Recent content by rcz22

Hi All Had a more powerful, larger battery fitted today, a home fit via Halfords. It was 278 mm lonf the one taken out was shorter and completely dead. I could not move the windows down. The gent from halfords had done his homework and knew how to fit a battery. I re-did the windows as advised...

Thank you again. Hve read the link. We've gone for the home fit battery via halfords. It is their own brand, 4 year warranty, has high CCA. The measures are as you stated. I will tell them to roll down windows and I may be wrong but I don't think he'd be able to find the bonnet open latch inside...

Thank, will do a bit later, busy looking at home fit batteries.

Thank you again, very helpful. We have the 1.6 thp automatic. We've had the timing chain changed on it at relatively low miles about 18 to 24 months ago as there was light noise and as we intended to keep the car had it changed, cost over 900 hundred at the main dealer, can't recall the exact...

Thank you Nemi, exactly the answer I was looking for. HNY to yoo.

Update, car was left standing for over a week, ie 8 days and won't start again I'm looking at this battery. https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/lion-096-car-battery-3-year-guarantee-444770961 It has a smaller counterpart, less powerful, same brand etc. What do you guy's think? It's 76 quid and few...

Thank you all. ATM, I think we will just fire her up three times a week and if new battery fitted, will fire her up twice weekly. The battery is not easy to take out,

Thank you. We will see how it goes and fire up the car as parked for 40 mins once a week and drive 40 mins and if battery goes flat again, will change. Looks like you had the bigger battery.

Hey The car has been parked up for a good 7 months since before lockdown rarely driven as working from home Today, it failed to start, drove it for half an hour last week Breakdown said charging ok and as assume by me, flat battery due to cold weather lack of driving. Cars done 21k miles FSH by...

Thank you, will consider this.

thanks been looking for a few mins re this stuff but can't find. we will drive her around but if stuff is there at reasonable price may buy and use after the drive. Thanks.

Cheers Neil - I actually did drive the car around the close a couple of hundred yards and light braking - will do next time. We don't often wash the car but will do next time. Cheers re the groaning as well. Will give it a boyish run tomorrow as should be dry see how she goes.

Hi The other day I washed our RCZ automatic. A 2013 car we've had for over 3 years, FHS via main dealer. Low miles about 20k. Hardly driven recent months due to 6 weeks holidays and when we return home on March 4th, started working from home. As I said, washed the car, left parked for a couple...

thank you

Thank you guy's. I will update when I've been out for a drive on a warmer day ie Wednesday, hopefully.