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Most of his driving, 90% is the same 30 mile country lane route to visit family, theres not a huge amount of stop start oppertunities and, he'd stop the engine anyway if a light had just changed.
A massively over spec battery like this, what is in light use with frequent charging should last nearly forever.
No issues. I used to have a stop start battery, 140Ah, it failed, I replaced it with your common or garden and it has been fine for seven years. The most worn button on the dashboard console is the one that disables the start stop mode.
Just buy something from the 90s.
If I wanted a decent reliable workhorse I'd get a volvo estate of that era now. I have the last of the early model e61 bmws but they get unreliable after that ans still a lot.of electronics. My defender only needs 12v at the fuel pump really to run. I like that.
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I wouldn't class that as bad.
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Nor me, I think 10 years was the most I ever got from a battery and that was in a car that was kept in a garage at night so a nice even temperature most of the year.
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my Fiesta 1.25 is 11years old just replaced the battery this week i bought it second hand a year ago has halogen DRLS no stop/start battery already replaced by AA sticker on so now on second battery even though 1st battery is showing 12.1 volts fully charged new one at 12.69 volts out of the box from Tayna you can tell the difference when locking the car it locks noticeably quicker
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To update the thread, Tayna was by far the cheapest for an 027AGM and went with Powerline branded one, arrived yesterday. ~ 90 quid.Tanya
I have used them in the past with good results and bought another battery from them earlier today. I also thought the name was Tanya but found out today it's really Tayna
Fitting it today I thought I should check it first. The casing was quite scratched up, but well packed in the air stuff. Dpd delivered byt didnt ring the bell and ran off before I could get there which is unusual
Multimeter checked it, 12.0v. Flat as a pancake. It works, but left me wondering how old and how long had it been sitting in their warehouse. Batteries will sulphate if they are left discharged for any length of time, its the best way to kill them and shiet to recieve a new one this low. It will really knock a year or two off its life to be only 12.0v.
I phoned them up, he agreed 12.0v is bad and I did get an offer of a refund/replacement. However my dad just wants to use it and not bother with a replacement. Its fitted so we will see how it goes after a few days driving.
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Depends on various things.
My 2000 Tranny was sold in 2016 or so, still with the OEM original calcium-doped battery in it. I was amazed it lasted so long.
It started and ran perfectly when it left here, although I don't know how long it lasted the new owner.
I put it down to the charging system being actually quite good at what it did, compared to more primitive and basic ones that preceded it.
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sometimes there is a date code melted into the casing, if not a long slow charge should get it going again.
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Why not? Batteries are quite simple items, a mature technology that can neither be much improved or corners cut if its going to meet the ratings.
I did expect Tayna to have an own brand but seems they are just resellers. They sell many parts but the name only comes up as a recommendation for batteries?
They do focus on batteries - i.e. the first seven tabs on their website are about batteries, so thats what they are known for. They get recommended as they are generally very good on price and delivery speed. I think your experience with the 12v battery is unusual.
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AGM I think are much more tolerant batteries...it's what I usually use for cars that I don't use frequently.
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quality of manufacture, quality of materials, all leading to poor longevity...
Can't understand why you guys buy batteries mail order.
There are at least 6 places within a 30 minute drive of here who all supply car batteries. There are motor factors, auto electrical suppliers and a battery supply specialist. They all sell quality car batteries at prices that better the online suppliers. If there is a problem it will be sorted that day instead of waiting a week or 2 for a new one to be posted to me.
There are at least 6 places within a 30 minute drive of here who all supply car batteries. There are motor factors, auto electrical suppliers and a battery supply specialist. They all sell quality car batteries at prices that better the online suppliers. If there is a problem it will be sorted that day instead of waiting a week or 2 for a new one to be posted to me.
