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Buy a Bosch for less than £150 and the chances are you'll have a better battery with a longer warranty.
Update - they fitted a new battery and the car is awesome again.. All under warranty so am happy for now! Funny it feels better I think there was something wrong already now it's smoother.
My battery has just died as well. Can't even open the car. No dash lights. Absolutely zero.
Should I bother trying to recharge the battery? It is a genuine maserati one.
Or should I just buy a Bosch? Is it going to be a lot better?
So my Granturismo has been stood on the drive since Christmas Eve. Covered in snow since Boxing Day..... And I came to start it today and all I got was a click and lots of weird dash warnings. Battery completely flat!
Much scrambling about under the rear seat and managed to open the boot and get the battery on charge.... But the thing is it's not an old battery, and its a decent one: http://www.thebatteryshop.co.uk/yuasa-12v-100ah-900a-silver-car-battery-ybx5019-hsb019-8566-p.asp
So, can I now assume that Granturismos can't cope with a combination of freezing temperatures and a week off work? Seems bizarre.
I think that could have been your problem - they need to be on a trickle charger if left.The car is garaged and hardly used so I was perplexed
I think that could have been your problem - they need to be on a trickle charger if left
Hhhhmm - I'm not sure about that.
I have used (or not used!) the car the same amount since then, left it for weeks without starting etc, in exactly the same surroundings (i.e. garaged etc) and it ALWAYS starts first time now. From what I have seen, much of the trickle charging advice just seems to be a waste of time if you just replace the battery at £150, I think it cost all fitted at home.
The previous battery looked to be the original sold with the car (at least it was a Maserati supplied one) and so was just knackered, which is a bit disappointing seeing as I bought it from a Maserati dealer.
The other point worth mentioning is that I just got the RAC to fit their standard battery and it seems fine - I didn't specify exactly which type of battery that I wanted. And all seems fine.
Likewise, used the AA, I think the make is Yuasa? Anyway, they tested the 6 yr old Maserati one - it too was shot. Sold and fitted the AA one - £130 ish - been fine since. BTW the battery comes with a 4 yr warranty from the AA to replace and fit a new one. No brainer really.