Morris Minor Owners Club

Posted: **Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:45 am**

Oh Woe! My Halfords battery is dying! Not bad for £21-99 as it has lasted
eight and a half years.

Posted: **Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:49 am**

£2.58 per year. Not bad.

Posted: **Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:58 pm**

Considering average battery life is 5 years for a Lead Acid Battery you have done well! I would try to get the exact part number again, or, how about a Calcium Technology battery?

Posted: **Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:10 pm**

they still do them,just bought one for £24(mate of mine behind the counter!) funnily enough if you flick thru their book morris minor is listed,under rover! Its the type 38 you want and conviniently its the cheapest battery they do too!

Posted: **Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:20 am**

Great price, considering a Calcium Battery for my Polo was £70

Posted: **Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:10 am**

ahhhhhhh but that £24 was trade price as thats what i get

the normal retail is £42

o and a word of warning don't hammer the connections on the terminal my last one lasted 10 mins and i cracked it

so i've got a battery thats shot now. lol

if you're near me or know anyone with a trade card it would be worth using the card

Posted: **Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:14 am**

retail price in my Halfords was £38?

Posted: **Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:33 am**

COSTCO batteries are great value (mine now 7 years) and not at all expensive - Makro are also good price but can't vouch for longevity. 'Calcium' technology is just a gimmick - there's only a tiny amount of Ca in there!!

Posted: **Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:34 pm**

bmcecosse wrote:COSTCO batteries are great value (mine now 7 years) and not at all expensive - Macro are also good price but can't vouch for longevity. 'Calcium' technology is just a gimmick - there's only a tiny amount of Ca in there!!

The good quality CA batteries completely replace all of the antimony, which removes the problem of antimony deposits forming on the negative plates, which sets up 'micro' batteries within the battery, which in turn increases self discharge. So if you buy a Wrought Lead Calcium Grid battery it's not a gimmick

In fact, they are ideal for vehicles that are seldom used. Or of course, you can just keep chucking cheap batteries at it, either method works well.

Posted: **Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:27 pm**

Not had any Sb deposits so far!! Still think it's a gimmick i'm afraid - no doubt there is some improvement - but not worth paying over the odds. My Costco battery was £23 some 7 years ago and still cranks the high compression/big valve head engine like new.

Posted: **Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:43 pm**

Well, I wouldn't call buying a new battery every eight years wasting
money! I bought a Makro unit today and it was almost exactly twice the price paid eight years ago. Has the average wage also doubled in the last eight years I wonder?