buying a new car battery question

NeVeR

Hi all,

Just wondering how do i know which battery to buy for my car, It's a 99 Nissan Almera. Over the past few days the battery keeps going dead even after i charge it.. So I gotta get a new one.

Where best to buy around tallaght ?.. I've no idea when it comes to cars... So i dont even know if there's different type of battery's etc..

Any help would be great.

GTE

The only think I can contribute is that all car batteries just die at some stage. It happened to someone I know and their 99 Yaris. Car batteries, like phone batteries incase you notice with an old phone just expire after a while so you could expect to have to change it every 10 years. At least thats what the garage owned told my friend when it happened.

gillo_100

Any local motor factors should be able to tell you what battery you need or even if there is a halfords nearby they should know.

Just to say, good chance its the battery gone but could be something else which is draining the power instead.

unkel

bbk wrote: »

you could expect to have to change it every 10 years.

The battery in my 735 died this year after 10 years in service. 10 years is extremely long for a car battery, you could expect to have to change it after 3-5 years typically. Anything more and you're lucky.

NeVeR

I dont think anything is draining the power.. I checked all the normal things.. I might drop into halfords later on.

cheers.

Muckie

Between 4 to 6 years is the norm, expect to pay €80 or there abouts.

Pete67

Halfords are very expensive, try a motor factors instead, there is one on Belgard Road opposite the Square, can't remember the name of them, but it's in the same complex as the 'Square Fit' tyre and exhaust depot.

kingsley16

Have you checked your alternator? theres no point in buying a new battery if the alternator isn't working right...Get a mechanic to have a look at your alternator and if that's the problem then you would have to buy a new alternator and battery.