Batteries

mds141 · Post by **mds141** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:09 pm

Bosch batteries all day long for me. Got one on the valver, it can sit for 3 months or so and still fire up fine. Same for the motorbike.

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:13 pm

Looked at Bosch - expensive, £100+ for the one I wanted, even the cheapest was more expensive than the Varta one I went for. Did sound good though.

Caffiend · Post by **Caffiend** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:49 pm

saintjamesy89 wrote:I'm going to need a battery for my GT that i'm picking up on Saturday

Oh, you're getting a GT on Saturday?

- you kept that very quiet.

We is wanting blogsies pls - look forward to hearing how you get along with it.

mds141 · Post by **mds141** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:12 pm

saintjamesy89 wrote:Looked at Bosch - expensive, £100+ for the one I wanted, even the cheapest was more expensive than the Varta one I went for. Did sound good though.

I always go by the mantra "buy cheap pay twice". It is true you always get what you pay for. I got both Bosch batteries via halfords online. They usually have online only offers whereby you order and pay online and collect in store. Worth keeping an eye on halfords site. Not always the cheapest I agree.

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:17 pm

Caffiend wrote:
saintjamesy89 wrote:I'm going to need a battery for my GT that i'm picking up on Saturday
Oh, you're getting a GT on Saturday? - you kept that very quiet.

We is wanting blogsies pls - look forward to hearing how you get along with it.

I went to see it in early Feb and decided to buy it, see This thread.

Ha, you must have thought me just some strange car-identity-confused vauxhall-type who ended up at a Citroen car show 220 miles from home! I'm not strange, queer yes, but not strange

Yep getting it Saturday 3pm, not allowed to tinker until i've finished my exams, but worry not! There will be pictures aplenty, and a blog starting early June (last exam = 1st June).

Needless to say i'm rather excited, especially as I have found some very cheap insurance. So that isn't going to be the issue I thought it might.

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:35 pm

mds141 wrote:
saintjamesy89 wrote:Looked at Bosch - expensive, £100+ for the one I wanted, even the cheapest was more expensive than the Varta one I went for. Did sound good though.
I always go by the mantra "buy cheap pay twice". It is true you always get what you pay for.

Varta and Bosch are the same company nowadays I think though, and their batteries got pretty much identical test results in PPC magazine recently.

kiwi · Post by **kiwi** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:27 pm

Avoid Calcium Batteries if you can.

Calcium batteries when they do go flat need a differant charger than the traditional trickle chargers sold in the auto stores. Your home charger will not charge a calcium battery to full strength and neither will a long distance drive after flaterning them.

Caffiend · Post by **Caffiend** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:27 pm

saintjamesy89 wrote:
Caffiend wrote:
saintjamesy89 wrote:I'm going to need a battery for my GT that i'm picking up on Saturday

Oh, you're getting a GT on Saturday? - you kept that very quiet.
I went to see it in early Feb and decided to buy it, see This thread.

Ha, you must have thought me just some strange car-identity-confused vauxhall-type who ended up at a Citroën car show 220 miles from home! I'm not strange, queer yes, but not strange

You're too easy, remind me never to really try to wind you up >3

Fingers crossed for you sat!

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:36 pm

Caffiend wrote:
Saintjamesy89 wrote:
Caffiend wrote:
Oh, you're getting a GT on Saturday? - you kept that very quiet.
I went to see it in early Feb and decided to buy it, see This thread.

Ha, you must have thought me just some strange car-identity-confused vauxhall-type who ended up at a Citroën car show 220 miles from home! I'm not strange, queer yes, but not strange .
You're too easy, remind me never to really try to wind you up & gt

Fingers crossed for you sat!

Go on, you know you want to! I like a good tease...

Thanks

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:56 pm

saintjamesy89 wrote:I'm not strange, queer yes, but not strange

What, you're gay?

I never realised!

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:36 pm

I can't figure out if you were being sarcastic or not? Gay? Yes.

MULLEY · Post by **MULLEY** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:39 pm

It's not something that i even notice tbh, i like people for who they are rather than what they get upto in the privacy of their own home. I'm sure there must be at least one cross dressing club member somewhere, but unless they turned upto a meet in a dress & heels, i'd never know

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:43 pm

MULLEY wrote:It's not something that i even notice tbh, i like people for who they are rather than what they get upto in the privacy of their own home. I'm sure there must be at least one cross dressing club member somewhere, but unless they turned upto a meet in a dress & heels, i'd never know

That is a very nice attitude to have Mulley! Thank you.

Is that a dare?! I think it's great fun to dress up, the occasion doesn't arise very often. Last one was a hen party I attended, I was only allowed to go if I put a dress on, so...

I dunno if I want to post a pic or not. I've come over all shy (doesn't happen much).

mds141 · Post by **mds141** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:49 pm

I was wearing fishnets at the X rally!!

mds141 · Post by **mds141** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:50 pm

Not easy driving an automatic XM in heels though!!

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