Best Battery to get..??

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Stealth
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:27 am

Hi zone,

My cab is a second / project car and therefore hardly ever gets out (only weekends when I can) so I need to get a good battery that's going to hold it's charge without having to go on regular runs..!! :D

Any help / advise guys..?

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Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:37 am

bmw or bosch
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:38 am

i have exide millenium 3..think its 72amp...works fine
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:03 am

Picked one up from BMW for Ԛ£52 its 70amps

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Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:51 pm

Even the best battery is going to drain if you don't use the car because of things like the clock, radio and alarm system. Some systems can drain it in a few weeks. If the car is in a garage, get hold of a trickle charger that will maintain the battery, some just plug into the cigarette lighter.
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Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:43 pm

Bosch (Silver) - excellent IMHO
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Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:20 am

Halfords brand! seriously!

my 335 has the same tiny halfords battery as when i got it as a 316i. it's taken no end of abuse cranking the 3.5 engine while i built the car, has to power a big electric fan most of the time the engine's running, has been used to jump start other cars loads of times and run completely flat (due to my own stupidity)about 5 times.

and it still cranks it over very quick and doesn't mind being left for 2 weeks.
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