Audura batteries (Euro Car Parts), any good?

[beagrizzly]

As per the title really. Significantly cheaper than similar offerings elsewhere, could mean they're crap for all I know, but can't seem to find much in the way of info or reviews.

Just for our runaround, Toyota Auris.

[hellorent]

A battery is only as good as it's warranty, so if you buy it just keep receipt safe and any if probs return it.

[witteringonagain]

I just bought a decent battery (Quinton Hazel 60ah) from Motor World Direct on the bay of e astonishingly cheap with free next day delivery.

[witteringonagain]

A tip: Order it by type (027), not car model, for some strange reason the price varies from £28-ish up to £57 or more for the same battery!

[beagrizzly]

witteringonagain said:

A tip: Order it by type (027), not car model, for some strange reason the price varies from £28-ish up to £57 or more for the same battery!

Top tip! Although I can't see any for less than £41.

Anyway, I've fitted the Audura now, so whatevs £56

Someone was trying to persuade me that I don't want to go with the cheaper one, for better CCA etc. But the Audura has higher CCA than the Toyota/Varta one that was already in the car (and probably there from new), so I think I'll be ok.

[2172cc]

I've just bought an 038 for my Sunbeam, although not fitted it yet. Going through all the 038 batteries available, they all vary slightly in dimensions and because the battery tray is cut into front inner wing, size is critical for it to fit. The Audura had the best Ah/cca as well as being the cheapest, although not from Euros but £49 from carpartsbargains on ebay. Funny enough it was exactly the same size and specs as the old Lion battery that it replaces so wouldn't be surprised if it's a re-stickered version of that.

[alabbasi]

There's only a handful of companies that make batteries so you'll probably get the same battery with a different sticker on it if you buy from someone else. In which case get the one with the best warranty and most easily able to return. I buy mine in the US from Walmart because you can show up at 9pm pretty much anywhere in the country and and return one if you need to.

[dhutch]

hellorent said:

A battery is only as good as it's warranty....

....nonsense. You should get 10+ years out of a battery in almost all cases, maybe 6 for a stop start car.

Plus in my recent experience if you take a 2yo battery that failed due to being set idle for 6months, event with a 5yr warranty, they plug a battery tester into it which says its failed, but in a way which isn't covered by the warranty.

So I would actually they the polar opposite. Dont get tied up by the difference between 3, 4, 5yr warranty.

[alabbasi]

dhutch said:

....nonsense. You should get 10+ years out of a battery in almost all cases, maybe 6 for a stop start car.

Now that's nonsense.

[hellorent]

dhutch said:

You should get 10+ years out of a battery in almost all cases

Nonsense, maybe edit that to "you possibly in RARE occasions can get up 10yrs life out of a 12v car battery"

Edited by hellorent on Friday 13th November 21:56

[Pica-Pica]

alabbasi said:

dhutch said:

....nonsense. You should get 10+ years out of a battery in almost all cases, maybe 6 for a stop start car.

Now that's nonsense.

Indeed. My stop start battery is 10 years old, same as the car.

[kestral]

dhutch said:

....nonsense. You should get 10+ years out of a battery in almost all cases, maybe 6 for a stop start car.

Plus in my recent experience if you take a 2yo battery that failed due to being set idle for 6months, event with a 5yr warranty, they plug a battery tester into it which says its failed, but in a way which isn't covered by the warranty.

So I would actually they the polar opposite. Dont get tied up by the difference between 3, 4, 5yr warranty.

10 years This is a Home Mechanics forum, not joke of the week forum.