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  • dipsomaniac
    dipsomaniac Posts: 6,739 Forumite
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    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • I take it you’ve done all the labor yourself?
    you can’t get a battery fitted for £42. 
  • dipsomaniac
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    Yep battery was from gmf and fitted myself
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • dipsomaniac
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    edited 1 December 2021 at 6:42PM
    Am sure most people would fit their own battery
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • Am sure most people would fit their own battery
    No, I don’t they would or do. 
  • There's little point in trying bangernomics if people can't do something like basic maintenance.
  • Ditzy_Mitzy
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    Am sure most people would fit their own battery
    No, I don’t they would or do. 
    It depends where you go.  The last battery I bought came from my local garage.  The mechanic fitted it free, no questions asked.  I wasn't given the option to put it in myself, although it was a slightly odd situation as the car had to be taken there on a low loader!
  • dipsomaniac
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    edited 2 December 2021 at 10:23AM
    It's only a 10 min job but what a lot of garages do is include the price for fitting in the price of the part. Why wasnt the car jump started if it was only a bad battery?
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • Ditzy_Mitzy
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    It's only a 10 min job but what a lot of garages do is include the price for fitting in the price of the part. Why wasnt the car jump started if it was only a bad battery?
    The car was jump-started, several times in fact, but it did no good.  What happened, and I admit that it was odd, was complete failure of the battery.  It simply lost the ability to hold any charge at all, which resulted in the ECU shutting down as soon as the jump leads were removed.  I was away from home, so it was easier to take the car to the garage than go there, buy a battery and take it back to the car.  
  • dipsomaniac
    dipsomaniac Posts: 6,739 Forumite
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    Am sure most people would fit their own battery
    No, I don’t they would or do. 
    Can you change a wheel?
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
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