E30 Zone

evening all
Well jack frost has destroyed my battery, wasn t fun at 7 this Mornin trying to bump start on my own :mad
Is it right that I need a hb075? Halfords are asking £75. Is this reasonable? As usual all help appreciated

Are you in the motor trade? or freinds with any one who is? Because if so, get/get them to get a halfrauds trade card.

It'll knock probably £30 off of the price of that battery and gives you trade discount on oils, fluids, tools, bulbs, belts etc etc.

I lent mine to my dad and he got a £95 battery for £50

The halfrauds batteries all come with a years warrenty (maybe longer) iirc, so if it goes in a year just drag it back and get it replaced.

Got a 60 amp battery from Sutton Auto Factors in Lincoln for £45. You should be able to find similar more local i would have thought. Halfrauds would be the last place I tried.

Earlier last year got an OE battery from local BMW dealer (65amp) for £70

http://www.tayna.co.uk/

they do cheap batterys

never used them but their prices seem good, especially their numax range

£38 for a new battery with 3yrs warrantee on it.Wouldn't pay any more than that really

Generally, the price of almost all car parts has gone up recently, and will continue to do so.

First it was the cost of core materials which has now steadied a little, now it's the exchange rates affecting a lot of U.K. suppliers who buy goods in from abroad.
The euro, yen and U.S. dollar are all much stronger against the pound than they were a short while ago, and it's still getting worse at the moment!


I'm not making it up or guessing, I know all this because it's my job to know!

Rav335uk wrote:£38 for a new battery with 3yrs warrantee on it.Wouldn't pay any more than that really

+1
All the usual places do reasoonable priced batteries with 3 sometimes 4 years warranty. (Kwik-Fit - A.T.S. - National Tyres - etc... etc...) Phone around first and they will all try to beat each other, believe me it's worth the time & trouble, keep going back & back with improved offers from their opposition. You can save another 30% that way for the sake of half a dozen phone calls.

EuroCarparts and German Swedish 'nd French are much cheaper than halfords for batteries

ECP do Heavy Duty Bosch batteries for £65.

or you could try BMW?

just bought the bosch one from eurocar parts £48 inc VAT.

Bought one for my E46 from BMW with no discount for £62+VAT.