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Old 13-12-2006, 08:13 AM
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buying a new battery for my cossie.any recomendation as the last one i brought was shit
Old 13-12-2006, 08:15 AM
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duracell???

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Old 13-12-2006, 08:20 AM
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duracell???

Old 13-12-2006, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by DanCossie
duracell???

no stop my fookin side are splitting.........NOT
Old 13-12-2006, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by cressy
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duracell???

no stop my fookin side are splitting.........NOT
Cheer up mate was only having a laugh.....

Bosch make very good car batteries
Old 13-12-2006, 08:55 AM
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I put a silver exide 097 on mine after years of starting problems.

All sorted there and then!

If the cossie isn't used much, get the best battery you can - cos finding the bloody thing wont start every time you use it is

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Old 13-12-2006, 08:55 AM
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kinda have the same problem with my fiesta, never use it and the battery goes flat, i try to charge it a couple of times a year but eventually battery dies.

Would a gel cell be happy to sit there for a year with no charge, then charge it for a day or so. And vrooommm ?

And what's the expected life of a gel cell ?
Old 13-12-2006, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Joris_FRST
And what's the expected life of a gel cell ?
roughly 18 months but ive seen them last 6months to 6years
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Originally Posted by Evil Diamonds

roughly 18 months but ive seen them last 6months to 6years
That's shit, then it's cheaper for me to change the normal battery every 3 years about the time it will die, lol.
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Originally Posted by DanCossie
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duracell???

no stop my fookin side are splitting.........NOT
Cheer up mate was only having a laugh.....

Bosch make very good car batteries
no probs mate that wot the wink on the end is for
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buy a battery trickle charger

i sometimes dont start my car for a month or so,,, but when i do to go ti,, it always fires straight into life
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I sometimes don't open my garage door for 6 months, so not sure i want an electric device running there all the time
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can you put a trickle charger on a new battery?
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