Recommendations for replacement battery on Granturismo

[Michael]

I need a new battery. I read here that the Bosch Silver 95 is great for the QPV. I wondered if the forum members had a view on what is the best for a 2008 Granturismo pls? Thanks.

 

[RSM Masser]

Just bought a 75amp hour battery from Halfords
4 year guarantee - I had a £15 voucher
All in £70 (£95 sans voucher)
Seems to be fine - spins overall 3200 much better than my previous battery which was flat in a week

 

[hodroyd]

Sounds good RSM, we had to do that for our 3200 recently and that battery was only a few months old so under warranty, got it replaced..!!

 

[Michael]

The Bosch Silver is around £100 online. Just wanted to work out if it would do the job on the GranT

 

[hodroyd]

Not sure what they suggest for the GT but the Bosch Silver is a good battery and has a guarantee of I think it's 5 years..!! Bosch Silver S5 096 77ah, should get it for about £87/88 roughly..!!

 

[Brendan]

Not sure the Bosch Silver is such a great battery but they do replace them under guarantee no problem. My present battery is a Bosch which replaced the previous Bosch which was just over a year old.

 

[hodroyd]

If you can change them for a new one and they fail, why not..??

 

[Bobby Dandruff]

I need a new battery. I read here that the Bosch Silver 95 is great for the QPV. I wondered if the forum members had a view on what is the best for a 2008 Granturismo pls? Thanks.

The battery died on my 2009 Gran Turismo a few weeks back (luckily it was in my garage at the time)

I just got the RAC to come and fit a new one - £150 all done.

No idea what the make of battery is but it is guaranteed etc etc

(btw, despite telling them EXACTLY what car the battery was for, they still turned up with the wrong one!)

 

[Felonious Crud]

I replaced mine last week with a Bosch Silver 100Ah thingy, 5 year warranty. If you buy from the Eurocarparts website the battery listed for the GT is a) too small, and b) not gutsy enough (listed at 75Ah). You need to get the battery for the QP. Mine was around £120 including delivery.

 

[hodroyd]

Bosch, Varta and a few others do good batteries, if the GT needs 100ah there are models out there that do the job..!!

 

[Michael]

Got the AA out - v knowledgeable guy tested the battery, initially thought it may be ok - investigated further and felt that it was dying but someway off being dead. A good knowledgeable battery guy. So I bought a 100ah rated battery, he fitted it perfectly, reset windows etc., tested it. Cost = £149 with a 4 yr warranty replaced anywhere in the UK. Easy really.

 

[Bobby Dandruff]

Got the AA out - v knowledgeable guy tested the battery, initially thought it may be ok - investigated further and felt that it was dying but someway off being dead. A good knowledgeable battery guy. So I bought a 100ah rated battery, he fitted it perfectly, reset windows etc., tested it. Cost = £149 with a 4 yr warranty replaced anywhere in the UK. Easy really.

Exactly the same as me.

Only that the AA couldn't supply the battery so the RAC did instead.

Great service from both and the car has been fine since then.

 

[Parisien]

Not bad Michael given the hassle of swopping it out......brand he stuck in?


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[Michael]

Not bad Michael given the hassle of swopping it out......brand he stuck in?


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Don't laugh... Unipart!

Made by Yuasa http://www.yuasaeurope.com/en-gb/

They are OEM for Toyota, Honda etc...TBH a four year warranty replaced in the UK FOC and I only had to make him a cup of tea = no brainer. And he arrived 90 minutes after I called them.

 

[rossyl]

Yuasa have replaced Bosch in a number of suppliers. I've got a Yuasa as well. Been perfect.

 

[rossyl]

Double post

 

[BennyD]

You can boil a Bosch silver until it whistles like a kettle and gets too got to touch. I did it and it didn't explode but I would urge you not to try, just in case it does!

 

[zagatoes30]

Always been a fan of Bosch Silver batteries, they take a lot of abuse and work well. Also the 5 year guarantee really is no quibble, they just give you a new one also with a 5 year guarantee (not all do that)

 

[Parisien]

Don't laugh... Unipart!

Made by Yuasa http://www.yuasaeurope.com/en-gb/

They are OEM for Toyota, Honda etc...TBH a four year warranty replaced in the UK FOC and I only had to make him a cup of tea = no brainer. And he arrived 90 minutes after I called them.

They were the OEM batteries weren't they?


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[rd993]

Yuasa silver come with a 5 year guarantee too. Halfords sell them and I think this is the one for the GT:

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/bu...-12v-silver-car-battery-hsb019-5-yr-guarantee

I bought my GTS when it was 3 years old (it's now 5 years old) and there is no receipt to show battery replacement so this thread is of great interest...