Car fixed

[classedasarsehole]

My battery died, stop start motor, automatic, battery alone cost £180 quid!

AIBU to think cost is ridiculous

The stop/start batteries cost a fair bit more than the regular ones, alas. I had mine replaced a couple of months ago, on a seven year old car. Most garages quoted £200 or so, but I found one (National Tyres & Autocare) who did it for £120. It’s not the “official” make of battery but it seems to work fine.

We used to have a Chrysler Voyager with electric door, windows, mirrors, everything electric, but not a stop/start engine. About 3 years ago we paid £280 for a glass mat battery for it. This was the cheaper price from a local (trusted) garage compared with the price Chrysler quoted us.

When you need higher drain batteries they cost more.

Fiat quoted me £165

So I am still quite shocked tbh!

Sounds about right to me

Standard battery on the truck we use in the fields is £89 plus VAT and clearly we Fit it ourselves.

Fitting is super easy.

I'm shocked I paid £235.00

But you're paying for their knowledge and expertise too, not just the cost of parts.
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