EuroCarParts Battery Pricing ??

[IanA2]

Confused. On their site a Bosch S5 109 is £140.40

And on Amazon it is £109.14 delivered.

Any idea what the club discount is, or a I better off with the Amazon offer?

Also, anybody have any experience/opinions/knowledge of Yuasa batteries? I've never heard of them.

Thanks.

ETA: Is the ECP member discount 20 or 30 percent, anyone know? Former bring the price down to 112.32. Still more than their Amazon listing

 

[markjay]

Yuasa = Top Brand.

More famous for their bike and industrial applications than for their passanger car products, but a well-established high-quality battery manufacturer nevertheless. Been around for donkey's years.

 

[IanA2]

Yuassa = Top Brand.

More famous for their bike and industrial applications than for their passanger car products, but a well-established high-quality battery manufacturer nevertheless. Been around for donkey's years.

Thanks, good to know, never blipped my radar before, it was the 5 year warranty that caught my eye.

 

[markjay]

See also:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GS_Yuasa

 

[markjay]

Try also here:

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/car-battery

And it is always worth asking the dealer's parts department first, they do sometimes have good deals on original MB-branded batteries.

 

[IanA2]

Try also here:

Car Battery | Quality Car Batteries For All Cars | Cheap Car Battery

And it is always worth asking the dealer's parts department first, they do sometimes have good deals on original MB-branded batteries.

Their price is thirty pence more than ECP with a 20% (if that's what the club discount is) discount.

Iirc correctly MB batteries are either Varta or Bosch. Are V&B not one and the same these days? Memory's a bit rusty.

Unfortunately my nearest main dealer is.....ahem .....a pretty cr@p outfit which I avoid at all costs.

 

[markjay]

Varta and Bosch are the same

ECP and carparts4less.co.uk are the same

(well, part of the same group anyway)

 

[grober]

http://www.yuasaeurope.com/images/uploads/uk/downloads/Yuasa_2014_Product_Range_Overview_v2.pdf

Yuasa Workshop battery finder | Yuasa Batteries

Bear in mind most manufacturers make different ranges of batteries. A top range battery will have a better CCA rating [ cold crank amperage] than a lower grade battery with the same nominal AMP HOURS rating.

 

[IanA2]

http://www.yuasaeurope.com/images/uploads/uk/downloads/Yuasa_2014_Product_Range_Overview_v2.pdf

Yuasa Workshop battery finder | Yuasa Batteries

Bear in mind most manufacturers make different ranges of batteries. A top range battery will have a better CCA rating [ cold crank amperage] than a lower grade battery with the same nominal AMP HOURS rating.

Yes, I think the min CCA for the SL is about 830. So 850/900 would be fine. Choice is down to Yausa, Varta and Bosch now. Price/guarantee will determine purchase. (which I'm hoping will not be necessary !)

 

[IanA2]

Varta and Bosch are the same

ECP and carparts4less.co.uk are the same

(well, part of the same group anyway)

Ah...thanks ...so my memory is not so bad after all

 

[AMGeed]

ETA: Is the ECP member discount 20 or 30 percent, anyone know? Former bring the price down to 112.32. Still more than their Amazon listing

The discount is 30%. Use MBCLUB30 when checking out.

I bought a Bosch S5 096 battery last month RRP was £146 34 and their sale price came down to £121 20. Using the club discount took it down to £90.

 

[IanA2]

Good, that brings it down to £98.28

 

[AMGeed]

Got below the magic £100 so must be worth buying Ian:bannana:

If you take your old battery when you collect, they dispose of it free as well.

 

[grumpyoldgit]

It seems that ECP have a promotion on batteries at the moment and neither MBClub30 or MBClub25 work. The only one that I could get to work was 'battery15'.

 

[IanA2]

Got below the magic £100 so must be worth buying Ian:bannana:

If you take your old battery when you collect, they dispose of it free as well.

What.......you mean to say that it's not delivered by a liveried footman in an S Class; and fitted whilst I sip the champagne he's served?

Hmph..I think I'll take my business elsewhere.

 

[IanA2]

It seems that ECP have a promotion on batteries at the moment and neither MBClub30 or MBClub25 work. The only one that I could get to work was 'battery15'.

Ah...

 

[E270 Owner]

Take your old battery to the scrappy and get £5 - £8 back on it depending on its size.

Our Xmas club fund is heavily subsidized by the old batteries we take to the scrap yard.