What s best Battery for A110
What s best Battery for A110
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Mickea64

Original Poster:

16 posts

78 months

Sunday 12th October
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Think Battery is failing and wondered which is best standard size battery for A110
Should I stick to S4 E05 Bosch Car Battery 12V 60Ah Type 027 EFB S4E05 at around £90 or is it worth upgrading too a
ODP-AGM47 ODYSSEY PERFORMANCE Battery 47-650 at around £240

Searched though forum, lots of discussions but cannot find definitive answer as to what is best standard fitment battery?

S600BSB

6,823 posts

124 months

Sunday 12th October
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Yuasa YBX7027.

matt5964

134 posts

34 months

Sunday 12th October
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We went with a Bosch S5 AGM

https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s5a05/

Had them on prior cars with no issues

Liam22

147 posts

124 months

Topic says "best battery". IMHO, best is lightest. So long as you don't mind paying 8x the cost of heavy one.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Mickea64

Original Poster:

16 posts

78 months

Liam22 said:
Topic says "best battery". IMHO, best is lightest. So long as you don't mind paying 8x the cost of heavy one.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Yes seen this, but to be honest chickened out over service light being on, rather than cost. Would love the weight saving, but want to keep standard looking/acting as much as possible.

matt5964

134 posts

34 months

Liam22 said:
Topic says "best battery". IMHO, best is lightest. So long as you don't mind paying 8x the cost of heavy one.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Indeed we’re all different as I interpret this as best for longevity and ease of use, whilst maintaining the vehicle’s weight distribution balance

Different products for different needs.

Like the look of the antigravity not heard much feedback on the

Liam22

147 posts

124 months

Yesterday (10:58)
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Mickea64 said:
chickened out over service light being on, rather than cost.
No service light. That was confirmed as unrelated.


matt5964 said:
Indeed we re all different as I interpret this as best for longevity and ease of use, whilst maintaining the vehicle s weight distribution balance
Weight distribution difference is equivalent to 1/3 tank of fuel.

Spokeyblokey

78 posts

30 months

Yesterday (19:47)
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Liam22 said:
Mickea64 said:
chickened out over service light being on, rather than cost.
No service light. That was confirmed as unrelated.


matt5964 said:
Indeed we re all different as I interpret this as best for longevity and ease of use, whilst maintaining the vehicle s weight distribution balance
Weight distribution difference is equivalent to 1/3 tank of fuel.
Followed your lead and installed an Antigravity H5 two years ago Liam (after a long chat with a very helpful Paul at Antigravity) and it has been faultless to date. I can leave it for 6-7 weeks unused in the garage over the winter and it never fails to start instantly. The weight saving for the cost of the battery is one of the best value upgrades for the A110 I reckon. Equivalent to c.30% of a tank of petrol, as you say, plus it is a weight reduction high up in the car even further from the roll centre than the fuel tank.