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Cheap Car Battery ASAP HELP!!!

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  • 22-02-2012 8:51pm
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    Alanerin218
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    Cheapest place to get a new car battery? Its for a 1998 Mitsubishi Galant 2.6L V6 .... just went outside to start my car and its totally dead. Need a cheap one really really fast! Like first thing in the morning! Cheapest I have found is 109 euro and that seems very high to me!

    HELP!
    HELP!
    HELP!
    HELP!


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Batteries are usually about 80 from a motor factors.
    Where are you? How will you get to the shop?


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    Col200sx
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    Sounds about right to me to be honest for a 2.6.

    Calbro on Tuam Road are usually pretty good for batteries.


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    Alanerin218
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭Alanerin218


    biko wrote: »
    Batteries are usually about 80 from a motor factors.
    Where are you? How will you get to the shop?

    I have a neighbor who is willing to give the car a jump in the morning (fingers crossed that works) And sorry (I'm American) whats a Motor Factors? I called Halfords and Advance Pitstop and Both were about 129 euro.

    I'm just between Athenry and Oranmore.


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    Col200sx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    Alanerin218 wrote: »
    I have a neighbor who is willing to give the car a jump in the morning (fingers crossed that works) And sorry (I'm American) whats a Motor Factors? I called Halfords and Advance Pitstop and Both were about 129 euro.

    And I've always found Halfords much more expensive for bulbs/batteries etc.

    Calbro Motor Factors
    Tuam Road, Galway


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    A motor factors is a place that sells car parts.

    Anyone of these in Galway will have batteries, and also take old battery back.
    Galway shopping centre
    Next to Subway, Tuam Road
    Liosban Estate
    Monivea Road

    A battery takes 2 mins to change out.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYvAhVZVrOQ


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    Alanerin218
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭Alanerin218


    Thanks I know just where that place is! Will be going there first thing in the morning!


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    Robbo
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    Ring around, the battery type will be on the top (e.g. Type 063).

    I priced one for my car at €150 from Halfords last year. It was €80 from Top Part.


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    Alanerin218
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭Alanerin218


    Robbo wrote: »
    Ring around, the battery type will be on the top (e.g. Type 063).

    I priced one for my car at €150 from Halfords last year. It was €80 from Top Part.

    Where is top part? I don't think it has a Type on mine to be honest, just looked at it earlier but I could be wrong.... This is what I wrote down earlier that it said......

    20HR 70AH
    BCI CCA 700A
    EN CCA 720A


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Just go to any of those and bring the old one in, they'll give you the right replacement.
    Advanced and similar places will charge you for labour to exchange it but you can do that yourself.

    The shop will take the old battery back free. It's the law.


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