Which battery?

[Cloggy Saint]

I could do a search but we need the traffic . As above please, sub £100 for a 325i.

[paultv]

Well, this is the official one:

https://www.leebmann24.de/original-bmw- ... 32651.html

so I guess any 65 amp standard fitting battery would do the job....

Paul

[Brianmoooore]

096 every time.

[Tedswagon]

Perfectly timed - I need one also.

[Satan]

Bosch 096 S3 with discount Winter12 from Carparts4less £94

[flybynite]

Bosch 096 S3 with discount Winter12 from Carparts4less £94

Try Tayna

[ChrisHC]

Eurocarparts seem to offer a discount most weekends, often 37%, an offer of 45% discount on batteries ended yesterday, sadly for you.

[iDreamBeemer]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 1981783629

Ebay for mine. No issues so far!

[Cloggy Saint]

Bosch 096 S3 with discount Winter12 from Carparts4less £94

I currently have a Bosch 096 S5. I assume that's somehow better than the S3?

[Brianmoooore]

The 3 and 5 refer to the length of the warranty, in years. There are many enhancements that can be included in the building of a battery, but these come at a cost, or, depending on which way you look at it, there are many shortcuts which can be taken, to save expense.
There's a very good article on the subject in the current (Jan 19) edition of "Car Mechanics".

[Cloggy Saint]

Ok, so logic says that something with a 5 year warranty has to be better quality than that with a 3 year warranty?

[Brianmoooore]

It should last longer and/or tolerate abuse better.
I've always thought it a bit odd that Bosch offer S3, S4 and S5 batteries. A cheap S3 and a top quality S5 makes sense, but it seems odd to crowbar the S4 between them.