliver it and I got my money back.

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I was going to get mine from them.  I'm on the original battery and it will probably need changing sooner rather than later as it starts up a little lazy when it's cold.
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Re: New Battery
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2015, 04:14:21 pm »
Quote from: white91 on December 27, 2015, 11:47:35 am
252223188704, I'd avoid Tayna batteries after they didn't bother to deliver it and I got my money back.

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I ordered my Varta E44 from them and it came the next day. Great service.

The E44 was under £70 and is an exact fit for the GTI (higher specs than the original too!).
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Re: New Battery
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2015, 08:12:09 pm »
How do you know which to chose?! Any website I've looked at spits out a choice of 10 with various capacities etc!
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Re: New Battery
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2015, 08:15:50 pm »
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Re: New Battery
« Reply #13 on: December 28, 2015, 09:15:20 am »
Another vote for Tayna batteries here. Ordered Varta E44 and delivered next day.
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