car Battery date of Manufacture?

stator

If it's mail order, you have the right to return it, so why not just do that?

agrinnall

What sort of car requires a battery that costs £360?

shaun_from_Africa

stator wrote: »

If it's mail order, you have the right to return it, so why not just do that?

Returning it may not be easy or cheap.
The battery weighs about 35Kg without packing materials and most (if not all) couriers won't accept lead acid batteries from private individuals due to them being classed as hazardous goods as they must be packed in a certain way and certified as being safe for transport.

bris

agrinnall wrote: »

What sort of car requires a battery that costs £360?

AGM batteries are needed for stop/start technology and are about double the price of regular batteries.


I had to buy one for my Nissan after a service because a cell had failed, battery still worked for everything else except the stop/start wouldn't work. I paid just under £200 wholesale though a dealer I know.

agrinnall

bris wrote: »

AGM batteries are needed for stop/start technology and are about double the price of regular batteries.


I had to buy one for my Nissan after a service because a cell had failed, battery still worked for everything else except the stop/start wouldn't work. I paid just under £200 wholesale though a dealer I know.

Thanks, I didn't know that. I have stop/start on my car but I haven't yet needed to look at the battery (or even find out what type it is, clearly!).