Best battery for a Ghibli II?

[general_piffle]

Turns out the wrong size / model battery has been fitted to my Ghibli GT at some point and I wondered if anyone here with experience of this car could recommend a replacement that has served them well? Thanks in advance.

 

[urquattrogus]

I would just look for the best Cold Cranking rating etc for that given size.

Then go for a premium battery from a brand name.

Bosch Silverline for example... Or Yuasa or many others.

 

[StuartW]

A completely different car but my Yuasa gave up the ghost after less than a year and I have a Bosch Silverline on board now with no issues to date

 

[general_piffle]

Thanks for the recommendations. Bosch Silver do get some excellent reviews and the Cold Cranking rate is reckoned to be around 30% higher than many competitors. For the size (and for anyone else browsing for a battery) this one seems to be the right fit at 278 L x 175 W x 190 H:

http://www.justcarbatteries.co.uk/s5008-bosch-silver-096-battery.html

 

[urquattrogus]

Ah 096, that is one of the most common sizes for a lot of cars.

 

[chad5k1]

Well, I got a "Type 075 Varta Silver D15 Heavy Duty Car Battery 63AH - 5 year warranty" from the battery megastore in 2013, so far so good.
I can't remember how I came to that selection - it may have been the up to date version of what was in the car already, or it may have been an up to date version of the Maserati battery...

 

[spacecadet]

I just bought a Bosch Silver Plus S5 (63Ah, 610 CCA) after the Global & Yuasa one died (don't know how many years it lasted). But I've used a Type 013 — 242 x 175 x 190 because that was the size I've had and it fit perfectly. Probably a 278 L would fit as well. Which one is the original size?

 

[GeoffCapes]

Ah 096, that is one of the most common sizes for a lot of cars.

Just put one in my 4200. Not a job for someone with hands my size! They're quite large!
As are my hands! Or rather what's left of then after I removed a load of skin from them fitting it!

 

[del mar]

I don't think they make is that important - these cars don't get driven that often, and that is the biggest killer.

Oh and trackers, I have one on another rarely used car and it destroys batteries.

 

[ZAM400209]

You need to get a battery-maintainer to trickle charge the car.

Or an isolator.

Or a switchout on the main cell, the keep the tracker & alarm running from a 2nd smaller cell. (sorry- I'm getting carried away!)

interestingly, a few years ago, I bought a battery from my main dealer- got it home to fit in the car and it was too big! The dealer specs were wrong!

Plus, they gave me a 'Banner' cell- it lasted a year...

 

[spacecadet]

Yeah, I'm using a trickle charger too, a Ctek MXS 5.0. They are the OEM suppliers of the major brands (Maserati too). This winter I forgot to attach it, that's how my battery died.

 

[ZAM400209]

Crikey- I'd try not to do a 'season' without starting the car! Even if it is off the road.

A month, maybe...

Back to topic though- you can get into a bit of trouble with this though- the cell the garage gave me WAS going to go in, if I pressed it into the extremes of the space available- one corner was hard onto the outer rear wing skin- I could imagine myself going over a bump and- DENT! From the inside out!

Arguably the 2 litre cars have a smaller cold cranking requirement than the 2.8s but I don't think it's accounted for by the factory.

Did you get a resolve on this general piffle??

 

[general_piffle]

Hi ZAM, Emblem in Poole confirmed that a 096 Bosch Silver would be ideal, so that's the one I'm going for as the car is currently with them.

 

[ZAM400209]

that's terrific then- they would know without a doubt

(more than the dealer's did for me anyway!)

 

[THOMO41]

Visit this site and occasionally, have a desire for a Ghibli 2, unfortunately the bank balance does not have the same desire at the moment

However batteries are my "thing", if you haven't managed to resolve then let me know, can either help you with a replacement or advise you on specifications etc, we are based in Surbiton .

 

[THOMO41]

Ooops, just noticed you may be sorted...should have fully read the thread first