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There are various ones that fit. I bought one recently and following on from Cerbera experience I went for an Optima Red Top RTS 4.2. Cost me £150 from Performance Batteries. A lot for a battery but I don't believe in doing battery things in half measures as it really is the heart beat of the car.
I still keep it topped up with an Accumate though! The car starts beautifully every time and because the battery is rounded at the edges it fitted more neatly than the one that came out.
The key thing people will say is make sure it has plenty of CCA (Cold Cranking Amps). My old one had about 450CCA. The standard better ones have about 650. Mine has 815.........greedy, I know but I think it more than pays its way!
Adrian
I still keep it topped up with an Accumate though! The car starts beautifully every time and because the battery is rounded at the edges it fitted more neatly than the one that came out.
The key thing people will say is make sure it has plenty of CCA (Cold Cranking Amps). My old one had about 450CCA. The standard better ones have about 650. Mine has 815.........greedy, I know but I think it more than pays its way!
Adrian
I just got a VARTA Blue 096 / E12, 680 CCA / 74Ah and only £59 off ebay + delivery.
No starting issues at all and as the cars off the road and doesn't move that often under it's own power, it's also in a powerless lock up so I can only use a charger to top up the battery while I'm working on it.
No starting issues at all and as the cars off the road and doesn't move that often under it's own power, it's also in a powerless lock up so I can only use a charger to top up the battery while I'm working on it.
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