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moosepowerlee
Friday 17th October 2014, 20:43
Had my car about 5 weeks now and had my first and i hope last breakdown today had a long run this morning and she was fine go to pick little one up from school go to leave and nothing not even dash lights ... long story short battery is shot and guess what garage say it not covered as its a perishable item ....least i didnt pay for wty that useless piece of paper was with car :worried::worried:

M-R-P
Friday 17th October 2014, 21:11
Bummer mate.

With all the battery dependant gear in modern cars, you'd think there would be some sort of warning.

Harvey
Friday 17th October 2014, 21:16
Did the garage test the charging system,strange for it just to fail without any clue.

moosepowerlee
Friday 17th October 2014, 21:25
They say it had their 120point check bla bla bla etc and bat was fine they say and in fairness it has been till today .

AshDVS
Friday 24th October 2014, 01:00
Typically, you'd expect some warning but they can fail like that.
While bloody annoying, I wouldn't consider a battery a warranty-able item on a used car either.

stephenevans99
Friday 24th October 2014, 07:34
Looking on the bright side, at least you get to choose a good quality battery as a replacement....Bosch are excellent.

RollingThunder
Friday 24th October 2014, 08:09
I usually fit Varta these days - have a look at

http://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/

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

Cheers, RT

moosepowerlee
Friday 24th October 2014, 08:17
Thanks guys will look at those as i dont get paid till end of month i got a volvo one for 20quid secondhand till then but will keep that as a spare as not sure how old etc it is

JT
Friday 24th October 2014, 09:51
should be able to get you a new battery cheap, if you want to pm me your vehicle details?